WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the Seton Hall Pirates 6-3 on Thursday afternoon at Prasco Park in Cincinnati, Ohio in the second round of the BIG EAST Championships. With the win, the Hoyas have secured back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time in program history.
ON THE RECORD
"Winning our first ever conference tournament game today is special for our guys and our program. I am just so proud of this group and what we fought for and how we believed in one another. We found a way to overcome a lot of things this season and it's a testament to our guys. Their pitcher did an unbelievable job for the first five innings and kept us off balance, but we were able to scratch a couple across.
Jake Bloss was dominant again today; he didn't have his best stuff, but he competed at a really high level for us.
Carson Frye behind him and
Tyler Mead were outstanding getting us across the finish line at the end. Our offense was fantastic today,
Owen Carapellotti with his home run and
Jake Hyde with a big three-run home run helped us get the win today.
Angelo D'Acunto and
Andrew Bergeron gave us some life at the bottom of the order as well. 30 wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history is a fantastic accomplishment for our group. At the end of the day, we get to play another day and that is all we can ask for. Proud of this group and we look forward to getting back out here tomorrow." - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the first frame, Carapellotti took the fourth pitch of the game deep to right field clearing the scoreboard for his 16th homer of the season. The Hoyas would take the 1-0 lead into the bottom of the first.
- The second, third and fourth frames were scoreless from both sides as both pitchers were dealing early. In the top of the fifth, D'Acunto and Bergeron both hit two out singles and then Carapellotti hit an RBI single to right bringing D'Acunto home for the Hoyas second tally of the day. In the ensuing at bat, Lopez hit an infield single scoring another run for GU. The Hoyas would take the 3-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth.
- In the bottom of the sixth, Seton Hall tallied its first run of the day on a solo home run cutting the Hoya lead to two.
- In the bottom of the seventh, the Pirates added one run cutting the Hoya lead to one. In the top of the eighth, Lopez and Eze earned walks as Hyde stepped up to the plate. The junior hit a three-run bomb to right extending the Hoya lead to four at 6-2.
- The Hoyas were able to hold onto the lead as Seton Hall was unable to mount a comeback scoring one in the bottom of the ninth before the Hoyas captured the third out of the inning securing the programs first ever conference tournament victory.
OF NOTE
- GU captured its first BIG EAST Championships win in program history. Georgetown secured back-to-back 30-win seasons for the first time in program history.
- The Georgetown pitching staff tied a program record for saves in a season notching the 16th of the season today. The record of 16 was set in 2016.
- Bloss was one strikeout shy of tying the program record for most strikeouts in a season as he sits at 96 and the record is 97.
- Carapellotti hit his 16th homer of the season.
- Hyde hit his 16th homer of the season tying him for second in career home runs in program history with 35.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will be back in action tomorrow against the loser of Xavier vs. UConn. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m. at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio. A live stats and live stream link will be available on GUHoyas.com.
