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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Derek Smith
3
UAlbany UALBANY 0-12
17
Winner Georgetown GU 11-6
UAlbany UALBANY
0-12
3
Final
17
Georgetown GU
11-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UAlbany UALBANY 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
Georgetown GU 4 3 6 1 0 0 1 2 X 17 14 0

W: Mastroianni, Marcello (3-0) L: Owen Birkman (0-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Georgetown Rolls UAlbany 17-3

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team rolled the UAlbany Great Danes 17-3 on Friday afternoon. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 11-6 on the year while UAlbany slides to 0-12. Game two of the series is scheduled for tomorrow, March 16 with first pitch coming at 2 p.m. at Capital One Park.
 
ON THE RECORD
"We did a great job today and obviously the game getting changed to the morning was different, but I thought our guys handled it well and came out to play today. Scoring 13 runs early was great to see against a really good pitcher. Their pitcher has done very well against some high-quality teams this year and he is tough to face but we found a way to get guys on base and we were able to cash in when we needed to. Christian Ficca and Kavi Caster had three home runs combined and it really helped us separate when we needed to. Overall, it was a really good day offensively for us. On the mound, Marcello Mastroianni gave us another really good start after pitching during the week, so we knew he wasn't going to go long but it was good for him to get out there. Jordan Yoder and Jack Volo were solid out of the bullpen for us as well as Andrew Jergins. It was great to see us play some good baseball on a Friday, and we are looking forward to the rest of the weekend and welcoming more fans to Capital One Park."- Head Coach Edwin Thompson
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Marcello Mastroianni went 4.0 innings on the mound and allowed five hits and two earned runs while striking out three.
  • Jordan Yoder pitched two full innings and allowed three hits and one earned run.
  • Jack Volo went two full innings and allowed no hits and no runs to go with one strikeout.
  • Jake Hyde went 1-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and a walk.
  • Josh Rolling had three runs scored, one RBI and three walks.
  • Christian Ficca was 2-for-4 with six RBIs, one run scored, a double and a home run.
  • Derek Smith went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
  • Kavi Caster was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, four RBIs, and two home runs.
  • Joe Hollerbach went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and a walk.
  • Blake Schaaf was 2-for-3 with a run scored.
  • Michael Eze went 2-for-2 with three runs scored, an RBI and a walk.
  • Jordan Kahn was 1-for-1 with a run scored.
  • Marco Castillo went 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In the top of the first frame, UAlbany hit a leadoff double. Another double from the Great Danes scored the first run of the game giving UAlbany an early 1-0 lead. With the bases loaded, the Hoyas walked in a run giving the Great Danes a 2-0 advantage. In the bottom half of the inning, GU earned back-to-back walks to start the inning. A two out Smith single brought one runner home cutting the Hoya deficit to one. In the ensuing at bat, Caster smashed a ball to deep right for his second homer of the season giving the Hoyas a 4-2 advantage.
  • In the bottom of the second, with two outs and two runners on, Ficca destroyed a ball to deep right for the Hoyas second three-run home run of the contest.
  • With one out in the bottom of the third, Caster belted his second homer of the game and his third of the season giving GU another tally. The Hoya offense continued to dominate, scoring five more runs after Caster's solo shot to take a 13-2 lead into the fourth frame.
  • In the bottom of the fourth, three-consecutive singles plated a run for the Hoyas giving GU a 14-2 advantage heading into the fifth.
  • The fifth frame was scoreless for both sides. UAlbany was able to plate one in the top of the sixth cutting the Hoya advantage to 11.
  • The Hoyas were able to add three runs across the seventh and eighth frames giving the Hoyas a 17-3 advantage.
  • The Great Danes were unable to put any runs on the board in the ninth falling 17-3 in game one of the series.
OF NOTE
  • GU posted one or more runs in each of the first four innings.
  • Mastroianni had three strikeouts.
  • Caster hit two home runs in the game tallying his second and third homers of the year.
  • Ficca hit his fifth homer of the season.
  • The Hoyas are on a five-game win streak.
UP NEXT
GU will be back in action tomorrow, March 16 as the Hoyas host UAlbany for game two of the series. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on GUHoyas.com.
 
 
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