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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Josh Rolling FDU
5
UAlbany UALBANY 0-13
16
Winner Georgetown GU 12-6
UAlbany UALBANY
0-13
5
Final
16
Georgetown GU
12-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UAlbany UALBANY 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 1
Georgetown GU 3 2 0 3 5 0 0 3 X 16 17 4

W: Citron, Andrew (1-0) L: Connor Eisenmann (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hoyas Take Series Against UAlbany with 16-5 Victory

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team downed the UAlbany Great Danes 16-5 on Saturday afternoon. With the win, The Hoyas improve to 12-6 on the year while UAlbany falls to 0-13. Game three of the series is scheduled for tomorrow, March 17 with first pitch coming at 1 p.m. at Capital One Park.
 
ON THE RECORD
"Another competitive game. In the early part of that game, UAlbany came out and was able to get to us a little bit but every time they scored, we responded, and I am proud of our offense and how they played today. I thought today came down to Andrew Citron who came out of the bullpen and threw a career-high 4.1 innings and got his first-collegiate win on the mound and that was amazing to see, and I am really proud of him for coming out and giving us what he did. Ayden Head behind him was also solid and closed the game out for us which was good to see. Josh Rolling made one of the best catches that I think I have ever seen in person to help us out defensively and he had an amazing day going 3-for-3 with three walks. Christian Ficca, Derek Smith and Kavi Caster also had some great moments at the plate. I am really proud of our group coming out here and winning another series at home in front of an amazing crowd. We are looking forward to coming out here tomorrow and having the opportunity to take all three this weekend." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Andrew Citron picked up his first collegiate win on the mound going 4.1 innings allowing two hits and no earned runs.
  • Jake Hyde was 2-for-4 with three runs scored, an RBI, a double and a hit by pitch.
  • Josh Rolling went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, three RBIs, a double and three walks.
  • Christian Ficca was 3-for-6 with two runs scored, three RBIs, a double and a home run.
  • Derek Smith went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, two RBIs and a double.
  • Kavi Caster was 2-for-3 with one run scored, two RBIs, a double and a walk.
  • Joe Hollerbach went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk.
  • Michael Eze scored two runs and was hit by two pitches.
  • Jaden Sheffield went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a home run.
  • Marco Castillo was 1-for-1 with a run scored and a double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In the top of the first, the Great Danes hit a solo home run to right, tallying the first run of the game. In the bottom half of the inning, GU was able to add two runs on an error by UAlbany's left fielder. In the ensuing at bat, Caster hit a single to right bringing home another run for GU and the Hoyas took a 3-1 advantage into the second.
  • In the second frame, Eze was hit by a pitch and then stole second. A Hyde double brought Eze home in the ensuing at bat. Rolling stepped up to the plate and hit an RBI double of his own bringing Hyde home for the Hoyas second tally of the inning. The Hoyas took a 5-1 lead into the third frame.
  • GU was unable to post any runs in the third, but the Great Danes were able plate two cutting the Hoya advantage to two. In the top of the fourth, the Great Danes brought another runner home, cutting the Hoya advantage to one. In the bottom of the fourth, GU was able to plate three runs off of four hits giving the Hoyas an 8-4 advantage heading into the back half of the contest.
  • After a scoreless top half of the fifth, GU hit back-to-back homers in the bottom of the fifth. Rolling smashed a two-run blast to deep left before Ficca laced a solo shot to right center. After a Smith single, Caster hit a double to left bringing Smith home. In the ensuing at bat, Hollerbach hit a single to right, scoring Caster. GU took a 13-4 lead into the sixth frame.
  • The sixth and seventh frames were scoreless for both sides. In the top of the eighth, UAlbany was able to add one run cutting the Hoya lead to eight. In the bottom half of the frame, Castillo hit a leadoff double and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Sheffield stepped up to the plate and demolished a ball to deep left for his first-career home run giving the Hoyas a 15-5 advantage. With Rolling on base, Ficca hit an RBI double giving the Hoyas a 16-5 advantage.
  • UAlbany was unable to mount a comeback and the Hoyas picked up their 12th victory of the season.
 
OF NOTE
  • Sheffield hit his first-career home run.
  • Rolling, Ficca, Smith, Caster, Hyde and Hollerbach all recorded multi-hit games.
  • GU is tied for first in the nation in pickoffs with 10.
  • The Hoyas tallied 15 RBIs on the day.
UP NEXT
GU will be back in action tomorrow, March 17 as the Hoyas host UAlbany for game three of the series. First pitch is slated for 1 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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