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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Citron BE
10
Winner Georgetown GU 35-20
9
UCONN UCONN 32-23
Winner
Georgetown GU
35-20
10
Final
9
UCONN UCONN
32-23
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Georgetown GU 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 10 12 1
UCONN UCONN 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 9 11 1

W: Citron, Andrew (4-0) L: Afthim, Brady (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hoyas Down No. 1-Seeded Huskies 10-9 in Extra Innings

MASON, Ohio – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the No. 1-seeded UConn Huskies on Thursday afternoon, 10-9 in 10 innings. With the win, the Hoyas advance to the next round where they play the loser of Xavier and St. John's. This is the first time since conference realignment that the Huskies have been the first team eliminated.
 
ON THE RECORD
"What a great night and what a great baseball game. Two really good teams competed tonight as this conference is really good overall. Tribute to UConn, they had a great season. I am just really proud of our guys and the way they competed today. We came out and were able to get a lead, but they came back, and it was a really back and forth game. I think the biggest thing we wanted to see was our group fight and they did. This team fights more than I have seen in a long time and there is no quit in us. I am really happy for our guys, Jake Hyde had two huge home runs, Joe Hollerbach had a big home run, Andrew Bergeron had another homer and Marco Castillo had a great night. He had a big hit to tie it up and Kavi Caster stolen base there late proved to be vital. I am so proud of our guys; Andrew Williams gave us a great chance in the back part of the game and Andrew Citron was just electric. I am really proud of our group, and we look forward to coming back out here tomorrow." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Owen Carapellotti went 2-for-6.
  • Joe Hollerbach was 1-for-5 with a run scored, a home run and three RBIs.
  • Kavi Caster was 1-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base.
  • Jake Hyde went 3-for-4 with four runs scored, two home runs and two RBIs.
  • Marco Castillo was 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBIs, one of which tied the game in the top of the ninth.
  • Andrew Bergeron went 2-for-5 with a run scored, two RBIs, a double and a home run.
  • Josh Rolling earned two walks, had an RBI and a run scored.
  • Michael Eze earned a walk.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In the bottom of the first, UConn jumped out to an early 1-0 as an RBI double plated the first run of the day for the Huskies.
  • With one out in the second, Hyde stepped up to the plate and hit his 12th homer of the year tying the game at 1-1. With two outs, Bergeron stepped up to the plate and hit another solo shot for GU giving the Hoyas a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom half of the inning.
  • The Huskies were able to tie the game on a wild pitch in the bottom of the third making the score 2-2. A sac fly then allowed the Huskies to take back the lead at 3-2 heading into the fourth inning.
  • In the top of the fourth, Hyde hit a two-out double putting a runner in scoring position for GU. Castillo stepped up to the plate and hit an RBI single through the left side tying the game at 3-3 heading into the bottom half of the inning.
  • GU was able to put a runner on third with two outs in the top of the fifth. Hollerbach stepped up to the plate and smashed his ninth homer of the season to deep left field, giving the Hoyas a 5-3 advantage. In the bottom half of the inning, UConn hit a grand slam taking back the lead at 7-5.
  • With one out in the sixth, Hyde was hit by a pitch putting a runner on for GU. Castillo stepped up to the plate and hit a single to center field forcing the Huskies to make a pitching change. After the change, Bergeron hit an RBI double through the left side cutting the Hoya deficit to one. In the ensuing at bat, Rolling reached on an error and another run scored for the Hoyas tying the game at 7-7.
  • With two outs in the top of the seventh, Hyde hit his second homer of the game to left center giving the Hoyas an 8-7 advantage heading into the bottom half of the inning. GU was able to hold the Husky offense at bay in the bottom half of the inning taking the one run advantage into the eighth. UConn hit an RBI triple in the bottom half of the eighth inning plating two runs to take back the lead at 9-8.
  • GU was able to put a runner on with one out in the top of the ninth. With two outs, Castillo stepped up to the plate and hit an RBI single through the left side tying the game at 9-9.
  • In the top of the tenth, GU had runners on the corners with one out. A sac fly from Hollerbach scored a run for GU giving the Hoyas a 10-9 advantage heading into the bottom half of the inning. The Huskies were unable to mount a comeback in the ninth as the Hoyas knocked off the regular season champions 10-9 to advance to the next round.
 
OF NOTE
  • Hyde hit his 20th double of the season moving him into fourth most doubles in a single season in program history.
  • Hollerbach hit his ninth homer of the season.
  • Bergeron hit his fourth home run of the season.
  • GU tallied seven strikeouts.
  • Georgetown had two doubles and four home runs.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will face the loser of Xavier and St. John's tomorrow in an elimination game. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on GUHoyas.com.
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