MASON, Ohio – The Georgetown University baseball team fell to the St. John's Red Storm 4-2 in the BIG EAST Baseball Championship on Saturday afternoon. This was the Hoyas first appearance in the title game in program history.
 
 
ON THE RECORD
"Congratulations to St. John's, they will represent our league well in the NCAA tournament. It was a really great ballgame, and they did an unbelievable job. Their pitcher was dominant today. I am just really proud of our group and our fight, grit and competitive spirit to get to this point playing in the championship game for the first time in school history. The seniors that came here, Carso Frye, Andrew Bergeron, Christian Ficca, Michael Eze, Everett Catlettt and Jake Hyde gave everything to this program over the last four years. I am so proud of our guys for what they did and how they accomplished everything, and I am just really proud of this team and our organization." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Carson Frye tossed 4.1 scoreless innings allowing one hit while fanning two.
• Owen Carapellotti went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk.
• Joe Hollerbach was 1-for-4.
• Kavi Caster went 1-for-3 with a home run.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SJU was able to put two runners on in the bottom half of the first but was unable to bring either runner home, keeping the score even heading into the second frame.
• After a scoreless second, GU was able to put a runner on second with two outs in the third. Carapellotti stepped up to the plate and hit an RBI single through the right side scoring Bergeron from second, giving GU an early 1-0 advantage.
• The fourth frame was scoreless for both sides. In the bottom of the fifth, SJU was able to put runners on first and second with one out. GU's 53rd double play of the season got the Hoyas out of a jam keeping the score at 1-0 heading into the sixth.
• In the top of the sixth, GU was able to put runners on the corners with one out but were unable to bring either home, taking the 1-0 lead into the bottom half of the inning. After a leadoff triple from SJU, the Johnnies were able to tie it up in the ensuing at bat on a ground out to short.
• After a scoreless top of the seventh, SJU loaded the bases with one out. SJU then plated a run on a bases loaded walk giving the Red Storm their first lead of the day at 2-1. In the ensuing at bat, SJU hit a sac fly to deep right plating another run as the Johnnies took the two-run advantage into the eighth.
• The Johnnies were able to add another in the bottom of the eighth extending their lead to three.
• In the ninth, Caster hit a solo shot cutting the Hoya deficit to two. GU was unable to finish the comeback, dropping the contest 4-2.

OF NOTE

• Jake Hyde, Caster and Josh Rolling were named to the All-Tournament Team.

UP NEXT
Georgetown will wait and see if they are selected for a NCAA Regional on Monday. The NCAA selection show will be live at noon eastern on ESPN2.