WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team narrowly dropped both of its contests against the Presbyterian Blue Hoses in Clinton, South Carolina 7-6 and 6-5. GU will face Presbyterian again tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the final matchup of the series.
ON THE RECORD
"Great job by Presbyterian tonight. They showed why they are the defending champions of the Big South. They played really well and made the plays that mattered the most down the stretch. Unfortunately, we came up short in game one but I thought
JT Raab gave us a great start and
Axel Johnson and
Jack Volo did a great job out of the bullpen. We had a lot of guys on base but didn't get a lot of them in. It was great to see
Dylan Larkins and
Jeremy Sheffield get their first collegiate hits and I thought they were great for us.
In game two, it was great to see
Matthew Sapienza back after two years of battling injuries.
Kai Leckszas and
Andrew Jergins both were outstanding out of the bullpen. Offensively, their pitcher kept us really off balance. We had a big inning there but unfortunately couldn't find the one to put us on top. We will regroup and be ready to go tomorrow." -Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
GAME ONE
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first two frames were scoreless for both sides as both pitchers were dealing early.
- Presbyterian was able to get on the board first in the third inning on a fielder's choice. Georgetown was able to even the score in the fourth off an RBI double from Sheffield. The Blue & Gray would then take the 2-1 lead moments later with an RBI single from Savoy Jr.
- PC answered with an RBI triple that scored two runs in the bottom half of the frame giving the Blue Hose a 3-2 advantage heading into the fifth.
- Caster picked up where he left off last season in the top of the fifth, hammering a solo shot to right center to even the score at 3-3.
- In the bottom half of the frame, PC took back the lead with an RBI double. GU had an answer in the top of the sixth as Larkins hit an RBI single to center field scoring Head to even the score once again.
- Presbyterian hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth, giving the Blue Hose its largest lead of the day.
- The Blue & Gray plated runs in the seventh and eighth frames to even the score at 6-6 heading into the final inning. GU was able to load the bases but was unable to scratch home a run leaving three runners stranded. PC was able to secure the 7-6 victory on a walk-off walk in the bottom of the ninth.
GAME TWO
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first two frames of the game were scoreless for both teams.
- GU took an early 1-0 lead in the third when Carapellotti singled to second, driving in Larkins. PC responded with two runs on a RBI single and a double to move ahead 2-1.
- A three-run home run in the fourth extended Presbyterian's lead to 5-1 followed by an RBI single down the left-field line to make it 6-1 in the fifth.
- GU mounted a strong rally in the seventh inning. Schaaf's infield single brought home Head to get the scoring run started. Larkins followed with an RBI single, scoring Schaaf and Gilio followed with a double down the right-field line, driving in Larkins to make it 6-4.
- Carapellotti capped the rally with an RBI single, his second hit of the game, to send Gilio home and cut PC's lead to just one at 6-5.
- Georgetown's late push in the seventh fell just short and the Hoyas fell 6-5.
OF NOTE
- JT Raab, Axel Johnson and Jake Anderson made their first appearances as Hoyas on the mound.
- Caster tallied his first homer of the season.
- Sheffield tallied his first collegiate hit en route to the first multi-hit game of his career.
- Larkins was sensational in his first two collegiate games going 4-for-5 on the day.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will be back in action tomorrow, February 15 as GU faces Presbyterian in game three of the series. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. at the PC Baseball Complex in Clinton, South Carolina. A link to live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.
