WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the George Mason Patriots 15-14 on Tuesday afternoon. With the win, GU improves to 2-2 on the year while Mason slides to 1-3.
ON THE RECORD
"What a day, really proud of our guys to stay the course with some difficult conditions and we found a way to win. That is what good teams do, they find a way to win, and we were able to do that today. Offensively we came out of the gates and scored 12 runs in the first three innings but then got a little too comfortable.
Jeremy Sheffield and
Tristan Head were fantastic today combining for nine RBIs and I am really proud of those guys. Proud of
Jack Volo to give us a little bit of a stop when we needed it and then at the end,
Ethan Rucker making his collegiate debut and getting his first strikeout and save with the bases loaded with the game on the line was great. That's what he is here for, and we are proud of him and looking forward to our home opening series this weekend." - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- GU had a dominant first inning as the Hoyas put the first two batters on base. After a stolen base by GU, an RBI single scored the first run of the game for the Hoyas. GU then loaded the bases and an RBI double scored two runs giving GU an early 3-0 advantage. GU scored three more runs in the frame while batting around in the first.
- In the second, GU scratched across another run to give the Hoyas a 7-0 advantage.
- The Hoya offense continued to dominate in the third tallying five runs. George Mason was able to get on the board in the bottom half of the third tallying three runs. GU took the 12-3 lead into the fourth frame.
- The Mason offense came to life in the fourth plating four runs in the bottom half of the frame cutting the Hoya lead to five.
- After a scoreless fifth frame from both sides, Georgetown was able to plate three runs in the sixth with the help of a two-run single from Sheffield. GU took the 15-7 lead into the bottom half of the sixth.
- Mason tallied a run in both the sixth and seventh, cutting the Hoya lead to six, heading into the final two frames.
- The eighth frame was scoreless for both sides as GU took the six-run lead into the final frame.
- After Mason scored five in the ninth, Georgetown was able to fend off the Patriot's comeback efforts securing a 15-14 victory.
OF NOTE
- Head tallied four RBIs.
- Sheffield recorded five RBIs.
- Gilio, Head and Sheffield all tallied multi-hit games.
- Carapellotti tallied three walks while Gilio chipped in two of his own.
- Georgetown recorded eight strikeouts on the day.
- Derek Yoo picked up his first win on the mound in his Hoya debut.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will be back in action this weekend as the Hoyas host Sacred Heart for a three-game series. Game one is slated for Friday, February 21 with first pitch coming at 3 p.m. at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on GUHoyas.com.
