WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers 13-1 on Friday afternoon. With the win, Georgetown improves to 3-2 on the season while SHU slides to 0-4.
 
ON THE RECORD
"What a home opener for the Hoyas. JT Raab set the tone from start to finish going a strong six innings before Kai Leckszas took over and sealed this one up for us. Sacred Heart is a very good offensive team, and they have a lot of guys back, so really proud of our group and the way we played today. It was great to see our offense continue to put pressure on the defense on the base path. The biggest play of the day was when Dylan Larkins had a big two out hit and then two innings later Jeremy Sheffield had a big two out, two strike hit and it really gave us the cushion we needed. We were able to stay consistent and our defense was great in another game where we had to battle tough conditions. Proud of our group and looking forward to getting back out here tomorrow for game two." -Head Coach Edwin Thompson
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• JT Raab tossed six innings allowing six hits and one run while punching out seven. 
• Kai Leckszas tossed three scoreless frames en route to his first save of the season. 
• Ashtin Gilio was 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs scored. 
• Jeremy Sheffield went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, a triple and a walk. 
• Kavi Caster was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a triple. 
• Tristan Head went 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a walk. 
• Noah Leib was 1-for-4 with two RBIs. 
• Dylan Larkins went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and three walks. 
• Blake Schaaf was 1-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs. 
• Jaden Sheffield went 1-for-1 with a run scored. 
• Christian Hamilton was 1-for-1 with a walk. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a scoreless top of the first, Georgetown was able to load the bases with no outs. From there, the Hoyas were able to plate four runs taking the 4-0 advantage into the top of the second frame. 
• Sacred Heart earned its first run of the day in the top of the second, cutting the Hoya lead to three. In the bottom half of the frame, GU plated four more runs fueled by RBIs from Sheffield, Caster and Head. 
• GU tallied another run in the third giving the Blue & Gray an eight-run advantage heading. Raab was dominant through the first four frames tallying six strikeouts after striking out the side in the top of the fourth. 
• The fifth frame was scoreless for both sides. After a leadoff triple from Caster in the sixth, GU was able plate two more runs, giving the Hoyas a 10-run lead. 
• The Hoyas were able to plate another run in the bottom of the seventh on a sac fly from Head. The Blue & Gray took the 12-1 lead into the eighth frame. 
• After a scoreless eighth frame, Leckszas retired the Pioneer side in order in the ninth, securing a 13-1 win for the Hoyas. 

OF NOTE

• Raab was sensational, picking up seven strikeouts en route to his first win as a Hoya. 
• Three Hoyas recorded multi-hit games. 
• Sheffield and Caster each recorded a triple. 
• Head tallied three RBIs. 
• Sheffield, Caster, Leib and Larkins all recorded two RBIs apiece. 
• Georgetown recorded nine stolen bases in the game.
• GU tallied eight strikeouts while allowing only one run.

 
UP NEXT
Georgetown will be back in action tomorrow for game two of the series with Sacred Heart. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on GUHoyas.com.