WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team fell to the Sacred Heart Pioneers 21-4 on Saturday afternoon in game two of the series. With the setback, GU slides to 3-3 on the season while SHU improves to 1-4.
ON THE RECORD
"Tough day but credit to Sacred Heart. Their guys were outstanding and their pitcher was excellent today. They had a great adjustment on day two and that is what a championship team looks like. They won a lot in their league last year and they came out and put it on us. We have to play better but we have a chance to win a series tomorrow and that is all we can focus on. I was really happy to see some guys get into the game for their first collegiate appearance as well. It wasn't our day but we will come out tomorrow, reset ourselves and be ready to go." - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Owen Carapellotti walked with one out and an error by SHU put him in scoring position with one out for GU. After another walk, Head hit a two-out RBI single to give GU a 1-0 advantage. In the next at bat, a bases clearing double from Leib scored two more giving the Hoyas a three-run advantage heading into the second frame.
- Sacred Heart responded in the top of the second with two runs of their own, cutting the Hoya lead to one.
- The third frame was scoreless for both sides. In the top half of the fourth, SHU was able to score two giving the Pioneers their first lead of the weekend.
- Sacred Heart added another in the fifth extending its lead to two. In the top of the sixth, SHU hit a grand slam and added another giving the Pioneers a seven-run advantage.
- In the seventh, SHU tacked on two more while the Hoyas were able to plate one, trailing 12-4 heading into the eighth frame.
- SHU was able to fend off the Hoya comeback efforts over the final two frames securing a 21-4 win in game two of the series.
OF NOTE
- Sapienza tallied four strikeouts.
- Whitmer recorded four strikeouts.
- Head tallied two hits on the day.
- Leib hit his first double as a Hoya.
- Chris Accardo, Ashton Seymore and Sho Garcia all made their collegiate debut.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will be back in action tomorrow for game three of the series with Sacred Heart. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on GUHoyas.com.
