Box Score WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team fell 8-7 at UMBC on Friday afternoon. With the setback, GU slides to 9-17 on the season while UMBC improves to 7-12. 
 
ON THE RECORD
"Great job by UMBC tonight. I thought their starting pitcher and guys that came out of the bullpen early on kept us off balance. I really liked our fight in the back part of the game to tie it up. That was great growth for us as a group and as an offense. We just couldn't get the big hit and they did. Kai Leckszas was fantastic for us going five innings and he really kept us in it with some fantastic stuff on the mound. Another tough loss for us but we will regroup and be ready to go tomorrow. Make sure you come out to Capital One Park for game two of the series with a 3 p.m. first pitch. It should be a beautiful day for some baseball." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson 
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS 

• Kai Leckszas was sensational on the mound tossing 5.0 innings while allowing only three hits and one run while striking out five. 
• Owen Carapellotti was 1-for-5. 
• Ashtin Gilio went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. 
• Kavi Caster was 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a home run and two RBIs. 
• Connor Price went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. 
• Tristan Head was 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored. 
• Jaden Sheffield went 1-for-2 with a run scored. 
• Dylan Larkins was 1-for-2. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• UMBC got on the board first in the bottom of the first with an RBI single from Danny Orr. The Retrievers took the 1-0 advantage into the second. 
• Georgetown evened the score in the second with a solo shot from Caster tying the game at 1-1. In the third frame, a sac fly from Gilio scored another run for the Hoyas giving GU a 2-1 advantage heading into the bottom half of the frame. The UMBC offense exploded for five runs in the third giving the Retrievers a 6-2 advantage heading into the fourth. 
• After a scoreless fourth, UMBC added another in the fifth extending its lead to five. 
• The sixth was scoreless for both sides. In the top of the seventh, Head smashed a two-run home run to deep right field cutting the Hoya deficit to three. 
• Georgetown was able to put two on with no outs in the top of the eighth. Caster stepped up to the dish and hit an RBI single to right field bringing a run home for GU. In the ensuing at bat, Price laced an RBI double down the left field line scoring two more to tie the game at 7-7. 
• Leckszas continued to dominate in the eighth as he grabbed his fifth strikeout of the day keeping the score even heading into the final frame. 
• UMBC was able to walk it off in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI single from Orr as the Hoyas dropped the contest 8-7. 

 
OF NOTE

• Head hit his fourth homer of the season and now has a home run in back-to-back games. 
• Caster tallied his 11th multi-hit game of the season. 
• Price, Caster and Head combined for six RBIs. 
• Leckszas picked up five strikeouts in his longest outing of the season. 

 
UP NEXT
Georgetown will be back in action tomorrow for game two of the series with UMBC. First pitch at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia is slated for 3 p.m. A link to live stats and a live stream will be available on GUHoyas.com.