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Georgetown University Athletics

Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Schaaf at FSU
2
Towson TOWSON 4-10
3
Winner Georgetown GU 5-9
Towson TOWSON
4-10
2
Final
3
Georgetown GU
5-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Towson TOWSON 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Georgetown GU 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 1

W: Volo, Jack (1-0) L: Kyle Emmons (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Schaaf’s Walk-off Homer Lifts Hoyas to 3-2 Victory over Towson

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the Towson University Tigers 3-2 on Saturday afternoon behind a walk-off home run from Blake Schaaf. With the win, GU improves to 5-9 on the season while Towson slides to 4-10. 
 
ON THE RECORD
"I thought our team responded today. Matt Sapienza gave us an unbelievable start, his best start since coming back from injury. You know, for the most part, it was just pitching and defense for both teams, and we had to find a way to come up there and get a big one. But I thought Marshall Whitmer, those three innings he gave us were huge and then Jack Volo came in and kind of established himself and got us those big outs. I thought our team didn't have many hits but we still found a way to score when we needed to. Blake Schaaf, I mean, obviously had that huge homer to win it for us and that is a momentum builder. Our team battled and I loved how we competed and now we will try to go win another one tomorrow" - Head Coach Edwin Thompson
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
  • Matthew Sapienza was stellar on the mound tossing 5.0 innings allowing five hits and two runs while punching out two. 
  • Marshall Whitmer was electric out of the bullpen tossing 3.0 frames allowing no runs while striking out four. 
  • Dylan Larkins went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk. 
  • Kavi Caster was 1-for-4 with an RBI. 
  • Tristan Head went 1-for-4. 
  • Ashtin Gilio was 1-for-3. 
  • Schaaf went 2-for-4 with a run scored, an RBI and a home run. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Larkins hit a lead off single in the top of the first, giving GU its first base runner of the day. After a wild pitch advanced Larkins to second, Caster hit an RBI single to left, scoring Larkins which gave GU an early 1-0 lead. 
  • The second frame was scoreless for both sides. In the top of the third, Towson was able to even the score at 1-1 on an RBI single to right. With runners on the corners, the Tigers scored another on a balk giving Towson the 2-1 advantage. 
  • After a scoreless fourth frame, GU was able to tie the game at 2-2 off a sac fly from Jeremy Sheffield. The score remained even heading into the final three frames despite GU having a runner 90 feet from home. 
  • The sixth was scoreless for both sides as both pitchers were dealing on the mound. In the seventh, GU grabbed two outs by way of pickoff as the 2-2 score remained heading into the bottom half of the inning. 
  • Georgetown was able to put a runner on third with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. The Blue & Gray was unable to bring the runner home leaving one stranded 90 feet from home once again. 
  • In the bottom of the ninth, Schaaf stepped up to the plate and took the second pitch of the at bat deep to right center field for his first homer of the season and the Hoyas' fifth win of the 2025 campaign. 
 
OF NOTE
  • GU earned four walks. 
  • Whitmer tallied four strikeouts. 
 
UP NEXT
Game three of the DMV classic for GU will be against Longwood tomorrow, March 9. First pitch is scheduled for noon at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia. A link to a live stream and live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.
 
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