CINCINNATI – The Georgetown University baseball team dropped game three of its series with Xavier 9-2 on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, GU slips to 13-30 overall and 2-10 in BIG EAST play while the Musketeers improve to 27-19 and 11-4 in conference action.
ON THE RECORD
"I liked how we came out of the gates today, going up 1-0 early. Unfortunately, we just couldn't sustain that. Their guy did a good job settling in as the game went on and he didn't give us much. I thought our bullpen did a good job today, and after that one inning, I thought they settled in.
Derek Yoo,
Marshall Whitmer and
Kai Leckszas gave us a chance there. We just couldn't get things together offensively until late. We had a little rally, but just a little too late. We know we have a chance on Tuesday to win a series against Maryland and that's our next focus and our next opportunity. We'll get ready for that, and we look forward to the opportunity to win the season series at home." - Head Coach
Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Caster hit a leadoff single and immediately stole second, putting a runner in scoring position for the Hoyas. A groundout advanced Caster to third before Price stepped up to the dish and hit an infield single bringing Caster home, giving GU an early 1-0 lead. Xavier was able to respond with one of their own in the bottom half of the frame tying the game at 1-1.
- Xavier's offense exploded for seven runs in the second giving the Musketeers an 8-1 advantage.
- The third and fourth frames were scoreless for both sides. In the fifth, GU was able to put a runner on first, but the runner was caught stealing which ended the frame before GU was able to try and bring him home. Xavier was able to load the bases with two outs in the bottom of the inning, but GU was able to get out of the jam allowing no runs.
- The sixth was more of the same as neither side was able to generate much offense with only one base runner in the frame.
- Xavier hit a solo shot in the seventh extending the Musketeer advantage to eight.
- With two on in the eighth, Carapellotti knocked a runner home with an RBI single to right field. GU was unable to then bring either runner home leaving two stranded heading into the bottom of the inning.
- GU was unable to mount a comeback in the ninth dropping game three, 9-2.
UP NEXT
Georgetown will be back in action on Tuesday, April 29 as the Hoyas host Maryland in the third meeting between the two sides this season. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia. A link to live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.
