WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the Youngstown State University Penguins 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at Capital One Park. With the win in Tysons, Virginia, the Hoyas improve to 15-10 on the season while the Penguins move to 3-17.

ON THE RECORD

"You know, really just proud of our group. I was just so happy about how we responded after the game on Friday. And we had a tough game on Tuesday, tough game on Friday, and our guys, you know, we had won a couple games in a row there, but just to get us to win a series on a Sunday was great. Spencer Seid gave us an unbelievable start to go six innings, he was just awesome. Our defense behind him was great as well. And I thought, you know, the weekend came down to our two-out hitting. We had six two-out hits, and four of them were RBIs. So really great for us and really happy how we came out and competed the series against a really good team." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Spencer Seid tossed 6.0 innings punching out eight, allowing one run and two hits.
• Ethan Rucker pitched an inning, striking out two. 
• Connor Peek went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored 
• Jeremy Sheffield was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk.
• Connor Price went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored
• Ashtin Gilio was 1-for-4 and drew a walk.
• Dylan Larkins drew a walk.
• AJ Solomon went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, an RBI and a double.
• Braxton Templin had a walk.
• Travis Ilitch went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Youngstown took the first lead in the contest in the top of the opening frame on a solo homer over the right field wall to make it 1-0. The Hoyas got on the board in the bottom of the third inning when Sheffield sent Peek home from third on an RBI single through the left side, evening the score at 1-1.
• Georgetown managed to get out in front of the visiting Penguins in the bottom of the fourth inning when Peek knocked an RBI single to score Solomon, taking a one-run lead.
• The Hoyas extended their lead in the bottom of the sixth frame when Peek grounded out to third base but was able to get Solomon in for the score and in the ensuing at bat, Sheffield hit an RBI single to plate Ilitch. 
• The Penguins added a run in the top of the seventh on another solo homer, but the Hoyas would quickly regain the three-run lead in the bottom of the frame when Solomon got Price home on an RBI double to the right center gap. Solomon would make it back home on an error to make it 6-1.
• Youngstown State managed a final in the top of the ninth, but the Hoyas would go on to win 6-3.

OF NOTE

• Seid earned his fifth win of the season and Luke Jackman notched his sixth save.

UP NEXT

The Hoyas will be back in action on Friday, March 27 on the road in Greensboro, North Carolina for a three-game series against North Carolina A&T State University. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.