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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Baseball vs Penn State
Art Pittman/Georgetown Univ.
17
Winner Georgetown GTWN 16-10
6
North Carolina AT NCAT 5-19
Winner
Georgetown GTWN
16-10
17
Final
6
North Carolina AT NCAT
5-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Georgetown GTWN 2 0 3 2 4 0 2 4 17 19 1
North Carolina AT NCAT 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 10 2

W: Raab, JT (1-1) L: Sentell, Gavin (1-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hoyas Take Game One at North Carolina A&T

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the North Carolina A&T State Aggies 17-6 on Friday night at World War Memorial Stadium. With the win in Greensboro, North Carolina, the Hoyas move to 16-10 on the season while the Aggies slip to 4-19.

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

  • JT Raab tossed 5.0 innings striking out three while only allowing two earned runs. With the win, Raab improves to 1-1 on the year.
  • Connor Peek went 3-for-6 with five RBIs, three runs scored and a double.
  • Jeremy Sheffield went 2-for-4 with three runs scored, an RBI, a walk and a double.
  • Christian Hamilton was 2-for-4 with three runs scored, an RBI, a double and a walk.
  • Connor Price was 4-for-5 with three RBIs, a double and a run scored.
  • Dylan Larks went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored.
  • AJ Solomon went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBIs and a homer.
  • Dante Pozzi went 1-for-2 with two runs scored, two RBIs and three walks drawn.
  • Travis Ilitch went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Hamilton jumpstarted the Hoyas in the top of the first with a double down the right field line to score Sheffield, then came around to score on Price's RBI single to give Georgetown an early 2-0 edge.
  • Georgetown broke it open in the top of the third as Larkins lined a two RBI single to center to score Hamilton and Price, then later crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly from Solomon to make it 5-0.
  • Price added to the lead in the top of the fourth with an RBI groundout to bring home Sheffield, and Hamilton scored on a wild pitch to extend the advantage to 7-0.
  • The Aggies responded in the bottom of the fourth with a two RBI single and a sacrifice fly, trimming the Georgetown lead to 7-3.
  • The Hoyas answered right back in the top of the fifth as Ilitch drove in Larkins with a single, Peek followed with a two RBI fielder's choice to score Solomon and Pozzi, and later scored on a wild pitch to push the lead to 11-3.
  • Peek launched a solo home run to left in the top of the seventh and Price followed with an RBI double to score Sheffield, stretching the lead to 13-3.
  • The home team chipped away in the bottom of the seventh with three runs on a pair of RBI singles to cut the deficit to 13-6.
  • Georgetown put the game out of reach in the top of the eighth as Solomon crushed a home run to right center, Peek added a two RBI double to score Pozzi and Illitch, and Sheffield capped the scoring with a sacrifice fly to bring in Peek for the 17-6 final.

OF NOTE

  • Solomon hit his first home run as a Hoya.

UP NEXT

The Hoyas will be back in action on Saturday, March 28 on the road in Greensboro, North Carolina for game two of the three-game series against North Carolina A&T State University. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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