WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team fell to the James Madison University Dukes 12-7 on Tuesday night at Capital One Park. With the loss in Tysons, Virginia, the Hoyas slip to 16-13 on the season while the Dukes improve to 13-14.

ON THE RECORD

"I thought it was a really good baseball game tonight against a really good opponent. James Madison has been in the regional, they play in a great league and they came out and played really well. I thought our guys fought to take the lead there in the sixth. I felt really good and really proud of how we battled all day and just unfortunately, couldn't get a stop in the back part of the game, and then throughout the day, they took advantage of our free bases, and they had the big couple big hits there that we weren't able to do much with, you know, but I thought it was good baseball game, but unfortunately, not enough for us on the results. But it's a new season on Thursday, so it's a new opportunity for our guys to going into BIG EAST play" - Head Coach Edwin Thompson

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Jeremy Sheffield went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk.
• Christian Hamilton went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a pair of walks.
• Connor Peek was 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored.
• Connor Price was 1-for-2 with two runs scored and a walk.
• Ashtin Gilio went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
• AJ Solomon had an RBI and a walk.
• Dante Pozzi scored a run and drew a walk.
• Travis Ilitch was 1-for-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• JMU struck first in the top of the first with an RBI single followed by an RBI double to take an early 2-0 lead.
• Georgetown answered in the bottom of the first as Gilio doubled to drive in Peek. Solomon proceeded to reach on an error to score Price, and later scored on a wild pitch to give the Hoyas a 3-2 advantage.
• The Hoyas added one in the bottom of the third when Solomon drove in Price on a groundout to make it 4-2.
• The Dukes evened things up in the top of the fourth with a two-RBI double to tie the game at 4-4.
• JMU regained the lead in the top of the fifth with a two-RBI double to go up 6-4.
• Georgetown responded in the bottom of the fifth as Peek launched a two-run homer to right, scoring Hamilton and tying things up at 6-6.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Sheffield singled to bring home Pozzi, regaining the Hoya lead at 7-6.
• The Dukes chipped away in the top of the seventh, scoring on a wild pitch to make it 7-7.
• JMU took the advantage in the game in the top of the eighth on an RBI groundout, then took control with a two-RBI triple to make it 10-7.
• The Dukes added insurance in the top of the ninth with an RBI double and an RBI single to secure the 12-7 win.

OF NOTE

• Peek hit his third homer of the season.

UP NEXT

The Hoyas will be back in action on Thursday, April 2 at Capital One Park for the BIG EAST home opener against the Xavier Musketeers. First pitch of the three-game series in Tysons, Virginia is scheduled for 11 a.m.