WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated to the Butler Bulldogs 14-5 in 13 innings on Sunday at Bulldog Park. With the win in Indianapolis, the Hoyas improve to 22-18 on the season and 4-5 in conference play while the Bulldogs slip to 15-24 and 5-4 in league action.

ON THE RECORD

"This was a gutsy win by everyone in our organization to find a way to get this job done. After being down 4-0, our guys just continued to chip away in the middle part of the game. And I? thought Kai Leckszas gave us a really good start. Gave up one hit, that was a home run, but other than that, he gave us a chance. And our bullpen was truly special. Max Whitmer and Ethan Rucker did their job. Jack Volo came in and got the big, big, strikeout. Griffin O'Connor, for two innings. Luke Jackman for two innings. Trajan Lee for an inning. But when you talk about a resilient team, and I've been a part of college baseball a long time, to have a team in the 13th inning score nine runs, it's truly remarkable of our offense. Truly proud of just how we found a way to win a series on the road in the BIG EAST. It's just so hard to do. I'm really, really proud of everyone, everyone contributed, and we're getting ready to come back on Wednesday." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Luke Jackman earned the win tossing 2.0 frames with a pair of strikeouts and one hit.
• Griffin O'Connor pitched 2.0 innings with two punchouts.
• AJ Solomon went 3-for-7 with two RBIs and a run scored.
• Travis Ilitch was 4-for-7 with three runs scored, an RBI and a double.
• Connor Peek notched an RBI and scored a run.
• Jeremy Sheffield was 4-for-7 with two runs scored, three RBIs and a double.
• Ashton Seymore was 2-for-7 with two runs scored and a pair of RBIs.
• Dom Cafferillo scored a run and had an RBI.
• Dylan Larkins went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
• Dante Pozzi plated a run.
• Braxton Templin went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored.
• Jordan Kahn tallied a run.
• Ashtin Gilio was 2-for-2 with a run scored.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bulldogs struck early in the bottom of the first with a grand slam to take a 4-0 lead.
• Georgetown got on the board in the top of the third as Ilitch singled in a run to make it 4-1.
• The Hoyas continued to chip away in the top of the fourth with an RBI single from Seymore and a sacrifice bunt from Templin to cut it to 4-3.
• Butler added a run in the bottom of the fourth on a balk to push the lead to 5-3.
• Georgetown responded in the top of the fifth as Sheffield hit an RBI single to make it 5-4.
• The Hoyas tied it in the top of the seventh frame with an RBI single from Seymore, evening the score at 5-5.
• Georgetown broke it wide open in the top of the 13th inning, capitalizing on an error before Sheffield delivered a two-RBI single, Cafferillo was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, Larkins drew an RBI walk, Templin added a two-RBI single and Solomon capped the inning with a two-RBI single to secure the 14-5 win and win the weekend series 2-1. 

UP NEXT

The Hoyas will be back in action on Wednesday, April 22 at Capital One Park for a midweek game against the George Washington University Revolutionaries. First pitch in Tysons, Virginia is scheduled for 6 p.m.