WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team fell to the Xavier University Musketeers 11-6 on Friday night at Capital One Park. With the loss in Tysons, Virginia, the Hoyas move to 16-15 on the season and 0-2 in conference play while the Musketeers jump to 12-20 and 3-2 in league action.
ON THE RECORD
"You know, tough day, credit to Xavier for coming in and winning the series. I thought the ball game was really good for the first part of the game. JT Raab, he really battled for us. We just didn't get enough offensively until late. I appreciate our guys fighting late, but it was just a little bit too late." - Head Coach Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Musketeers came out first in the top of the first with a two-run homer followed by a solo shot to take an early 3-0 lead. XU added on in the top of the third with an RBI single to extend the advantage to 4-0. The visiting team pushed it further in the top of the sixth with a sacrifice fly to make it 5-0.
- Georgetown got on the board in the bottom of the sixth as Gilio lifted a sacrifice fly to score Peek, cutting it to 5-1.
- Xavier broke the game open in the top of the seventh, using a run on a fielder's choice, a three-RBI double and another RBI double to stretch the lead to 10-1.
- XU added another in the top of the eighth on an error to make it 11-1.
- The Hoyas showed life in the bottom of the eighth as Gilio delivered a two-RBI single to score Peek and Hamilton, trimming the deficit to 11-3.
- Georgetown continued to fight in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI double from Kahn and a two-RBI double from Sheffield, but it wasn't enough as the Musketeers secured the 11-6 win.
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will be back in action on Saturday, April 4 at Capital One Park for game three against the Xavier Musketeers. First pitch in Tysons, Virginia is scheduled for 1 p.m.
