WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks 13-9  on Tuesday night at Capital One Park. With the win in Tysons, Virginia, the Hoyas improve to 18-15 on the season and 1-2 in conference play while the Hawks slip to 5-23 and 4-11 in league action.

ON THE RECORD

"I think that that was midweek baseball at its finest. You know, every game's hard. Obviously to come out of there with a victory, we were really fortunate. We did not play our best, but UMES had a lot to do with that, and they came out early and they had a lead, and we were able to kind of separate ourselves a little bit. We found a way to score late, which was great, to score two there in the eighth. Charlie Hendrix gave us a really good start and then Griffin O'Connor came in and kind of stabilized everything. Offensively, you know, I thought Jordan Kahn had the big hit there in the big inning that we had. So, you know, all in all, a win that we're always going to take. So I am proud of our guys for taking care of a midweek game - Head Coach Edwin Thompson

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• Charlie Hendrix tossed 5.0 frames, striking out five while allowing two runs and four hits. Hendrix earned his second win of the season and moves to 2-0.
• Christian Hamilton went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
• AJ Solomon was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
• Connor Peek had an RBI and scored a run.
• Jeremy Sheffield scored two runs and had an RBI.
• Dylan Larkins went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
• Jackson Thomas scored a run.
• Brett Blair had a pair of RBIs and scored a run.
• Dante Pozzi went 1-for-2 with a run scored.
• Jordan Kahn went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, a double and a run scored.
• Dom Cafferillo went 1-for-5 with two RBIs.
• Travis Ilitch was 1-for-1 with an RBI and a run scored.
• Ashton Seymore tallied a run.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Hawks struck first in the top of the first with an RBI groundout to take a 1-0 lead.
• UMES added on in the top of the second with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0, before Georgetown got on the board in the bottom half as Larkins scored on a caught stealing to cut it to 2-1.
• The Hoyas erupted in the bottom of the third, as Peek, Sheffield and Blair each drew RBI walks, Kahn delivered a two-RBI double, and Cafferillo and Ilitch each drove in a run to cap a six-run inning and give Georgetown an 8-2 lead.
• Georgetown kept it rolling in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI double from Larkins and a sacrifice fly from Blair to extend the lead to 10-2.
• The Hawks battled back in the top of the sixth, scoring four runs on an RBI single, an error and another RBI single to trim the deficit to 10-6.
• UMES added another in the top of the seventh on an error to make it 10-7, but Georgetown answered in the bottom half with an RBI single from Solomon to push the lead to 11-7.
• The Hawks continued to chip away in the top of the eighth with an RBI single and an RBI walk to cut it to 11-9.
• Georgetown provided insurance in the bottom of the eighth as Cafferillo reached on an error to bring in a run and Hamilton followed with an RBI walk to seal the 13-9 win.

UP NEXT

The Hoyas will be back in BIG EAST action from Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12 at Jack Kaiser Stadium against the St. John's University Red Storm. First pitch in Queens, New York is scheduled for 3 p.m.