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Big East Conference Hoya Saxa
Connor Peek Batting vs. Villanova
5
Villanova VILLANOV 16-26
14
Winner Georgetown GEORGETO 23-25
Villanova VILLANOV
16-26
5
Final
14
Georgetown GEORGETO
23-25
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Villanova VILLANOV 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Georgetown GEORGETO 1 0 4 0 2 6 1 0 X 14 13 1

W: Whitmer, Max (2-1) L: CJ Furey (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Georgetown Defeats Villanova 14-5

WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the Villanova University Wildcats 14-5 on Sunday afternoon at Capital One Park. With the win in Tysons, Virginia the Hoyas improve to 23-25 overall and 5-10 in conference play while the Wildcats slip to 16-26 on the season and 3-12 in league action.

ON THE RECORD
"Really proud of our guys and the way they responded. We hadn't played to our standard over the past few games, so coming out and getting a win on Sunday was big for our program. Our pitching set the tone. Kai Leckszas gave us a strong start, the bullpen was outstanding, and Charlie Hendrix made his first BIG EAST appearance, which was great to see. Offensively, our seniors led the way. Connor Price hit a big home run to put us ahead, Travis Ilitch had a great day at the plate and Jeremy Sheffield delivered a key three-run double that really broke it open. Winning is hard, and it's something we truly value as a program. To do it on a Sunday in front of our fans and head home on a positive note means a lot. - Head Coach Edwin Thompson

HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

  • AJ Solomon was 1-for-3 with three runs scored.
  • Connor Peek was 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a pair of runs scored.
  • Jeremy Sheffield went 1-for-6 with three RBIs on a double.
  • Dylan Larkins was 2-for-5 with a pair of runs plated.
  • Ashton Seympre went 2-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBIs and a double.
  • Ashtin Gilio went 1-for-3.
  • Connor Price was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI and a double.
  • Travis Ilitch was 1-for-1 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI.
  • Jordan Khan tallied an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Georgetown opened the scoring in the bottom of the first as a run came home on a double play to take a 1-0 lead.
  • Villanova evened things up in the top of the third with an RBI double, but the Hoyas responded in the bottom half with a run on a wild pitch, a two-RBI double from Seymore and an RBI hit-by-pitch from Ilitch to take a 5-1 lead.
  • The Wildcats answered in the top of the fourth with a three-run homer to cut it to 5-4, then tied it in the top of the fifth with an RBI single at 5-5.
  • Georgetown regained control in the bottom of the fifth as Price homered and Peek added an RBI single to make it 7-5.
  • The Hoyas broke it open in the bottom of the sixth, as Ilitch delivered a two-RBI single, Peek drew an RBI walk and Sheffield cleared the bases with a three-RBI double to extend the lead to 13-5.
  • Georgetown added one more in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI walk from Kahn to cap the 14-5 win.

OF NOTE

  • Price hit his seventh homer of the season and second of the series.

UP NEXT

The Hoyas will be back in action on Tuesday, May 5 at Capital One Park for a midweek matchup against Delaware State. First pitch in Tysons, Virginia is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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