WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University baseball team defeated the Creighton University Bluejays 4-3 on Friday night at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. With the win in Omaha, Nebraska the Hoyas improve to 25-25 overall and 6-10 in conference play while the Bluejays slip to 27-20 on the season and 11-5 in league action.
ON THE RECORD
"Man, what a game. Friday night baseball at its best with an amazing crowd here tonight. I'm really proud of our group. Spencer Seid gave us a great start, and I thought our bullpen was outstanding. Griffin O'Connor and Luke Jackman came in and delivered huge innings for us and really shut the door. Overall, I'm just proud of the will to win our team showed tonight. I thought our competitive level was outstanding, our defense was excellent and we got big performances throughout the lineup from AJ Solomon with the two RBIs, along with Ashtin Gillio and Connor Price. It was truly a team win from top to bottom, and now we'll come back tomorrow ready to compete for a series win."- Head Coach Edwin Thompson
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS
- Spencer Seid tossed 6.0 innings with four strikeouts, allowing just five hits and two earned runs.
- Luke Jackman closed the door pitching 2.0 innings with a strikeout and just one earned run.
- AJ Solomon went 2-for-4 with a double and a pari of RBIs.
- Ashton Seymore scored a run.
- Ashtin Gilio went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and a run scored.
- Connor Price was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
- Travis Ilitch scored a run and had an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Georgetown struck first in the top of the second as Price singled in Seymore, with an error allowing him to advance to second for a 1-0 lead.
- The Bluejays answered in the bottom of the third with a solo home run to tie the game at 1-1.
- The Hoyas regained the lead in the top of the fourth as Ilitch brought in a run on a sacrifice bunt fielder's choice before Solomon delivered a two-RBI double to extend the advantage to 4-1.
- CU got one back in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single to cut it to 4-2.
- Creighton added another in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI double, but Georgetown held on for the 4-3 road win.
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will be back in action on Saturday, May 9 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha game two against Creighton. First pitch in Omaha, Nebraska is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
