2019 2019Georgetown GEORGETOWN Baseball Game Notes BASEBALL GAME NOTES Baseball Contact: Brendan Thomas • [email protected] • (C) 207-400-2840 • (O) 202-687-6783 2019 Georgetown Baseball Schedule GAMEDAY NOTES @GtownBaseball Date Opponent Time/Result Georgetown is coming off a 2018 season that saw it finish with an @GeorgetownHoyas Feb. 15 vs. Illinois ! noon overall record of 25-30, going 25-20 after dropping the first 10 games Feb. 16 vs. Sacred Heart ! noon of the year to earn the program’s fourth-consecutive 25-win season @HoyaBaseball Feb. 17 at Wake Forest ! 2 p.m. and the fifth in the past six years. The Hoyas went 8-9 in BIG EAST play, @GeorgetownAthletics Feb. 22 at Campbell 5 p.m. qualifying for their first conference tournament since 2015 and just the Feb. 23 at Campbell 3 p.m. second since 1986. Hoya Baseball Feb. 24 at Campbell 1 p.m. Georgetown Athletics Feb. 27 at George Washington 2:30 p.m. The Hoyas return 19 letterwinners from a year ago, including four start- March 1 vs. Sacred Heart # 1 p.m. ing position players and all three weekend starters, and also bring in 13 March 2 at Stetson # 7 p.m. newcomers with 12 freshmen and one graduate transfer. Weekend Information March 3 vs. St. Louis # 11 a.m. GAME #1 March 5 vs. Mount St. Mary’s $ 5 p.m. ABOUT THE MATCHUPS Date: Friday, Feb. 15 | noon Opponent: Illinois March 6 vs. Western Michigan $ noon Friday vs. Illinois Location: David F. Couch Ballpark | Winston Salem, N.C. March 8 vs. Ball State $ 1:30 p.m. Junior pitcher Jerry Burke jumped onto the scene last year after missing Media: Livestats (GUHoyas.com) March 9 vs. Kansas $ 5 p.m. the first half of the season due to injury. He made four appearances in March 10 vs. St. Joseph’s $ 10 a.m. the bullpen before moving into the starting rotation during BIG EAST GAME #2 March 13 Coppin State 3 p.m. play. He went 3-2 with 23 strikeouts and a 3.89 ERA in six starts. Date: Saturday., Feb. 16 | noon March 15 Princeton 3 p.m. Opponent: Sacred Heart March 16 Princeton (DH) 1 p.m. The Hoyas are 4-3 against opponents from the Big Ten over the past five Location: David F. Couch Ballpark | Winston Salem, N.C. March 17 Princeton 4 p.m. years. Last year, GU went 1-2 in a series at Ohio State. Prior to that, the Media: Livestats (GUHoyas.com) March 19 George Mason 3 p.m. Hoyas swept a doubleheader from Northwestern in 2015 and split a pair March 22 Hartford 3 p.m. of games against Iowa in 2014, all in Florida. GAME #3 March 23 Hartford 2 p.m. Date: Sunday, Feb. 17 | 2 p.m. March 24 Hartford 1 p.m. Saturday vs. Sacred Heart Opponent: Wake Forest March 27 Navy 4 p.m. Junior righty Nick Morreale returns to the starting rotation after making Location: David F. Couch Ballpark | Winston Salem, N.C. March 29 at ETSU 6 p.m. 51 appearances over the past two seasons with all but five coming out Media: Livestats (GUHoyas.com) March 30 at ETSU 2 p.m. of the bullpen. Morreale (108) was named to the D1Baseball.com March 31 at ETSU 1 p.m. Collegiate Top 350 Prospects. TALE OF THE TAPE April 3 George Mason 3 p.m. (2018 stats) April 5 at Xavier * 3 p.m. The Hoyas are 2-1 against the NEC over the past five years, with all April 6 at Xavier * 1 p.m. games being played against Mount St. Mary’s. Category GU Illinois SHU WFU April 7 at Xavier * noon Record 25-30 43-20 17-35 25-32 April 10 at Coppin State 3 p.m. Sunday vs. Wake Forest Average .269 .268 .254 .256 April 12 at Villanova * 3 p.m. Junior lefty Brent Killam had a breakout season in 2018, earning Second Runs/Gm 4.9 6.3 5.1 5/2 April 13 at Villanova * 1 p.m. Team All-BIG EAST honors. He went 6-4 with a 3.06 ERA and set a GU Hits/Gm 8.9 9.1 8.3 8.8 April 14 at Villanova * 1 p.m. record with 97 strikeouts. Killam (297) was named to the D1Baseball. Doubles 94 104 69 190 April 16 at Navy 6 p.m. com Collegiate Top 350 Prospects. Triples 11 10 9 4 April 19 Rider 6 p.m. HR 23 62 34 49 April 20 Rider (DH) 2 p.m. The Hoyas are 2-3 against opponents from the ACC over the past five SB/Att. 68-90 62-78 53-70 61-81 April 24 George Washington 7 p.m. years. All three losses are to Wake Forest while GU has also beaten then- OBP .357 .364 .344 .362 April 26 St. John’s * 7 p.m. No. 14 Virginia (2015) and Boston College (2016). SLG .371 .440 .366 .382 April 27 St. John’s * 7 p.m. April 28 St. John’s * 1 p.m. HOMECOMING OF SORTS ERA 5.39 4.12 6.42 5.19 May 1 at UMBC 6 p.m. This weekend will be a homecoming for a couple of Hoyas. Pitching Opp. Avg. .277 .254 .313 .246 May 3 Creighton * 7 p.m. coach Eric Niesen returns to Wake Forest where he pitched from 2005- Strikeouts 409 367 345 524 May 4 Creighton * 7 p.m. 07, going 14-9 in three seasons before being drafted following his junior BB Allowed 243 206 225 283 May 5 Creighton * 1 p.m. year. He returned to Wake in 2017 as a student assistant coach while he HR Allowed 39 33 39 50 May 8 Maryland Eastern Shore (DH) 5 p.m. finished his degree in communications. May 10 at Seton Hall * % 1 p.m. Errors 67 45 65 64 May 11 at Seton Hall * (DH) % noon Freshman infielder Chase Walter is the son of Wake Forest Head Coach, May 14 UMBC 7 p.m. and Georgetown alum, Tom Walter (MSB’91). Field Pct. .966 .979 .969 .970 May 16 Butler * 7 p.m. May 17 Butler * 7 p.m. May 18 Butler * 1 p.m. May 23-26 BIG EAST Championships PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Home games in bold played at Shirley Povich Field ! Wake Forest Invitational Jerry Burke Nick Morreale Brent Killam # Westin Lake Mary Stetson Invitational Jr. | RHP | Delmar, N.Y. Jr. | RHP | Lake Elmo, Minn. Jr. | LHP | Nokomis, Fla. $ Snowbird Baseball Classic 2018: 3-2, 3.89 ERA, 39.1 IP, 23 K 2018: 2-5, 4.69 ERA, 48.0 IP, 59 K 2018: 6-4, 3.06 ERA, 82.1 IP, 97 K % Games played in Queens, N.Y. (St. John’s) Illinois Sacred Heart Wake Forest * BIG EAST Conference Game Quinn Snarskis Cooper Thompson Jared Shuster BIG EAST Championships held in Mason, Ohio Sr. | RHP | Chicago, Ill. So. | RHP | Clinton, Conn. So. | LHP | New Bedford, Mass. (hosted by Xavier) 2018: 6-1, 2.84 ERA, 73.0 IP, 34 K 2018: 4-5, 4.66 ERA, 46.1 IP, 40 K 2018: 0-3, 7.41 ERA, 34.0 IP, 32 K 2019 Georgetown Baseball Game Notes Quick Facts HOYA TALK Georgetown’s 2018 Record When ... Milestone Watch Day Games .............................................................17-24 UNIVERSITY Senior Ryan Weisenberg is currently at 99 hits for his career Night Games ..............................................................8-6 Location: ................................................................Washington, D.C. and is just one away from 100 hits for his career. Enrollment: .................7,562 undergraduate / 18,459 total vs. RHP starter .....................................................17-23 Founded: ............................................................................................... 1789 Senior Jack Cushing currently close to cracking the George- vs. LHP starter ...........................................................8-7 Nickname: ........................................................................................Hoyas town career top 10 in several categories. 1-run games ...............................................................5-6 School Colors:.............................................................Blue and Gray 11 wins - three away (14) Affiliation: ...................................................................NCAA Division I 2-run games ...............................................................5-2 34 starts - three away (37) 5+-run games .......................................................... 6-13 Conference: ...............................................................................BIG EAST 149 strikeouts - 10 away (159) President:......................................................................John J. DeGioia Extra innings .............................................................2-2 205.0 innings pitched - 41.1 innings away (246.1) Shutout games ........................................................0-2 Athletic Director: ..................................................................Lee Reed Athletic Department Phone: ..............................202-687-2435 Scoring 0-2 runs .................................................... 1-13 Web Address: .................................................www.guhoyas.com D1Baseball.com Collegiate Top 350 Prospects The Hoyas had a pair of junior pitchers named to the D1Base- Scoring 3-5 runs .................................................... 8-15 ball.com Collegiate Top 350 Prospects. RHP Nick Morreale (108) Scoring 6-9 runs .................................................... 10-2 ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Scoring 10+ runs .....................................................6-0 Athletic Director .................................................................................................Lee Reed and LHP Brent Killam (297) were both on the preseason list. Senior Associate AD/External Affairs ...........................................Dan O’Neil Opponent scores 0-2 runs. ..............................8-2 Senior Associate AD/Internal Operations................................Dan Trump Preseason All-BIG EAST Opponent scores 3-5 runs ..........................11-10 Senior Associate AD/SWA ..................................................... Sharon Brummell Junior left-handed pitcher Brent Killam was named to the Opponent scores 6-9 runs ...............................6-9 Assistant AD/S-A Health & Wellness .......................................Shawn Hendi 2019 Preseason Baseball All-BIG EAST Team. Killam was one of Opponent scores 10+ runs. .............................0-9 Assistant. AD/Administration & Varsity Sports. .....Shannon Soares six unanimous selections on the preseason team, which was Executive Director for Athletic Relations ....................Patrick McArdle selected by votes of the league’s seven head coaches. Killam Scoring in first inning ...................................... 12-9 Senior Director of Devleopment .............................................. Brenda Smith earned a nod to the All-BIG EAST Second Team after compiling Opponent scores in first inning ............... 8-15 Executive Dir.