TYSONS, VA – Maryland baseball suffered a 13-12 loss to Georgetown at Capital One Park on Tuesday. The Terps already won the season series against the Hoyas as they previously defeated them 14-5 at home on Feb. 27 and 11-4 on March 26 at Georgetown.
Georgetown (22-9), ranked No. 65 in RPI, took a 13-9 lead with a three-run home run by Christian Ficca and an RBI double in the seventh inning. Jake Hyde and Owen Carapellotti each homered twice in the ballgame as well. Their blasts in the sixth, along with another RBI double, tied the game at 9-9.
Maryland (22-11), ranked No. 30 in RPI, made it a one-run game after Sam Hojnar jacked his second home run of the game in the eighth with a three-run blast. It was his second career two home run game. He recorded one as with Iowa before transferring to Maryland. However, the Terps couldn't reclaim their earlier lead despite strong hitting performances from their lineup.
Hojnar finished the game 3-for-3 with three runs and a career-matching six RBIs. He has seven home runs on the season and has homered in all three games against the Hoyas.
Freshman left-handed pitcher Evan Smith also recorded a career outing. He came out of the bullpen and pitched 3.1 scoreless innings and struck out seven batters. Both were career-highs and he allowed just two hits.
The Terrapins opened the game with nine of its first 10 at-bats resulting in a hit, walk or sacrifice fly. Chris Hacopian hit a two-run home run for his team-leading eighth homer of the season and Elijah Lambros hit an RBI triple. Kevin Keister, Alex Calarco and Brayden Martin added sacrifice flies in the innings to key an early 6-0 lead.
Eddie Hacopian went 2-for-3 with three runs. Martin finished 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.
Swope On Smith's Strong Outing
"I was really, really happy with that outing," head coach
Matt Swope said. Definitely got some upside, definitely a bright spot. We knew we were going to put him in probably as one of the first people just matchup wise. He did a good job to took advantage of the opportunity."
Breaking Down The Action
- Maryland immediately manufactured runs in the top of the first inning. It started the game with three consecutive hits and its first four batters reaching base. Chris Hacopian hit a two-run home run to left-center field, and Kevin Keister and Alex Calarco added sacrifice flies to key a 4-0 early lead.
- Georgetown promptly responded with a lead-off home run by Jake Hyde and another solo home run by Owen Carapellotti to cut the Maryland lead to 4-2.
- In the second inning, Elijah Lambros hit an RBI triple and Brayden Martin drove him home with a sacrifice fly. The Terps increased their lead to 6-2.
- The Hoyas cut the lead to two runs, this time with a sacrifice fly and a run scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the inning. They still trailed 6-4.
- The Terrapins loaded the bases in the fourth but were called out at the plate twice and were unable to bring home any runs.
- Sam Hojnar jacked a three-run homer to left-center in the sixth. The Terps took their largest lead of the game at 9-4.
- Hyde and Carapellotti each homered for the second time in the sixth inning. Both were two-run shots and the Hoyas trailed 9-8. They later tied the game with an RBI double.
- Christian Ficca hit a three-run home run in the seventh and Georgetown took its first lead of the game, 12-9. A RBI double later extended the lead by a run.
- Hojnar homered again in the eighth inning. This time it was a three-run home run and the Terp trailed 13-12.
- Maryland had one final chance in the top of the ninth but couldn't get a runner on base.
Numbers To Know
- 2: Sam Hojnar claimed his second two-home run game of his career.
- 3: Hojnar has a home run in every game against Georgetown this season.
- 3.1: Evan Smith pitched a career-high 3.1 innings.
- 4: Hojnar has four home runs against Georgetown this season.
- 4: Elijah Lambros hit his fourth career triple, including his second of the season.
- 6: Hojnar finished with six RBIs, tying a career-best.
- 7: Smith struck out a career-high seven batters.
- 7: Brayden Martin notched his seventh career game with multiple hits.
- 8: Chris Hacopian hit the eighth home run of his freshman season - a team-best.
- 17: Hojnar hit his 17th career home run in the game.
- 29: Hojnar recorded his 29th multi-hit game.
- 37: Eddie Hacopian recorded the 37th multi-hit game in his Maryland career.
Up Next
- Maryland is back in action at UMBC tomorrow, April 10. First pitch is at 6 pm and the game will be streamed on AmericaEast.tv and Maryland Baseball Network.
