CARY, N.C. – Behind 11 hits and solid pitching from a pair of newcomers to the Blue Hose, the Presbyterian College baseball team got into the win column on Saturday with a 5-2 victory over Georgetown at the USA Baseball Complex. Chase Hughes led the Blue Hose with three hits, and Fenix DiGiacomo tossed 5.2 innings allowing one earned run to earn the victory, before Luke Gibson pitched the final 3.1 innings allowing one earned run for the save.
FINAL SCORE: Presbyterian 5, Georgetown 2
LOCATION: USA Baseball Training Complex (Cary, N.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (1-1) | Georgetown (1-1)
W: Fenix DiGiacomo (1-0) | L: Andrew Williams (0-1) | Save: Luke Gibson (1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- PC got the scoring going in the third inning with an RBI single off of the bat of Trey Fenderson before a Hoyas wild pitch pushed the lead to 2-0.
- The Blue Hose capped the inning with an RBI single off the bat of Joel Dragoo to push the lead to 3-0 after 2.5 innings.
- Georgetown pushed across its first run of the game in the fourth with a solo home run to right field to cut the PC lead to 3-1.
- In the seventh, PC scratched across a run on a bases-loaded walk to Jake Randolph that extended the Blue Hose lead to 4-1.
- The Hoyas connected on their second solo home run of the afternoon in their half of the seventh, cutting the deficit to two, 4-2.
- PC tacked on a run in the ninth with an RBI single from Kyle Decker as Presbyterian picked up the 5-2 win over the Hoyas on Saturday afternoon.
NOTABLES
- Chase Hughes led the Blue Hose offensive as he matched his career high with three hits and swiped a pair of bases.
- Decker matched his career-high with three steals to lead the Blue Hose on Saturday afternoon. The three stolen bases mark the most in a game by a PC player since Eric Toth tallied four last March at Campbell.
- Jack Gorman picked up his first multi-hit game of the season as he had two hits and scored two runs while recording his first double of the season.
- Dragoo joined the multi-hit group with a pair of knocks, including his RBI single in the third inning.
- DiGiacomo started his Blue Hose career off with a bang on Saturday, tossing 5.2 innings, scattering four hits, and one earned run en route to his first win of the season.
- Gibson recorded the final 10 outs of the contest allowing one hit and one earned run while racking up four strikeouts to earn the save on Saturday.
UP NEXT
- Sunday's series finale has been moved up to 11 a.m. from Cary as the two teams try to beat inclement weather expected later in the day.
