Baseball Drops Opener at Stetson, 8-4

Friday, February 23

DeLand, FL

6:30 PM

George Washington University

0-4

Stetson

5-0

George Washington

Stetson

2/23/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Feb. 23, 2018

Box Score

DELAND, Fla. - Four players tallied multiple-hit efforts, which led to a 10-9 advantage in hits, but the George Washington baseball team was unable to outscore Stetson in an 8-4 loss on Friday night in the series opener at Melching Field.

Key Stats

Senior Brandon Chapman (3-for-4), sophomore Steven Barmakian (2-for-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI), senior Mark Osis (2-for-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI) and senior Robbie Metz (2-for-4, 1 RBI) all turned in multiple-hit games.
Osis smacked his first career home run with a solo shot in the top of the sixth inning.
GW cut an early 5-1 deficit to just one run in the top of the seventh, but the Hatters responded with a three-run bottom half of the seventh to push the final margin to four runs.

Scoring
Bottom 1: A leadoff single came around to score on a RBI double to give Stetson a 1-0 lead. Later in the inning, a wild pitch brought in a second run. (Stetson 2, GW 0)
Top 4: Barmakian led off with an infield bunt single, moved to second on a failed pickoff attempt and then scored on a RBI single by Metz. (Stetson 2, GW 1)
Bottom 4: Two walks preceded a three-run home run by the Hatters (Stetson 5, GW 1).
Top 6: Osis swatted a 1-0 pitch over the fence in right field for his first career home run (Stetson 5, GW 2).
Top 7: GW got runners at the corners thanks to a leadoff error and a single by Chapman. After a pair of outs, Barmakian laced a two-run double to the gap in right center to cut the deficit to one. (Stetson 5, GW 4).
Bottom 7: A two-out walk was followed by a base hit, which put runners at the corners. A RBI single followed. After a hit batter loaded the bases, a two-run single extended the lead to four. (Stetson 8, GW 4).

Up Next
Game two of the series will be played Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Sophomore righty Elliott Raimo gets the start for the Colonials.