Baseball Routs Stetson for First Win of Season

Saturday, February 24

DeLand, FL

6:30 PM

George Washington University

1-4

Stetson

5-1

George Washington

Stetson

Nate Fassnacht drove in five runs in GW's first win of the season.

2/24/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

Feb. 24, 2018

Box Score

DeLAND, Fla. - The George Washington baseball team picked up its first win of the season in a 9-0 rout of Stetson on Saturday night at Melching Field.

Key Stats

Sophomore Nate Fassnacht drove in a career-high five RBIs by finishing 2-for-4 at the plate with a double. It is the second five-RBI game of his career.
Sophomore Elliott Raimo turned in a gem on the mound. He allowed just two hits over eight shutout innings with no walks and a pair of strikeouts.
Raimo induced 11 groundouts and nine flyouts in the game while also rolling up one double play.
Senior Mark Osis continued his torrid start to the season by going 3-for-5 at the plate with a pair of RBIs. For the season he is batting .455 (10-for-22).
Senior Robbie Metz also turned in a three-hit night, going 3-for-5 with one RBI.
Senior Isaiah Pasteur also contributed a pair of hits, along with a RBI and walk.
Junior Pat Knight worked a 1-2-3 bottom half of the ninth to clinch the win.

Scoring
Top 1: GW loaded the bases on a leadoff single by Pasteur, a single by Osis and a hit batter. Fassnacht followed with a sacrifice fly to open the scoring. (GW 1, Stetson 0).
Top 3: Sophomore Steven Barmakian led off with an infield single and stole second before moving to third on a groundout. Fassnacht then drove him home on a RBI single to center field (GW 2, Stetson 0).
Top 4: Three consecutive two-out walks by freshman Colin Brophy, Pasteur and Barmakian preceded a two-run single by Osis. (GW 4, Stetson 0).
Top 4: Junior Dominic D'Alessandro walked to load the bases for Fassnacht, who followed by lining a bases-clearing double to deep center field. (GW 7, Stetson 0).
Top 4: Fassnacht moved up to third base on a wild pitch and then scored on an infield RBI single by Metz (GW 8, Stetson 0).
Top 7: Metz led off the seventh with a single and moved to second when senior Matt Cosentino was hit by a pitch. They both moved up a base on a wild pitch and Pasteur cashed in with a RBI single through the left side of the infield. (GW 9, Stetson 0).

Up Next
GW aims for the series win in Sunday's rubber match at 1 p.m. Junior Nathan Woods will make the start for the Colonials.