
Baseball Celebrates Senior Day vs. Saint Joseph’s
5/10/2025 9:00:00 PM | Baseball
Along with the senior day festivities, GW also handed out the annual "I Got Your Back" Award and the 2025 Team MVP honor. Nick Mullen and Cade Davis were this year's recipients of the "I Got Your Back" Award, while Ellis Schwartz became just the fifth player in program history to be named team MVP in consecutive seasons. He joins Noah Levin '23, Joey Bartosic '17, Mike Welsh '92 and Joe Ross '89 in the exclusive club.
Schwartz led GW's efforts on the field Saturday, giving the Revolutionaries their first run in the third after falling into an early 5-0 hole through the first three frames. Schwartz launched a towering solo home run over the center field batter's eye, making it 5-1 SJU.
It wasn't until the sixth that either team scored again, with Cristino Tufano ripping a single into right-center field, scoring both Greg Marmo and Sam Gates. In the seventh, the Buff & Blue tied the game after Gates and Marmo both worked bases-loaded walks. Despite threatening for more, GW was unable to take the lead with the bases juiced.
The Hawks answered right back, scoring four runs of their own over the eighth and ninth innings to recapture a 9-5 advantage. GW attempted a late comeback with two runs in the ninth, but it wasn't enough as Saint Joseph's held on for the 9-7 win.
Gavin Miller was charged with the loss on the mound, his first of the season, moving him to 3-1 in 2025. Dylan Duke picked up the win for Saint Joseph's, while Ethan Bowen earned a one-pitch save in the ninth.
Both teams return to action tomorrow for the series finale at 12:00 p.m. GW's final home game of the season will also be a Bark in the Park contest. All fans are encouraged to submit photos of their pets to be featured on the videoboard during tomorrow's game. Submissions can be madE here.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DUKE, Dylan (2-0)
L: Miller, Gavin (3-1)
S: BOWEN, Ethan (1)
Batting:
2B: MEYER, Sam 1
RBI: KELSEY, Alex 1 ; PAGANO, Joey 1 ; PETRICH, Owen 3 ; PRIMROSE, Blake 1 ; DUDA, Aidan 1 ; MEYER, Sam 1 ; GALE, Joey 1
SF: PRIMROSE, Blake 1 ; DUDA, Aidan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KELSEY, Alex 1 ; APPLEGATE, Carson 3 ; PAGANO, Joey 2 ; PETRICH, Owen 1 ; DICKINSON, Tim 1 ; DUDA, Aidan 1
SB: APPLEGATE, Carson 2 ; PAGANO, Joey 1 ; PETRICH, Owen 1
HBP: APPLEGATE, Carson 1

Batting:
2B: Schwartz, Ellis 1 ; Marmo, Greg 1
HR: Schwartz, Ellis 1
RBI: Schwartz, Ellis 1 ; Gates, Sam 1 ; Marmo, Greg 1 ; Walker, Conlon 1 ; Acker, Ty 1 ; Tufano, Cristino 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Schwartz, Ellis 2 ; Rogan, Charlie 1 ; Lavey, Robbie 1 ; Gates, Sam 2 ; Marmo, Greg 1
SB: Schwartz, Ellis 1
HBP: Nicholson, Tim 1 ; Lavey, Robbie 1