April 26, 2005
Box Score
Chris Looze's two-run bases-loaded fifth-inning double tied the game and Adam Innerst hit a grand slam two batters later to give George Mason a lead it didn't relinquish as the Patriots defeated Georgetown, 15-10 at Shirley Povich Field in Bethesda, Md.
The Patriots (24-13) took an early 1-0 lead in the game when Adam Innerst reached on a bad-hop single, went to second on a passed ball, advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch. Mason made it 2-0 in the third when Cooksey hit a two-out single, stole second and third and scored on an infield hit by Robby Jacobsen.
In the bottom of the third, Georgetown (21-22) got one run back when Parker Brooks singled, advanced to third on a throwing error by Mason shortstop Mike Genovese and scored on a single by Mark McLaughlin. The Hoyas took a 4-2 lead in the fourth when they scored three times on three hits and a Mason error. With one out, Billy Quinn reached on a Genovese fielding error. Drew Dargen and Jim Supple followed with singles to tie the game at 2-2. Joseph Graziano was hit by a pitch to load the bases and Brooks followed with a two-run double to right-center.
Trailing by two seemed to wake up the Patriots. Genovese led off the fifth with a walk, Matt York followed with a single and Matt Cooksey's bunt single loaded the bases for Looze. The senior firstbaseman drove home his 49th and 50th runs of the year to make it 4-4. Jacobsen was hit by a 1-2 pitch to load the bases and Innerst followed with a grand slam, his first home run in more than a month. Innerst last homered on March 20 against William & Mary, a span of 17 games and 64 at-bats.
The Hoyas fought back in the bottom of the fifth. Andrew Cleary walked to lead off the inning but was erased on a fielder's choice by Ryan Craft. Quinn flew out to center but Dargen followed with a single and and Supple hit a two-run double to make it 8-6. Cooksey and Looze made it 10-6 when they hit back-to-back solo home runs with one out in the sixth.
In the bottom of the sixth, Georgetown came right back with a run when Brooks was hit by a pitch, went to second on a single to right by Johnson and advanced to third on a fielding error by York. A wild pitch brought home Brooks to make it 10-7.
Georgetown missed an opportunity for a big inning in the seventh. Graziano reached on a two-out throwing error by Genovese and Brooks followed with a single, ending Morrison's day. J.J. Pannell came in and walked Johnson to load the bases and walked McLaughlin. But with the count 3-2 and two outs, Brooks was running from second on the pitch. He rounded third and was thrown out by Jacobsen before Graziano could touch home, ending the inning without a run crossing.
Mason added insurance runs in the eighth. Cooksey led off with a walk and went to third on a Looze single to left. Looze was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. Jacobsen followed with a single to left to score Cooksey and after an Innerst ground out, Matt Barrett drove home Jacobsen to make it 12-7. After a Casey Slattery pinch-hit single to left, Tyler Youngs followed with a single to bring home Barrett for a six-run lead.
The lead ballooned to eight in the ninth when York led off with a double, Cooksey tripled and Looze singled to bring home two more runs. Georgetown scored in the ninth with three unearned runs. Graziano had a one-out single and was safe at second on Brooks' fielder's choice when Barrett committed a throwing error. McLaughlin singled to load the bases and Jason Mills hit Cleary to drive in a run and make it 15-8. Craft then singled to left to bring home a pair and make it 15-10. Mills escaped the inning when Quinn grounded out to Genovese to end the game.
Looze was 5 for 5 with four RBI and he is just one hit shy of 200 for his career. He also is just 11 RBI shy of 200. Cooksey was 4 for 5 with five runs and two stolen bases, Jacobsen was 3 for 5 with two RBI and two runs and Innerst was 2 for 6 with four RBI.
Josh Morrison went six and two-third innings for Mason, allowing four earned runs on nine hits with two walks and nine strikeouts. He got the win for Mason, his fourth win of the year.Tyler Abbott got his first start of the season for the Hoyas, allowing nine earned runs and 12 hits in five and one-third innings. He absorbed the loss.
Mason is in action again on Wednesday when the Patriots travel to Mount St. Mary's. Mason downed the Mountaineers, 2-1 last week in a five-inning rain-shortened affair. Game time on Wednesday has been changed from the original time of 3:30 p.m. to a 3 p.m. start.
