March 25, 2015 Box Score
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- The UMES baseball resumed its non-conference schedule today in a home bout the Georgetown Hoyas. Despite some strong performances and an early Hawks lead, the Hoyas stormed back to defeat UMES by a score of 8-2.
A pair of freshman helped contribute during the contest. Scott Bean (Harveys Lake, Pa.) got the start and enjoyed his finest outing in a Hawks uniform. The first-year player went five strong, giving up only one earned run while walking one and striking out four. Another relative newcomer, Quenton Hamrick (New Castle, Del.) blasted his first collegiate home run with a smash that made contact with the left field foul pole in the second inning.
The duo was joined by junior Mike Escanilla (Waldorf, Md.) who went 3-for-4 on the day with a run scored, raising his team average to .346 for the year.
UMES took an early advantage and it appeared as if the Hawks might cruise to an easy victory. Escanilla tripled and trotted home on a single by senior Greg Turlik (Gaithersburg, Md.) to give the home team a 1-0 edge in the first. Hamrick's round tripper the following frame add another run to that lead.
Combined with Bean's exceptional outing, the lead belonged to the Hawks until the sixth. A double by A.C. Carter and a groundout by Joseph Bialkowski tied the score at two.
Georgetown took the lead on a suicide squeeze by Austin Shirley in the seventh, and piled the runs on from there. The Hoyas would score four times in the eighth and once more in the ninth, spearheaded by two home runs from catcher Nick Collins.
Seven Hawks took the mound in the contest, but it was freshman Toby Hoskins (North East, Md.) who was saddled with the loss, falling to 0-2. The team's record now stands at 6-16 overall.
UMES hopes to get back on track in conference action this weekend, which will be a tough road test against the Delaware State Hornets.
