Georgetown Hoyas baseball
| Georgetown Hoyas | |
|---|---|
 2024 Georgetown Hoyas baseball team | |
 | |
| Founded | 1870 |
| University | Georgetown University |
| Head coach | Edwin Thompson (4th season) |
| Conference | Big East |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Home stadium | Capital One Park (Capacity: 650) |
| Nickname | Hoyas |
| Colors | Blue and gray[1] |
The Georgetown Hoyas baseball team represents
Division I level of college baseball. Baseball is Georgetown's second oldest sport after cricket,[2]
with the first recorded game taking place in 1866, and the team formally organized and sanctioned in 1870. In 1899, Georgetown took the intercollegiate baseball world by storm, winning 18 of 20 games against college teams, beating national powers Princeton and Yale three times each and Virginia twice. The Hilltoppers reached the pinnacle of college baseball when they were acclaimed intercollegiate national champions at season's end.
Upon their triumphant return from their northern trip at the conclusion of that year, the championship team was escorted from the train station to Georgetown in a torchlight parade led by a carriage of top university officials and included students on horseback, alumni, students from the three schools, and the college band. They were greeted with fireworks once back on campus. The team was once known as the Stonewalls, and is one possible source of the
NCAA Division I baseball tournament. From 1987 to 2014, the Hoyas did not even reach the Big East tournament, and it was only in 2023 that they won a Big East tournament game.[4][5]
Facilities
The Hoyas have played their home games at Capital One Park in Tysons, VA, since 2024. They previously played at
Washington Post sports columnist Shirley Povich
.
See also
References
- ^ "Colors & Visual Identity". Georgetown Athletics Brand & Visual Identity (PDF). September 18, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ Cannamela, Julia. "Georgetown Club Cricket: A Longstanding, Diverse Club Will Make Its First Regional Appearance This Weekend". The Hoya. Georgetown University. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ 2009 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Georgetown Hoyas. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/for-first-time-in-29-years-georgetown-baseball-has-a-postseason/2015/05/20/b7e1932c-ff20-11e4-833c-a2de05b6b2a4_story.html
- ^ https://www.besteveryou.com/amp/georgetown-university-s-team-153-have-historic-hoyas-baseball-season
- ^ "Football's Roots At Georgetown". HoyaSaxa.com. August 17, 2005. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgetown Hoyas baseball.
- Baseball at Georgetown: Selections from the University Archives
- A Historical Narrative of Georgetown Athletics
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