JACKSON, NJ (March 28, 2026) - Georgian Court Basebal picked up their biggest win of the season Saturday. The Lions got down early in game two, but used a pair of big offensive frames to come from behind and defeat Dominican 11-8. That gave GCU a split of the series and their second CACC win in the last three games.
Game 2 Georgian Court 11, Dominican 8 - 7 Innings
How it Happened
• It was a tale of two halves. Dominican scored early, but the Lions did damage late.
• GCU scored 11 runs on 14 hits. The Chargers scored eight times on 11 base hits.
• The Chargers made two errors in the field and they came back to haunt them. Of the Lions 11 runs scored, six were unearned.
• Each team put the ball in play. GCU struck out and walked three times. Dominican fanned three times and walked twice.
• Dominican struck first putting up four runs in the opening inning. The first three batters all reached and a wild pitch got just far enough way to score the game's first run.
• A sacrifice fly made it 2-0 before consecutive RBI hits gave the Chargers a four run first.
• DUNY went ahead 5-0 with a two-out RBI single in the top of the second.
• Georgian Court got back into the game in the third. With two outs and the bases loaded,
JR Osmond and
Zinny Kemahu had back-to-back singles to get to within 5-3 after three.
• Lopez settled in and threw straight three scoreless innings to keep GCU in the game.
• And the GCU offense rewarded Lopez scoring seven runs in the fifth inning. They sent 13 to the plate and took advantage of two Dominican errors.
• The first four all reached base and the Lions tied the game with a
JR Osmond RBI single and
Zinny Kemahu ground ball pushed across the tying run.
• The inning continued with
Jack Greenspan,
Arian Lunar and
Frankie Noviello all picked up RBI hits.
• With the bases loaded,
JR Osmond got hit by a pitch and the Lions were doubling up the Chargers after five, 10-5.
• Dominican got two back in the sixth and threatened for more. An RBI double and a sacrifice fly made it a 10-7 game and the Chargers had the tying run at the plate.
• A deep drive to left nearly tied the game, but
Brian Guzman had just enough room with his back to the fence to end the inning with GCU still on top.
• Georgian Court made it a four-run game again in the sixth. Lunar picked up another two-out RBI and GCU led 11-7.
• Domincan scored a run and brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth, but
Ryan Basham closed the door on the 11-8 win.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Samir Lopez got the win allowed seven runs in 5.1 innings, five of those seven in the first two innings. He struck out a pair.
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Ryan Basham got the final five outs allowing a run on two hits.
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Arian Lunar reached base four times with a walk, two singles and a double. He drove in two and scored twice.
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Frankie Noviello finished 3-4 with two runs scored.
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JR Osmond and
Zinny Kemahu each had two hits and three RBI.
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Jack Greenspan finished 2-4 with a run and an RBI.
For the Chargers
• Fraelyn Rosario singled, doubled, drove in a pair and scored twice.
• Jaden Maia and AJ Giannetti were each 2-4 with an RBI.
• Jean Nunez had a pair of singles and scored a run.
Game 1 - Dominican 10, Georgian Court 6
How it Happened
• Dominican scored 10 runs on 19 hits with five extra base hits.
• GCU picked up six runs on six hits.
• Each team made just one error and gave up one unearned run.
• Dominican left 11 runners on base while the Lions stranded six.
• Georgian Court started the scoring with a
JR Osmond sacrifice fly to score
Frank Marra.
• That was the Lions only lead though.
• Dominican grabbed the lead in the top of the second. A leadoff walk was followed by a two-run home run and DUNY went up 2-1.
• The Chargers continued to score in the inning. A two-out, two-RBI double made it a 4-1 Dominican lead.
• Dominican started the third with another home run. A long blast to left on the first pitch of the inning.
• After a scoreless fourth, Dominican made it a 6-1 game. They loaded the bases with no out, but only scored one run on a sacrifice fly to score an unearned run.
• The Chargers put up four more runs in the seventh. The first two on another two-run home run, their third home run of the game.
• A two-out single gave DUNY a 10-1 lead.
• GCU fought back in the bottom of the seventh. They scored five runs to make it a 10-6 game.
• The inning started with three straight walks before a dropped fly ball scored one run.
• Joseph Koppelman gave the Lions life with a pinch hit two-RBI single that stayed fair down the left field line.
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Brian Guzman kept the line moving. His lined shot to left hit off the top of the fence to score two more runs.
• GCU got a run on in the ninth, but couldn't push a run across and Dominican went on to a 10-6 win.
Lion Stat Leaders
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Brian Guzman went 2-4 with a double and two RBI.
• Joseph Koppelman had a pinch hit two-RBI single
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Evangelos Spyrogiannis walked twice and scored.
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Donovan Gevers thre the first five innings allowing six runs, five earned on 11 hits with three strikeouts.
For the Chargers
• AJ Mitchell threw six innings allowing a run on three hits with seven strikeouts.
• Davin Keddell-Tuckey drove in three runs with a home run.
• Pablo Guevara finished 3-4 with two runs scored.
• Fraelyn Rosario and Jaden Maia each had three hits and two RBI.
• Kevin Hirsch finished 3-5 with a home run and three runs scored.
News and Notes
• Georgian Court did a lot of damage against the Charger bullpen. They scored nine runs in five innings against DUNY relievers.
• Six different Lions had multiple hits in game two. Not a single Lion had just one hit in the game.
• GCU was 9-20 in game two with runners on base, 6-12 with runners in scoring position and drove in six two-out RBI.
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Frank Marra reached base five times in two games with two hits and three walks.
• The Lions continued to have a patient approach at the plate, walking 10 times in the doubleheader.
Up Next
• Georgian Court will look to win the series tomorrow afternoon. They play at Dominican for a single nine-inning game beginning at 12 pm.
