Georgetown Hoyas baseball

Georgetown Hoyas
Founded: 1870


University Georgetown University
Conference Big East
Location Washington, DC
Head Coach Pete Wilk (15th year)
Home Stadium Shirley Povich Field
(Capacity: 1,500)
Colors

Blue and Gray

            

The Georgetown Hoyas baseball team represents Georgetown University in the Big East Conference, part of the NCAA's Division I level of college baseball. Baseball is Georgetown's oldest sport, with the first recorded game taking place in 1866, and the team formally organized and sanctioned in 1870. The Hoyas have seen little national success, with no appearances in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship since the event was established in 1947. The team was once known as the Stonewalls, and is one possible source of the Hoya Saxa cheer famous among all Georgetown sports teams.[1]

Facilities

Georgetown's baseball team is the oldest on campus, having formed in 1870.[2]

The Hoyas play their home games at Shirley Povich Field, a 1,500 seat stadium located in Bethesda, Maryland and named for Washington Post sports columnist Shirley Povich. The stadium was built in 2000. The Hoyas also utilize three lighted batting cages and two bullpen areas located on campus above Yates Field House, and adjacent to Kehoe Field.[1]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2009 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Georgetown Hoyas. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Football's Roots At Georgetown". HoyaSaxa.com. August 17, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2010.