TYSONS, Va. – The Towson University baseball team faced Georgetown on day two of the DMV Classic Saturday afternoon at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va.
 
Through five frames, the Tigers (4-10) and Hoyas (5-9) were knotted up at two runs apiece. With no score in the next four offensive frames, the game headed to the bottom of the ninth in a tie game. The leadoff batter, Blake Schaaf, hit a walk off home run to win 3-2.
 
Key Stats

• Towson reliever Kyle Emmons (0-1) took the loss, allowing a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to end the game.
• Georgetown reliever Jack Volo earned the win after tossing a hitless, scoreless final frame with one walk issued. Volo struck out one.

 
How it Happened

• Georgetown struck first in the bottom of the first inning on Caster's single to left field, scoring the run from second to go up, 1-0.
• Towson took the lead in the top of the third inning, tying the first on Nich Francuzenko's RBI single through the right side. Two batters later, Francuzenko scored on a balk to take a 2-1 lead.
• In the home half of the fifth, back-to-back walks before a double steal put runners on second and third. That allowed the tying run to score from third on a sacrifice fly to center field.
• With Kyle Emmons taking the mound for the Tigers in the bottom of the ninth, leadoff batter Blake Schaaf hit a walk off home run to win 3-2.

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On Deck:
The Tigers conclude the DMV Classic vs. George Mason tomorrow at 4 p.m.