The Georgetown Hoyas baseball team represents

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in the

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, part of the

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's Division I level of

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. Baseball is Georgetown's second oldest sport after cricket, with the first recorded game taking place in 1866, and the team formally organized and sanctioned in 1870. The team was once known as the Stonewalls, and is one possible source of the

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cheer famous among all Georgetown sports teams. Georgetown has yet to make an appearance in the

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Facilities

The Hoyas play their home games at

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, a 1,500 seat stadium located in

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and named for ''

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'' sports columnist

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. The stadium was built in 1998. The Hoyas also utilize three lighted batting cages and two bullpen areas located on campus above Yates Field House, and adjacent to Kehoe Field. In the fall of 2017, the Hoyas added an indoor hitting and pitching facility which is located on campus under the Leavey Center.

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