ARLINGTON, Va. – The Saint Joseph's baseball team exemplified the motto that "The Hawk Will Never Die," coming away with a pair of come-from-behind wins to sweep a doubleheader against George Washington at Barcroft Park on Sunday.

In the opener, Brandon Drapeau's three-run home run in the top of the ninth gave SJU a 13-12 victory.

The Hawks once again trailed by an identical 12-10 score heading to the ninth, and once again came out on top, as a six-run ninth propelled the Crimson and Gray to a 16-14 win.

GAME 1: Saint Joseph's 13, George Washington 12

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (4-0) plated three runs in the first and three in the second before the hosts cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the second.

• Drapeau extended the lead to 7-3 with his second RBI single of the day in the top of the fourth, but the Colonials posted the day's first six-run inning in the home half to take a 9-7 lead.

• Luke Zimmerman was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the fifth, but George Washington (5-4) tacked on a pair to extend the lead to 11-8.

• Brett Callahan then followed with a two-run home run in the sixth to bring the Hawks within a run, but the Colonials answered again with a singleton to make it a 12-10 game.

• After a scoreless seventh and eighth, Luca Trigiani got the rally started with a one-out single in the top of the ninth.  Two batters later, Nate Thomas drew a walk to put the tying run base with two away for Drapeau, whose shot down the left field line gave the Hawks the lead and the win.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Noah Weber pitched around a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth to notch the save for Matt Kennedy, who tossed three innings of relief.  Kennedy quieted the GW offense, allowing just an unearned run while holding the Colonials hitless and striking out a pair.

• Keagan McGinnis took the loss for GW after allowing two runs on one hit in two-thirds of an inning.

• In a preview of what was to come in the nightcap, the teams combined for 25 runs and 30 hits, with 18 of those hits coming from the Crimson and Gray.

• Drapeau finished the game 4-for-6 with two runs scored and five driven in, while Jake Artz scored three times and Callahan notched three runs batted in.  Thomas and Brian Vance each worked three walks in the game

• Each player in both starting lineups reached base in the game.

GAME 2: Saint Joseph's 16, George Washington 14

HOW IT HAPPENED
• George Washington came out with its bats ablaze, as three runs in the first and four in the second, capped by a pair of home runs, staked the Colonials to a 7-0 lead.

• The Hawks began to climb back into it in the fourth on a solo home run by Andrew Cossetti before a six-run fifth tied the game.  Cam Walker was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded before Trigiani followed with a two-run single to make it 7-4.  Cossetti then reached on an error before a sacrifice fly by Thomas and a single from Tim Cavanaugh knotted the game.

• The hosts went back in front on a two-run error in the sixth, but a wild pitch in the top of the seventh made it a 9-8 ballgame.

• GW added to its lead in the bottom of the frame, however, as a single, an error, and a wild pitch all plated runs and set the margin at 12-8.

• Brendan Hueth had an RBI double in the eighth and came in to score on an error to put the score at a very familiar 12-10 heading into the ninth.

• The Hawks went to work once again in the game's final frame, batting around and scoring six times to take the lead.  With one out, Brett Callahan singled and Langston Livingston walked to put the tying run aboard.  Artz came up as a pinch hitter and singled to score Callahan and bring the Hawks within a run.

• After a pitching change, Liam Bendo singled to load the bases for Trigiani, who doubled to right to score two and give the Hawks a 13-12 lead.  hueth then followed with a three-run home run to send SJU into the bottom of the ninth with a four-run cushion.

• The Colonials did not go quietly, however, as a single and a walk to start the inning brought about a pitching change; Alec Rodriguez came on and recorded three strikeouts around a two-run single to end the game and give the Hawks a memorable doubleheader sweep.

BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Rodriguez got the save in his first pitching appearance in the Crimson and Gray.  Peter Gallo was credited with the win, while Jaret Edwards took the loss for GW.

• Hueth and Trigiani both scored three runs and dove in four, while Hueth and Cossetti led the Hawks with three hits apiece in the second half of the twinbill.

• Gallo, Adam Fine, and David Owsik all made their Hawk debuts in the game.

• The win gives the Hawks their best start to the season since 1999, when they opened the year 5-0.

UP NEXT
The Hawks will host UConn for the first of a three-game series on Friday.  First pitch for the home opener is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.