Peyton Williams/Georgetown Sports Information Senior second baseman Matt Carullo looks for the call after a close play at the bag. He scored two runs against George Mason on Wednesday.

Georgetown baseball dropped a pair of 10-9 games this week, falling to both George Mason and Navy on the road.

Georgetown’s losing streak extended to seven games and its overall record fell to 9-30.

A late comeback was not enough Wednesday, as the Hoyas lost to George Mason at Hap Spuhler Field in Fairfax, Va.

Georgetown trailed by as much as 9-2, but battled to get back in the game, coming up just short after a three-run eighth.

The Hoyas took an early lead in the game when junior Michael Lombardi hit his second home run of the year, a two-run shot that put Georgetown ahead 2-0.

Sophomore Tyler Abbot struggled on the mound. George Mason scored a run in the bottom of the first without a hit, as Abbot walked the leadoff batter who then stole second and third. Following another walk, the leadoff man scored on a double steal.

Abbot was roughed up for five more runs in the third to give George Mason a 6-2 lead. The Patriots added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth on just two hits.

“We’ve just got to stop beating ourselves,” Head Coach Pete Wilk said. “Our pitching is beating ourselves, we’re walking too many guys against good teams like Mason. You have to make them earn it.”

Trailing by seven, the Hoyas began their comeback in the top of the sixth. Freshman Timmy Jones drew a leadoff walk and went to second on a balk. Senior Matt Carullo walked, and both runners moved up a base on Lombardi’s single. With the bases loaded, the Patriots’ Marcus Davis balked again, scoring Jones from third.

With no outs and two runners on, sophomore Andrew Cleary came to the plate and cleared the bases with a three-run home run to left center, putting Georgetown back in the game, 9-6.

The Patriots scored an insurance run in their half of the sixth, increasing their lead to 10-6. The extra run proved critical, as Georgetown put together another strong inning in the eighth. After a leadoff walk to Lombardi, Cleary doubled down the line in left to put runners at second and third. Quinn singled to score Lombardi, and Cleary came home on an error by the right fielder. Freshman Drew Dargen followed with a single and Quinn moved to third.

The Hoyas missed a chance to tie the game later in the inning. After freshman Travis McCourt struck out, Quinn slipped on a pickoff play and was tagged out by the third baseman. The pickoff hurt Georgetown, as a wild pitch allowed Dargen to advance to second and could have scored Quinn. Senior Rob O’Hare then doubled to bring the Hoyas within one.

Georgetown’s inability to score one more run turned out to be a critical factor, as the Hoyas came up empty in the ninth and lost the game.

“I was happy we didn’t quit,” Wilk said. “We came back, we fought back, we got some big hits, but we came up short. Hopefully it’s something to build on. Our offense has been up and down and hopefully we’re starting an up-cycle here.”

Wilk said he was also pleased with the work of the bullpen, particularly freshman Ted Oberwager, who threw three innings and gave up just one run.

“That is a classic example of a kid who did not hurt himself,” Wilk noted. “He threw three innings, didn’t walk anybody, they earned their run. I’ll take that any day.”

The Hoyas traveled to Annapolis, Md. Thursday to face Navy in a closely contested game. Navy scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Hoyas for the second time this season.

Georgetown’s first run came in the third, when Carullo drove in Cano with a single that tied the game, 1-1. Navy followed with a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth to take a 4-1 lead.

The Hoyas jumped ahead in the sixth inning. Carullo hit a leadoff double, and consecutive singles from Lombardi, Cleary, and Quinn brought in one run and loaded the bases for Dargen. He hit into a fielder’s choice that scored the second run of the inning. Freshman Danny Gronski later tripled home two runs to put Georgetown ahead, 5-4.

Navy responded in the bottom of the inning with three runs of its own. Sophomore pitcher Eddie Pena struggled with his control in the inning. A walk, a hit batter and two wild pitches helped the idshipmen reclaim the lead. After adding another run in the seventh, Navy held an 8-5 advantage.

For the second time in as many days, the Hoyas rallied in the eighth-inning. Cleary singled and Quinn was hit by a pitch, and Dargen brought in one run on a double while advancing Quinn to third base. After a walk to Gronski, Cano’s RBI groundout scored Quinn, and Jones completed the rally with a two-run single that put Georgetown in front, 9-8.

Sophomore Michael Halloran started strong in the bottom of the ninth, striking out the first batter of the inning. But a couple of singles put the tying run at second and the winning run on first. Both ended up scoring as Navy’s Doug Silverman doubled down the right filed line to give Navy a comeback victory, and sending the Hoyas home after yet another heartbreaking defeat.

Georgetown travels to Villanova, Pa. this weekend to face the Wildcats in a three-game series. Both Saturday’s doubleheader and Sunday’s game begin at noon.