It was a Georgetown takeover at Nationals Park on Tuesday night before the Washington Nationals hosted the New York Mets as the Hoyas took part in College Rivalry Night.
Former Georgetown men’s basketball great Mark Tillmon threw out the first pitch, along with former Maryland standout Walt Williams.
Before the game, Georgetown Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Lee Reed had the chance to announce “Play Ball” before the game started.
The 2016-17 regular season starts on Saturday, Nov. 12 against the University of South Carolina-Upstate (noon). The rematch of Georgetown and Maryland comes up on Tuesday, Nov.