March 23, 2006

Final Stats

CHANDLER, AZ - Johns Hopkins got seven innings of work from senior right hander Jason Thayer and a balanced effort at the plate to roll over Chicago, 9-1, at Snedigar Complex on Thursday afternoon.

Thayer, who earned his third win of the season, scattered five hits and allowed no earned runs in his longest outing of the year. Thayer fanned six batters, including two in a row to close out his final inning of the day. In 19 innings this season, Thayer has an 0.47 ERA with 18 strikeouts.

Three Blue Jays had multi-hit afternoons, as senior left fielder Bryce Baumann, senior center fielder Matt Scally and junior third baseman Ian Christie knocked a pair of hits a piece. Senior right fielder Gary Rosenberg collected two RBI, pushing across runs in the fourth and seventh innings. Junior catcher Rob Sanzillo was 1-for-1 at the plate, drawing three walks in his first three at-bats.

Hopkins broke through for its first runs of the game in the third inning, as sophomore shortstop Jonas Fester roped a double into the left field corner to score Christie and send the day's first run across. Sophomore first baseman Matt Benchener scored the decisive run from third on a wild pitch.

The Maroons got a 2-for-4 afternoon from freshman catcher Scott Hofer, who scored Chicago's only run of the day on a fourth-inning Hopkins throwing error.

Hopkins moves to 10-3-1 with the win, while Chicago's record slips to 1-5. The Blue Jays hold a 10-0 series advantage over Chicago, a former foe from Hopkins' time as a University Athletic Association member.