Box Score May 6, 2006
Final Stats
LANCASTER, PA - Despite a three-run, ninth-inning rally by Johns Hopkins, a five-run sixth inning from Haverford propelled the Fords to a 9-7 win at Caplan Field on Saturday afternoon, eliminating the Blue Jays from the 2006 Centennial Conference Baseball Tournament.
With the game tied at three in the top of the sixth, senior right fielder Crispin Vary's single down the left field line with two aboard line put fourth-seeded Haverford on top, 4-3. The next hitter, junior designated hitter Ben Field, cleared the bases with a double to right field, giving the Fords a 6-3 advantage.
Haverford plated two more runs in the inning, both with two outs, as senior left fielder Mike Primiani's double to left made it an 8-2 lead.
In the eighth, freshman shortstop Jamie Hollowell, who finished 2-for-3 with two runs, brought home the ninth Haverford run on his one-out single to short center field.
The second-seeded Blue Jays mounted a ninth-inning rally by getting the each of the first five hitters on base, beginning with sophomore shortstop Jonas Fester's third walk of the afternoon. Senior right fielder Gary Rosenberg plated the first run of the inning with his single through the left side, trimming the margin to 9-5.
Hopkins kept the pressure on as sophomore designated hitter Rob Pietroforte and senior second baseman Corey Gleason brought runs to the plate in back-to-back at-bats, making it a 9-6 game.
But Haverford junior right-hander John Castronova retired the next two batters in order, picking up his third save of the season and moving the Fords into the Centennial Conference Championship Series to face top-seeded Franklin & Marshall.
For the Fords, Primiani and Field finished with a pair of RBI. Junior right-hander Travis Zier (6-3) picked up the win, tossing five-and-two-thirds innings, allowing two earned runs and four walks while fanning four.
The Blue Jays (28-9-2) were led by a three RBI afternoon from senior center fielder Matt Scally, who finished 2-for-5. Sophomore third baseman Todd Emr had a team-high three hits in a 3-for-5 effort.
