April 19, 2013

The Rundown:

Friday, April 19

• #3 Baseball at Gettysburg -- Postponed
• Men's and Women's Track & Field (various events -- see below)

Saturday, April 20

• #3 Baseball vs. Ursinus -- JHU Baseball Diamond, 12:30 pm (Double-Header)
• #6 Women's Tennis vs. Muhlenberg, 10:00 am
• #9 Men's Tennis vs. Muhlenberg, Mary Washington, 10:00 am
• #11 Men's Lacrosse vs. Navy, 4:00 pm
• Men's and Women's Track & Field, Widener Invitational
• Athletic Hall of Fame Reception, 6:30 pm

Sunday, April 21

• #19 Women's Lacrosse vs. #6 Penn State -- Homewood Field, 12:00 pm
• #3 Baseball at Gettysburg, 2:00 pm

-- Johns Hopkins Adds Nine Members to Athletic Hall of Fame --

Johns Hopkins University will induct nine new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame tomorrow night in the Newton White Athletic Center. Click here for a comprehensive list of all 2013 inductees.

-- Men's Lacrosse Hosts Midshipmen Saturday --

A week removed from a critical defeat of top-ranked Maryland, the No. 11 men's lacrosse team (7-4) welcomes Navy (3-9) for the 86th meeting between the two sides. The Blue Jays lead the all-time series, 57-27-1, dating back to 1908, but the Midshipmen have won two of the last three contests. The game can be seen live on ESPNU and WatchESPN, while an audio broadcast is available on HopkinsSports.com. Click here for all news and notes.

-- Women's Lacrosse Faces #6 Penn State at Homewood Sunday --

The No. 19 women's lacrosse team (9-5) returns home for the first time in three weeks to take on sixth-ranked Penn State (10-4) Sunday at Homewood Field as it celebrates Senior Day. The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series, 9-4, but Hopkins won the last meeting in the 2012 ALC quarterfinals. The Jays have won their last two games, including a victory over #11 Virginia. Click here for all news and notes.

-- Third-Ranked Baseball Seeks 15th 30-Win Season --

The No. 3 baseball team (28-3) is on the verge of its 15th 30-win season in program history, and the first since 2010. The last two teams in program history to reach the 30-win plateau advanced to the College World Series (2008, 2010). The Blue Jays host Ursinus for a double-header tomorrow at 12:30 pm, before traveling to Gettysburg on Sunday for a make-up game at 2:00 pm.

-- Men's and Women's Tennis Host Opponents Saturday --

The No. 6 women's tennis and No. 9 men's tennis teams host conference foe Muhlenberg at 10:00 am Saturday, before the men's team plays again against Mary Washington at 2:00 pm. The Blue Jay men and women each blanked McDaniel on Wednesday, 9-0, as both moved to 13-2 (7-0 CC) on the season.

-- Track & Field Competes at Various Meets on Weekend --

The Blue Jay men and women are competing at numerous events this weekend, including the Mount Multi's, Larry Ellis Invitational and Widener Invitational. Kristin Spera is currently in first place in the heptathlon at the Mount Multi's, while Michael Spadaro is second in the decathlon. Seven athletes will be competing in elite distance sections at the Ellis Invitational in Princeton tonight, while the rest of the team will travel to Widener.

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