Box Score

CARLISLE, PA - A 12-inning classic that featured a combined 16 runs and 35 hits, ended in an 8-8 tie Wednesday night as Johns Hopkins and Dickinson finished dead even after 12. The tie is the first for each team this season.

Hopkins (9-6-1, 1-1-1 CC) took control early, with a three run first inning that saw the Jays get through the entire batting order. Conor Reynolds and Chris Casey both benefited from errors by Dickinson's second baseman to reach base. In the three hole, Colin McCarthy drew a walk, and the bases were loaded for the four hitter, Craig Hoelzer.

Hoelzer, who had just one hit in his three games heading into tonight's contest, ripped a double that scored Reynolds and Casey and got the Jays on the board quickly. Next up was Dan Albert, who singled home Hoelzer and bumped the lead to 3-0, where it would stay until the top of the third.

Albert got things started in the third with a single, and Ryan Orgielewicz added a single of his own. After Thomas Mee struck out, Mike Smith singled, and Pete Siciliano stepped in with the bases loaded.

The Lower Marion alum hit a sac-fly to right, scoring Albert from third and pushing the Jays lead to 4-0.

That lead wouldn't last long, though, as Dickinson (8-9-1, 2-0-1 CC) used a walk, double, single sequence to put two runs across the plate in the bottom half of the inning.

The two teams would trade one run fourths, before Dickinson would add another in the bottom-half of the fifth.

Hopkins would add a run on a wild play in the sixth, as TJ Gordon, who pinch ran for Dan Albert, scored from third. With Smith on first and Gordon on third, Dickinson pitcher Mo Felt threw to first, trying to pickoff Smith.

As that was happening, Gordon was caught leaning towards home, but the first baseman's throw to third to get Gordon sailed too high, and the Florida native scored easily, to make the Jays lead 6-4.

Rich Hopkins would lead things off in the seventh with a homer off the scoreboard for the Red Devils, cutting the margin to one. Austin Sumners would score later in the inning on a Matt Primavera single, tying the game at six.

After four innings of scoreless ball, Hopkins showed signs of life in the top of the 12th. With one out, Casey walked and McCarthy reached base on the Red Devils' fourth error of the game. Hoelzer stepped in and singled Casey home.

Gordon was up next, and laid down a squeeze bunt, which scored McCarthy from third as the pitcher's attempted toss to the catcher was low, and rolled to the backstop. When the play ended, Hoelzer and Gordon would find themselves on second and third.

Orgielewicz would walk, loading the bases, and the possibility of Hopkins blowing the game open loomed large. But the Jays were unable to capitalize, as Mitch Weaver struck out and Mike Smith grounded out on the first pitch he saw to end the inning.

Pitching his fifth inning of the game, Justin Dreschel recorded two quick outs to start the bottom half of the inning. But the Springfield, VA native would walk the next two batters he faced, giving Dickinson hope as Steven Haynes stepped in, representing the winning run.

Hopkins would concede second and third in the count, as Primavera and Matt Persick moved up 90 feet each, putting both in scoring position.

As the at-bat went on, the pitcher-batter duel intensified, before Haynes ultimately won, ripping a two out, two run double to right to tie the game at eight.

Dreschel would slam the door on the game by striking out Sam Wachs, ending the game in an 8-8 tie.

Hoelzer led the way offensively for the Jays, busting out of his slump with a career-high five hit, three RBI performance.

Meanwhile, McCarthy, Albert and Smith each added three hits, while Casey, Gordon and Orgielewicz added two apiece. All in all, the Jays banged out 21 hits as a team.

On the mound, Dreschel finished with nine strikeouts in 5.1 innings pitched, both are career-highs for the hard throwing righty.

The Jays host Dickinson tomorrow, with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 pm.