Box Score

Game Information
Score: #24 Johns Hopkins 3, Alvernia 0
Records: Johns Hopkins (1-1-1), Alvernia (0-3)
Location: Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium in Baltimore, MD
Time of Game: 2:12
Weather: 62 degrees
Attendance: 75
Pitchers of Record: W- Trevor Williams (1-0)
L- Tim Cafrey (0-1)
S- Preston Betz (1)

How it Happened:
- Trevor Williams of Johns Hopkins and Matt Backlund of Alvernia started the game for their respective teams and neither allowed a run. Williams went seven innings on the hill scattering just four hits and striking out seven, while Backlund tossed six innings giving up just two hits and striking out seven Blue Jays. Backlund retired the last 14 Hopkins batters he faced.
- After Backlund came out of the game Ryan Orgielewicz got his first hit of the season, a two-run home run to left centerfield to give Hopkins a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh.
- Preston Betz replaced Williams in the top of the eighth and recorded a six-out save to clinch the win for the Jays.
- JHU tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth after Alex Darwiche led the inning off with a triple and scored on a single from Brian Lin.

Other JHU Highlights:
- The Blue Jays turned a beautiful 5-4-3 double play, their first of the season, in the top of the sixth.
- With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the fifth, Williams got Alvernia's three-hitter, Cameron Coons, to strike out and keep the scoreless tie in tact.
- Williams and Betz combined to allow just five hits and walked just two Crusaders. This came a day after the JHU pitching staff combined to give up 17 hits and five walks against SUNY New Paltz.

Team Leaders:
Johns Hopkins:
Hits: Six different players with one
Runs: Albert, Orgielewicz, Mee (1)
RBI: Orgielewicz (2)
SB: Reynolds, Weaver, Shah (1)
Strikeouts: Williams (7)

Keystone:
Hits: Dubas (2)
Runs: none
RBI: none
SB: Cunningham (1)
Strikeouts: Backlund (7)

The Facts:
- The shutout was the first for the Blue Jays since a 2-0 victory vs. Gettysburg on April 18, 2014.
- Williams' career record now stands at 11-2.
- Orgielewicz's home run was the fourth of his career.
- Betz is the first Hopkins freshman to earn a save since Colin Friedman did it during his rookie season in 2013.
- Johns Hopkins, which entered this season 1-1-1 all-time in February, doubled its February record to 2-2-2.
- JHU is now 5-4-1 in 10 games against Alvernia.

Up Next: Hopkins hits the road for the first time this season Thursday when the Blue Jays travel to #4 Salisbury for a 2:30 game against the Sea Gulls. Salisbury won the Mid-Atlantic Regional last season and is 13-9 all-time vs. the Jays.

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