Box Score

BALTIMORE, MD -

Game Information
• Score: Johns Hopkins 1, Stevens Institute of Technology 3
• Records: JHU (5-2), Stevens (4-4-1)
• Location: Baltimore, MD · Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium
• First Pitch: 2:04 p.m.
• Weather: Mid-30 degrees, clear skies, windy
• Attendance: 45
• Pitchers of Record: W - Zeph Walters (2-0)
Save - Charlie Ruegger (1)
L - Sean McCracken (1-1)

The Short Story
• The Johns Hopkins baseball team gave up three runs in the top of the fourth inning as it fell in a pitching battle to Stevens Institute of Technology, 3-1, Sunday. The Blue Jays will travel to Fort Myers, FL, for the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic March 17 through March 25.
• Starting pitcher Alex Ross kept the Ducks off the board in his predetermined three-inning start. The southpaw did not give up a hit and struck out four of the nine batters he faced to start the game. Similarly, the starting pitcher and cleanup batter for Stevens, Zeph Walters, faced six Blue Jay batters in the first two innings, amassing four strikeouts, including three straight in the second inning.
• The lone Hopkins run came in the top of the third. Leftfielder Colby Wilson reached first base on an error by the shortstop, and second baseman Joe Conlon followed him with a walk. Another error by the Ducks allowed Wilson to score the unearned run.
• Sean McCracken entered the game as the first of six JHU relievers, and gave up three hits and three runs to Stevens. The first Duck reached base on a successful bunt, and a double to center field put Stevens on the board, 1-1. A single, an error and a pair of passed balls helped the Ducks make their way around the bases for three runs before Daniel Albert ended the inning with an unassisted play, leaving one Stevens player on base.
• The Blue Jay pitchers played strong following the fourth inning. With a different pitcher playing each of the final five half innings, Hopkins' bullpen faced 15 batters and gave up one hit to the Ducks. Walters pitched the first seven innings for the Ducks, finishing the game with eight strikeouts and surrendering only two hits. Reliever Charlie Ruegger gave up one hit in two innings pitched with two strikeouts.

Today's Team Leaders
Johns Hopkins:
Hits: Lin, Smith, Albert (1)
Runs: Wilson (1)
Strikeouts: Ross (4)

Stevens:
Hits: Four with (1)
Runs: Zickert, Bartnick, Walters (1)
RBI: Bartnick, Walters, Mulé (1)
Strikeouts: Walters (8)

Inside the Box Score.
• The top of the fourth inning was the only inning in which the Blue Jays faced more than three Stevenson batters. Alex Ross struck out four Ducks without giving up a hit in the start.
• Hopkins had a season-low three hits in the game while holding Stevens to a season-low for its opponents, four hits. The Ducks took advantage of a pair of passed balls and JHU error to record three runs in the fourth inning.

What it Means
• With the loss in the teams' first meeting in the 21^st century, Hopkins falls to 0-3 all-time against Stevens Institute of Technology.
• As the Blue Jays pick up their second loss on the season, there are no one-loss Centennial Conference teams remaining.

Up Next
• Johns Hopkins will travel to Fort Myers, FL, for the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic. The Blue Jays will play 10 games over the course of their spring break, beginning with a game Friday, March 17 against NYU.

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