Box Score March 29, 2017 Box Score
WASHINGTON, DC -
Game Information
• Score: No. 19 Johns Hopkins 4, No. 29 Catholic 1
• Records: JHU (14-5), CUA (15-4)
• Location: Washington, DC · Talbot Field
• First Pitch: 3:30 p.m.
• Weather: 62 degrees, 10 mph NW wind
• Attendance: 232
• Pitchers of Record: W - Jack Bunting (1-1)
Save - Cameron Mineo (1)
L - Brown (3-1)
The Short Story
• Senior Ryan Orgielewicz hit a home run to help the 19th-ranked Johns Hopkins baseball team to a 4-1 victory at 29th-ranked Catholic Wednesday.
• Hitting in the leadoff spot, third baseman Mike Eberle singled to right field to begin the game, but the Blue Jays flied out in order without scoring a run. In the top of the second, however, Hopkins worked its way home. Cardinals starter Brown hit Alex Darwiche and Dillon Bowman to put two on base. Jon Hayden hit a single to right field to second Darwiche home, and Daniel Albert sent up a sacrifice fly to increase JHU's lead to 2-0.
• Catholic cut the Hopkins lead in the bottom of the third. After a pair of singles, a pair of ground outs advanced the runners around the bases, with Tracy reaching home and Hennessy earning the RBI. Brian Lin caught the ball in right field off of the bat of Cotter to strand Williams on third.
• The Blue Jays returned their lead to two runs in the top of the fifth. With one out, TJ Gordon reached first base as third baseman Hennessy could not properly field his bunt. Eberle followed Gordon on base on an error as first baseman Cotter overthrew second in a double play attempt. With Gordon on third and Eberle on second, pitcher, Belcher, balked, sending Gordon home for the 3-1 Hopkins lead.
• JHU scored its final run in the top of the eighth. Facing Catholic's Gately on the mound with two outs, Orgielewicz knocked the ball over the leftfield fence. The ball stayed fair for the Blue Jay home run and 4-1 lead.
• Neither team could round home in the final inning and a half. Cameron Mineo picked up the save for Johns Hopkins, striking out the final two Cardinal batters to close out the game. Jack Bunting started the game for the Blue Jays, pitching seven innings and striking out four. Bunting earned his first win on the season, giving up six hits and one run to the Cardinals. John Donohue struck out two in 1.1 innings pitched, surrendering one hit. The five Catholic pitchers combined to give up just three Blue Jay hits in the loss, although the Cardinals committed four costly errors in the game.
Today's Team Leaders
Johns Hopkins:
Hits: Three with (1)
Runs: Four with (1)
RBI: Three with (1)
Strikeouts: Bunting (4)
Catholic:
Hits: Seven with (1)
Runs: Tracy (1)
RBI: Hennessy (1)
Strikeouts: Brown, Belcher (2)
Inside the Box Score.
• The Blue Jays tied their season low for hits in a game. Hopkins also recorded three hits in the 3-1 loss to Stevens.
• The lone run for the Cardinals is the fewest given up by the Blue Jays since JHU shut out SUNY New Paltz February 26.
• Johns Hopkins recorded its four runs in four different ways: RBI single, sacrifice fly, balk and home run.
• Ryan Orgielewicz scored his second home run of the season in the top of the eighth. The ball stayed fair over the left field fence for the 11th Hopkins homer of the season.
What it Means
• With the win, Johns Hopkins ties up the all-time series, 31-31-1. The Blue Jays have won three in a row against the Cardinals.
• JHU will open Centennial Conference play with a 14-5 record, the best in the conference.
• Every Blue Jay starting pitcher has earned a win on the season, with Jack Bunting improving to 1-1.
Up Next
• The Blue Jays will return to Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium Saturday as they kick off Centennial Conference play with a doubleheader against Swarthmore, beginning at 12:30 p.m.
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