Box Score April 14, 2017 Box Score
GETTYSBURG, PA -
Game Information
• Score: No. 15 Johns Hopkins 6, Gettysburg 5
• Records: JHU (22-6, 7-1 CC), GC (17-10-2, 5-3 CC)
• Location: Gettysburg, PA · Kirchhoff Field
• First Pitch: 3:30 p.m.
• Weather: Upper 60s, sunny, no wind
• Attendance: 272
• Pitchers of Record: W - Sean McCracken (2-1)
L - Wortmann (1-3)
The Short Story
• Senior Ryan Orgielewicz hit a solo home run in the ninth inning at Gettysburg, and sophomore Sean McCracken struck out the final three Bullets in the Johns Hopkins baseball team's 6-5 win Friday.
• After a three up, three down first inning by the Blue Jays, Gettysburg took a 4-0 lead off four hits in the first inning. Starter Jack Bunting hit Probst, the first Bullet at bat, with a pitch before surrendering a double to Sneed and an RBI single to Anderson. Bunting struck out his first of six batters before giving up another single and double.
• Bunting faced just 14 batters in the next four innings at the mound, striking out at least one batter in each inning he pitched. Trailing 4-0, the Blue Jay bats came alive in the top of the sixth inning. Tommy Mee worked a walk and advanced to second on a passed ball. Brian Lin also reached first on a walk, and Mike Smith singled to center field to load the bases with one out. Orgielewicz hit a single to right field, driving in Mee. Alex Darwiche was hit by a Stopyra pitch, sending Lin home and prompting the Bullets to make a change, and Wortmann entered the game for Gettysburg. Daniel Albert sent up a sacrifice fly to allow Smith to score before an RBI single by Mike Eberle, his third single in three at-bats, tied the score, 4-4.
• Sean McCracken took over pitching duties for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the sixth, and the Bullets went three up, three down, as McCracken struck out a pair. Hopkins took the lead in the top of the seventh inning. Conor Reynolds hit a single, then was out at second as Lin reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second on a throwing error by shortstop Giovinco. Smith hit an RBI single, his third hit of the game, to drive in Lin for the JHU lead, 5-4.
• After McCracken faced the minimum number of batters in the seventh inning, the Bullets hit a single and a two-out RBI double to tie the score, 5-5. McCracken struck out Giovinco to close out the inning.
• In the top of the ninth inning, Orgielewicz hit a one-out home run over the left field fence, returning the lead to the Blue Jays, 6-5. McCracken silenced the Bullets in the final inning, striking out a pair of pinch hitters before striking out Cubell for his eighth strikeout on the day.
Today's Team Leaders
Johns Hopkins:
Hits: Eberle (4)
Runs: Lin, Orgielewicz (2)
RBI: Orgielewicz (2)
Strikeouts: McCracken (8)
Gettysburg:
Hits: Anderson, Lucido (2)
Runs: Anderson (2)
RBI: Lucido, Giovinco (2)
Strikeouts: Stopyra, Wortmann (3)
Inside the Box Score.
• Sean McCracken struck out a career-high eight batters in the game. The sophomore stuck out three batters he faced in the ninth inning to preserve the Hopkins victory.
• Ryan Orgielewicz hit his team-leading fifth home run in the ninth inning to return the lead to the Blue Jays, 6-5. Orgielewicz also leads the team with a .387 batting average, 43 hits and 31 RBI.
• The Blue Jays limited the Bullets to six hits in the game, including just two after the first inning. This marks the 16th game this season in which Hopkins has held its opponent to fewer than 10 hits.
What it Means
• With the win, Hopkins improves to 53-51-1 against Gettysburg all-time. This marks the fourth-straight game against the Bullets in which the Blue Jays have scored six runs.
• The Blue Jays improve to 7-1 in the Centennial Conference and 22-6 overall, and remain atop the conference standings.
• Hopkins has outscored opponents 116-38 in the sixth through ninth innings this season. In the sixth inning alone, the Blue Jays have the advantage 56-10 over their opponents.
Up Next
• Hopkins will host its final doubleheader Saturday, April 15 beginning at 12:30 p.m. against Haverford.
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