Box Score May 6, 2017 Box Score
BALTIMORE, MD -
Game Information
? Score: No. 5 Johns Hopkins 4, Haverford 1
? Records: JHU (35-6), HAV (20-15-1)
? Location: Baltimore, MD  Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium
? First Pitch: 1:25 p.m.
? Weather: Cloudy, 59 degrees
? Attendance: 234
? Pitchers of Record: W - John Donohue (3-0)
Save - Josh Hejka (6)
L - Brandon Jenkins (3-1)
The Short Story
? The fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins baseball team scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth to come from behind to defeat Haverford, 4-1, and move on to Sunday's Centennial Conference championship. The Blue Jays need just one victory to secure the Centennial title.
? Nick Bodner started on the mound for the Blue Jays. Bodner kept the Fords off the board through four innings before giving up the lone Haverford run off a Owen Plambeck home run to right field. The junior struck out a Ford in each of the fourth, fifth and sixth inning. Bodner scattered five hits through 7.0 innings.
? After seven scoreless innings against Haverford starting pitcher Brandon Jenkins, the Hopkins bats came alive in the bottom of the eighth inning. Mike Smith reached first as he was hit by a pitch, and Ryan Orgielewicz singled, the first hit for the Blue Jays since the third inning. Tommy Mee followed suit with a single to left center, driving in Smith to tie the score, 1-1. Alex Darwiche recorded the third-straight hit against Jenkins, doubling down the left field line to give the Blue Jays the 2-1 lead as Orgielewicz rounded home. Haverford sent Anthony Rizzo to the mound, and Mike Eberle was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jon Hayden entered as a pinch hitter for Hopkins, hitting a single through the left side to drive in Mee. Joe Conlon also came in as a pinch hitter, working a four-pitch walk with the bases loaded to send Darwiche home for the 4-1 Hopkins lead.
? Josh Hejka pitched the final inning for the Blue Jays, retiring the first two batters he faced before surrendering back-to-back hits, the only hits allowed by a Hopkins reliever. Will Karp grounded out to end the game for the JHU win.
Today's Team Leaders
Johns Hopkins:
Hits: Orgielewicz (2)
Runs: Four with (1)
RBI: Four with (1)
Strikeouts: Bodner (3)
Haverford:
Hits: Three with (2)
Runs: Plambeck (1)
RBI: Plambeck (1)
Strikeouts: Jenkins (5)
Inside the Box Score.
? The Blue Jays have scored at least four runs in the eighth inning five times in 2017.
? Both teams utilized their starting pitchers. Nick Bodner pitched a career-high 7.0 innings, surrendering five hits and one run and striking out three. Brandon Jenkins pitched 7.1 innings for the Fords, also giving up five hits. Jenkins walked eight batters, striking out five.
What it Means
? After dropping all four meetings in 2016, the Blue Jays have won all three games against the Fords this season, improving to 79-27 all-time against Haverford.
? The Blue Jays advance to Sunday's Centennial Conference championship contest with the win. This is the 12th time Hopkins will play in the championship game. Hopkins needs just one win to secure their 10th Centennial title.
? JHU improves to 35-6 on the season with an 18-game winning streak, tied for the fourth-longest streak in Blue Jay history. This marks the eighth season in which Hopkins has won at least 35 games.
Up Next
? The Blue Jays will host the remaining Centennial Conference Tournament games May 7, with the first game slated for a noon start. For more information, please click here.
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