The Basics
• Score: JHU - 2, Plymouth St. - 3
• Records: Johns Hopkins (10-8) • Plymouth St. (6-5)
• Location: Fort Myers, FL (Terry Park)
• Pitching Decision: W - Dylan Gaita (1-0) • L -
Nick Burns (1-1) • S - Alex Larson (1)
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins baseball team wrapped up its spring break trip in Fort Myers, FL with a 3-2 loss to Plymouth St. on Saturday.
How it Happened
• JHU jumped out to a quick as
Tim Kutcher scored on an error on a ground ball hit by
Mike Smith.
• The Panthers took the lead in the bottom of the frame on a Nate Frederick double to right center plated two.
• Plymouth St. added another run in the second on a Cam Ruziak homer.
• Hopkins starter,
Nick Burns retired the Panthers in order in the third.
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Alex Darwiche led off the fourth with a walk and advanced to second on an
Austin Sacks infield single.
Colby Wilson advanced the runners over with a sacrifice bunt, but neither was able to score as Darwiche was erased at home and Sacks was left stranded.
• After a lead-off single to Nate Frederick who advanced to second on an error and third on a balk in the sixth, Burns got Ben Curry swinging for the first out.
Josh Hejka came in and got the last two batters to leave Frederick stranded at third.
• Wilson led off the seventh with a double to right and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by
Chris DeGiacomo. A
Dillon Bowman groundout scored Wilson to make the score 3-2.
• Wilson got a one-out single in the top of the ninth, but the Blue Jays were unable to tie the game as they fell to the Panthers, 3-2.
Team Leaders
Johns Hopkins:
Hits: Wilson (2)
RBI: Bowman (1)
Strikeouts: Burns, Hejka (4)
Plymouth St:
Hits: Mitch Sytulek, Fedrick (2)
RBI: Fedrick, Ruziak (1)
Strikeouts: Dylan Gaita (2)
What it Means
• Hopkins concludes its spring break trip to Florida with a 6-4 record.
• The Blue Jays are now 3-2 against the Panthers. Plymouth St. won both meetings in Florida this season.
Inside the Box Score
• Wilson led Hopkins with two hits in the game.
• Burns went 5.1 innings allowing three runs (two earned) with no walks and four strikeouts.
• Hejka went the final 2.2 innings allowing just one hit with no walk and four strikeouts.
Up Next
• The Blue Jays return to Baltimore where they will host #14 Catholic on Tuesday, March 27 at 4:30 pm.
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