The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins - 11, Catholic - 3
• Records: JHU (16-9) • Catholic (19-7)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium
• Pitching Decision: W - Jonah Offman (1-0) • L - David Gately (2-1)
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins baseball team got eight RBI from its 7-9 batters as the Blue Jays defeated Catholic, 11-3 in non-conference action on Monday afternoon.

How it Happened
• Catholic scored all of its runs in the first inning off Hopkins starter David Glass. Glass settled down and was able to get out of the inning allowing just the three runs.
• Back-to-back singles to lead off the second put the Cardinals in business again but Glass got a double play ball to put a runner on third with two outs. That's when Tim Kutcher made an incredible catch to rob Brennan Cotter of a two-run home run as Kutcher went over the wall to snag the ball and end the inning.
• Alex Darwiche and Mike Eberle led off the second with singles and a single from Austin Sacks loaded the bases for Dillon Bowman who hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Darwiche. Bradley Martin followed with a single to center to plate Eberle and bring the Blue Jays to within one run.
• Jonah Offman came into the game with a runner on second and no outs in the third, and after the runner advanced to third on a wild pitch, Offman retired the next three batters to keep the score 3-2.
• The Blue Jays exploded for six runs on two hits in the third inning to take an 8-3 lead. Mike Smith walked in a run and Sacks plated two with a single. Bowman notched another RBI with a single to right while Martin knocked in Sacks with a sacrifice fly. Bowman came in to score on a wild pitch for the sixth JHU run of the inning.
• Hopkins made it 10-3 in the fourth as Eberle beat out an infield single to score Chris DeGiacomo and Zach Jaffe scored on a Sacks fielder's choice.
• Another Bowman RBI single in the eighth put JHU up 11-3 as the Blue Jays went onto close out the ninth and take the game by the 11-3 score.

Team Leaders
Johns Hopkins:
Hits: Eberle, Sacks, Bowman (2)
RBI: Sacks (3)
Strikeouts: Offman (4)

Catholic:
Hits: Hennessy, Tracy, Lewis (2)
RBI: Cotter, Lewis (1)
Strikeouts: Moore (2)

What it Means
• JHU now leads the all-time series 32-31-1 and has won the previous four meetings.
• The Blue Jays extend their winning streak to a season-high six games.
• Johns Hopkins has now scored ten or more runs in seven games this season, and the Blue Jays are 6-1 in those games.

Inside the Box Score
• Offman got his first collegiate win pitching 3.1 innings of relief allowing just three hits and no runs. He walked one and struck out four.
• Sacks, Bowman and Martin combined for five hits and eight RBI.
• Eight different Blue Jays found their way into the hit column.
• Darwiche extended his team-leading eight-game hitting streak while Sacks has hit in seven straight while Kutcher has hit in six straight games.

Up Next
• The Blue Jays head out on the road, tomorrow April 10 for a Centennial Conference game at Gettysburg. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

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