The Basics
• Score: Hopkins – 5, Gwynedd Mercy - 0
• Records: JHU (2-1) • Gwynedd Mercy (0-4)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium
• Pitching Decision: W -  Josh Hejka (1-0) • L – RJ Boyle (0-2)
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins baseball team got solid pitching from Harrison Folk and Josh Hejka as Hopkins shutout Gwynedd Mercy, 5-0, on Tuesday afternoon at Babb Field.

How it Happened
• JHU looked to get on the board early, loading the bases in the first but Boyle was able to escape the bases loaded jam and keep the game scoreless.
• In the fourth, Folk got into a one-out, bases loaded jam, but the senior got a shallow fly out and a groundout as the game remained scoreless.
• Austin Sacks broke the scoreless tie as he launched a Boyle pitch deep over the right field fence to give the Blue Jays the 1-0 lead. It is the second homer for Sacks this season.
• Folk got into another jam in the fifth as the Griffins had runners on first and second with two outs. Hejka came in to relieve Folk, and after the runners advanced into scoring position, Hejka induced a groundout to second to end the inning.
• The Blue Jays loaded the bases in the fifth and Sacks worked a walk to force in a run and make it a 2-0 ballgame. The Griffins were able to get out of the inning allowing just the one run.
• A three-run seventh got started with a Chris Festa homerun to right-center. Adam Kohl later doubled home Chris DeGiacomo and Mike Ainsworth followed with a single to score Kohl from second and give the Blue Jays a 5-0 lead.  
• Gwynedd Mercy got two guys on in the eighth against Hejka but he once again got out of the inning and followed with a 1-2-3 ninth to seal the 5-0 victory.

Team Leaders
Johns Hopkins:
Hits: Festa - 2
RBI:  Sacks - 2
Strikeouts: Hejka - 5

Gwynedd Mercy:
Hits:  Jason Mulvey - 3
RBI:  N/A
Strikeouts: Boyle - 2

What it Means
• This was the first shutout for JHU since Nick Burns pitched a complete game shutout on April 21, 2018 in game two of a doubleheader against Ursinus.
• JHU is now 5-1 against the Griffins all-time as Hopkins has won the last four meetings. This was the first shutout in the six-game series.

Inside the Box Score
• The Griffins outhit the Blue Jays, 11-6, but JHU stranded 10 runners on base while GM left nine runners on.
• Folk went 4.2 innings allowing eight hits with no walks and a strikeout. Hejka pitched the last 4.1 innings allowing just three hits with no walks and four strikeouts.
• Sacks went 1-2 in the game with two walks while Festa went 2-4 with a walk.

Up Next
• The Blue Jays will open the Baltimore Invitational on Friday, March 1 with a 3pm contest against La Roche at Babb Field.