• Score: #6 Johns Hopkins- 12, #13 Catholic- 3
• Record: JHU (18-2), CUA (15-3)
• Pitching Decision: W: Charles Monterrosa (3-0), L: Jake Kenney (1-2)
• The Short Story: The Blue Jays hot bats traveled back home with them from Florida as they pushed across 12 runs to knock off the 13th-ranked Cardinals 12-3.

How It Happened

• Isaiah Winikur wasted no time firing up the Blue Jays lineup in the top of the first inning. Winikur worked a full count to lead things off, and proceeded to send a screamer over the left field fence to put JHU up 1-0. Dillon Souvignier and Shawn Steuerer both reached with a single to put two on with one for Charlie Monterrosa. Monterrosa would join Winikur in the home run club as he sent a ball out to right center field, which was his first career home run, to give the Blue Jays an early 4-0 lead.
• Catholic grabbed a run back in the bottom of the first after a Ben Nardi solo shot. The Blue Jays kept their foot on the gas, adding two more runs in the top of the second to push the lead to six. With two outs in the inning, Steuerer stripped a single down the left field line to plate Winikur and Sam Frank for his 19th and 20th RBI of the season.
• Johns Hopkins next scoring outburst came in the seventh inning when they brought five runs in to give itself a comfortable 11-2 lead. Three of those runs came off the bat of Caleb Cyr who launched his fifth long ball of the season over the left field wall. Cyr now has the second highest home run total on the team so far this season.
• JHU picked up one more run on an RBI hit by pitch for Matthew Chang while Catholic would scratch across one more run on the board as well but could not keep up with the hots bats of the Blue Jays as JHU came away with their 18th win of the season 12-3 over the Cardinals.

Inside the Box Score

• Johns Hopkins used eight different pitchers to hold the Cardinals to just three runs in the game. The Blue Jays staff continues to be one of the best in the country as they are top 20 in ERA.
• The three home runs for Johns Hopkins today brings their season total to 32. The 32 homers is currently tied for the third most in the NCAA this season.
• Shawn Steuerer's two RBI now move him to second on the team at 20. He now only sits behind Jimmy Stevens who now has an RBI in five of his last six games.

Of Note

• Today's win moves the Blue Jays to 4-1 against ranked opponents so far this season. All four of those wins came against teams who were ranked in the top 15.
• JHU has only played two true away games so far this season, but have outscored teams 35-7 on the road.

Up Next

• The Blue Jays are back in action at Babb Field for a doubleheader with with Haverford to kick off the conference schedule on Saturday with game one starting at 12 pm.