WINTER HAVEN, FL – The No. 3-ranked Johns Hopkins baseball team faced Mitchell (2-11) in its first game of their spring break, Thursday afternoon, holding the Mariners scoreless 12-0. The Blue Jay bats had a keen eye for the baseball in the blowout win, scoring six of its 12 runs on either a hit batter, walk or wild pitch.
 
Hopkins (10-0) jumped out to a quick start, scoring the first run of the game with some help from mother nature. A popup from Caleb Cyr, caught in the wind, dropped, scoring Alex Shane, proving to be the winning run. Shawn Steuerer then delivered a solo shot in the third, extending the Jays lead to two and his hit streak to five games.
 
Hopkins continued to add insurance runs, scoring five in the sixth, ultimately allowing the Jays to meet the run-rule threshold of 10 runs after seven innings.
 
Blue Jay pitching was stellar in the opening game of the RussMatt Invitational, with Kieren Collins throwing five innings of one-hit baseball, retiring all but two batters, improving to 4-0 on the season. In relief, Cole Eggleston and Matt Savedoff combined to throw the final two innings, with Eggleston allowing just one hit and Savedoff striking out two.
 
The Blue Jays are back in action Friday, March 14 in the second game of the RussMatt Invitational in Florida, taking on Mount Union with first pitch scheduled for 9:15 AM.
 
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins

• With the win, Hopkins moves to 10-0 to start the season, achieving that feat for the first time since the 2004 season when the Jays won the first 33 games.
 
• The Blue Jays scored half of their runs (6) on either a walk, hit-by-pitch or wild pitch, with the Mitchell pitching staff surrendering 12 total walks.
 
• With a single in the sixth inning, Jake Siani has recorded a hit in six-straight games and with a home run in the third, Steuerer extends his hit streak to five.
 
• Collins earned the win (4-0), tossing five innings of one-hit baseball, retiring all but two batters. Blue Jay relievers, Eggleston and Savedoff combined to throw the final two innings before Hopkins invoked the run-rule.
 
• Cyr led the Blue Jay offense with two hits and two walks, picking up an RBI, stolen base and scoring an additional three runs in the victory over the Mariners.