BALTIMORE, MD – The No. 4-ranked Johns Hopkins baseball team faced 13^th-ranked Gettysburg (22-3, 1-2) Tuesday afternoon, defeating the Bullets 9-0. Fresh off receiving conference honors as Pitcher of the Week, Drew Grumbles led the Jays to a shutout over Gettysburg, striking out eight over 7.0 innings of work, surrendering only four hits, retiring the last 20-of-21 Bullets he faced.
 
Grumbles got off to a shaky start, loading the bases with just one out. However, the sophomore bounced back by striking out the next two batters to escape the jam.
 
What looked to be a pitchers' duel quickly turned in Hopkins' favor. Catcher Caleb Cyr broke the scoring open with an opposite-field home run that landed on University Parkway, marking the game's winning hit.
 
Hopkins (21-3, 2-1) added to its lead with a three-run fifth inning. With two outs, Jacob Harris hit a single to left, scoring the Jays' second run. Two more runs came across on a throwing error by the Gettysburg catcher.
 
The Blue Jays continued to pile on with insurance runs in the sixth and seventh. The fifth run came in on a Clay Hartje sacrifice fly, and the sixth scored on a bobbled ball by the Bullets' center fielder. Dillon Souvignier then put the game out of reach with a three-run homer over the right field fence on the first pitch he saw, extending the lead to 9-0.
 
Grumbles earned the victory, moving to 5-0 on the season. William Boneno pitched two scoreless innings in relief, keeping the shutout intact, giving Hopkins the victory.
 
The Blue Jays are back in action Friday, April 4 in Gettysburg, PA, taking on Gettysburg in the second game of a home-and-home series with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 PM.
 
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins

• Harris, Souvignier and Alex Shane recorded multi-hit games with 2 apiece, with Souvignier leading the team with three RBIs.
 
• Grumbles earned his fifth win of the season, striking out eight over 7.0 innings of work, surrendering just four hits, retiring the last 20-of-21 batters he faced.