BALTIMORE, MD – The No. 4-ranked Johns Hopkins baseball team squared off against Muhlenberg (13-12, 3-3) in a Saturday afternoon doubleheader sweeping the Mules 3-1 in the morning game and 8-7 in the nightcap.
Jimmy Stevens erupted at the plate, blasting three home runs—two solo shots and a three-run blast—injecting much-needed momentum into Hopkins (24-3, 5-1) when it seemed to be slipping away in both games.
Game 1
The first game of the doubleheader was a pitcher's duel, with both pitchers allowing only home runs as the sole blemishes on their performances.
Muhlenberg's Tomas Pranzo gave the Mules a one-run lead with a solo home run in the third inning. Two innings later, Stevens answered with his first home run of the afternoon, tying the game.
Caleb Cyr crushed a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth, giving his team its first lead of the afternoon and setting the stage for
William Boneno to seal the victory. Boneno, who earned the win in relief, moved to 2-0 on the season with a dominant 2.0 innings of work. He blanked the Mules' offense, surrendering no runs, only one hit and one walk while striking out three to secure the victory.
Although
Kieren Collins received a no-decision, he delivered an impressive 7.0 innings of one-run ball, matching his longest outing of the season. He struck out three, walked two, and gave up the only run via the home run.
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
• All three Blue Jay runs came via the long ball, with both
Caleb Cyr and
Dylan Whitney recording multi-hit games with two hits apiece.
•
Dillon Souvignier stole his eighth base of the season. He's tied with
Shawn Steuerer for the team-lead, going 8-of-8 this season.
Game 2
Muhlenberg jumped out to an early one-run lead with a solo home run from Marc Quarrie in the first inning off
Charles Monterrosa.
Jimmy Stevens quickly answered, tying the game with a home run in the second, before putting Hopkins ahead in the fourth with an RBI single to left that scored
Dillon Souvignier.
After Monterrosa settled in, the Mules stole a run in the fifth with a double down the left field line, tying the game at two. Muhlenberg then took control with a grand slam in the seventh, pushing their lead to 7-3.
Just when it seemed like all hope was lost, Hopkins responded. A throwing error by the Mules' pitcher allowed a run to score, and the very next batter,
Jimmy Stevens, tied the game with a three-run home run-his third of the day-clearing the bases.
With two runners on and one out,
Caleb Cyr loaded the bases with a hit off the right field net, advancing both runners 90 feet. With momentum fully on Hopkins' side,
Dillon Souvignier delivered a walk-off single up the middle, scoring
Alex Shane for the win.
Tyler Sugrim earned his first win of the season, pitching 2.1 innings of relief, allowing just two hits while striking out one and walking one.
Charles Monterrosa tied his season-high with seven strikeouts in his longest outing of the year.
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
• Five Blue Jay hitters recorded a multi-hit game, with
Jimmy Stevens leading the charge with six RBIs.
Caleb Cyr,
Dillon Souvignier and Stevens had three hits apiece with
Alex Shane and
Clay Hartje both recording two hits.
• Souvignier delivered the game-winning hit, plating Shane, giving Hopkins its 24
th win of the season and the fifth conference win.
The Blue Jays are back in action Tuesday, April 8 at Preston Field, taking on McDaniel in the first game of a home-and-home series with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 PM.
