BALTIMORE, MD – The No. 3/3 Johns Hopkins baseball team split a Saturday doubleheader with Haverford at Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium, taking the opener 6-4 before falling 10-5 in the nightcap. The Blue Jays move to 26-5 overall and 9-1 in conference play, suffering their first conference loss of the season.
Game 1: JHU 6, HAV 4
Starting pitcher
Ryan Anderson battled early command issues before settling in, ultimately delivering three shutout innings. Haverford struck first in the opening frame, capitalizing on a leadoff walk that came around to score for a 1-0 lead. Anderson quickly regrouped, retiring nine of the next 11 batters he faced.
The Blue Jays offense responded with four runs over the next two innings.
Damian Brown got Hopkins on the board with a sacrifice fly to spark a three-run second inning. One batter later,
Shane Keough launched a two-run home run to give the Blue Jays a 3-1 advantage. Brown added to the lead in the fourth with a solo home run, making it 4-1.
Haverford answered with a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth to tie the game at 4-4, using a run-scoring single and double to even things up.
Hopkins regained control in the bottom of the sixth, taking advantage of a throwing error by the Fords' catcher to plate the go-ahead run. The Blue Jays added an insurance run in the eighth when
Alex Shane drew a bases-loaded walk to extend the lead to 6-4.
Nicolas Jos (1-0) earned his first win of the season, tossing the final 3.2 scoreless innings. He allowed just two hits, struck out one and retired nine of the 12 batters he faced, inducing double plays to end both the sixth and seventh innings.
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
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Nicolas Jos (1-0) earned the win with 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out one.
• Three Blue Jays recorded a hit, led by
Damian Brown and
Shane Keough, who each recorded a hit and drove in two runs.
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William Jaun has recorded a hit in 12 of the last 13 games and has recorded at least three hits in five of those contests.
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Luke Baker has reached base safely in 24 of the last 25 games and recorded a hit in 14 of the last 18 games.
• The Blue Jays have scored three or more runs in 51 different innings through 30 games.
• Hopkins has hit multiple home runs in 18 of its 30 games this season and at least one in 25.
Game 2: JHU 5, HAV 10
The second game began similarly to the opener, as Haverford took an early lead with an RBI groundout in the first inning. Starting pitcher
Cole Jefferson recovered well, retiring nine of the next 13 batters he faced.
With the offense quiet early, the Blue Jays pulled even in the fourth when
William Jaun launched a solo home run to make it 1-1. However, Haverford responded with two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to build a 5-1 lead. A defensive miscue extended the fifth inning, allowing Jackson Sgro to connect on a two-run homer, and another two-run shot in the sixth added to the Fords' advantage.
Lukas Geer trimmed the deficit to 5-2 with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth, but Hopkins missed a key opportunity in the seventh, leaving the bases loaded without scoring.
Haverford broke the game open in the eighth, plating five runs on four consecutive hits, followed by a run-scoring double to extend the lead to 10-2.
The Blue Jays showed life in the bottom half of the inning, scoring three runs.
Keiffer Ary hit a two-run home run and
Jacob Harris added a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 10-5.
Hopkins continued to battle in the ninth, loading the bases, but was unable to complete the comeback.
Hopkins returns to action Tuesday, April 14, traveling to Carlisle, PA to face Dickinson. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
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William Boneno (1-1) took the loss, allowing six runs (three earned) on six hits over 3.1 innings while striking out four.
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Keiffer Ary led the way offensively, going 1-for-2 with two RBIs and two walks.
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William Jaun has recorded a hit in 13 of the last 14 games and has recorded at least three hits in five of those contests.
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Luke Baker has reached base safely in 25 of the last 26 games and recorded a hit in 15 of the last 19 games.
• The Blue Jays have scored three or more runs in 52 different innings through 31 games.
• Hopkins has hit multiple home runs in 19 of its 31 games this season and at least one in 26.
