SWARTHMORE, PA – The No. 4/5 Johns Hopkins baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Swarthmore on Saturday afternoon, falling 12-6 in the opener and 8-4 in game two. With the losses, the Blue Jays move to 27-8 overall and 10-4 in conference play.
Game 1
Starting pitcher
Ryan Anderson ran into early trouble as Swarthmore struck first in the second inning, plating two runs on a double steal and an RBI double to take a 2-0 lead.
Hopkins answered in the top of the third, loading the bases before
Alex Shane drove in the Blue Jays' first run with a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 2-1. Back-to-back RBI singles from
William Jaun and
Lukas Geer gave Hopkins its first lead of the game at 3-2.
The Blue Jays added to their advantage in the fourth when
Jacob Harris launched a two-run home run on the first pitch he saw, extending the lead to 5-2. Geer followed with an RBI single in the fifth to push the lead to 6-2. However, that would be the final run production for Hopkins, as the offense was held scoreless the rest of the way.
Swarthmore (22-12, 7-7) responded with 10 unanswered runs—one in the fifth, two in the sixth and seven in the seventh—to secure the 12-6 victory. A pair of RBI doubles cut the deficit to 6-5 before the Garnet erupted in the seventh. Three consecutive singles tied the game at 6-6, and a combination of defensive miscues and a two-run home run helped Swarthmore pull away.
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
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Ryan Anderson started and tossed 4.2 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.
Cole Jefferson (3-2) took the loss, surrendering four runs on five hits while striking out two.
• Two Blue Jays recorded multi-hit games, with
Lukas Geer leading the way. Geer went 3-for-4 from the plate with a pair of RBIs.
Jacob Harris added a two-run home run.
• Jaun has recorded a hit in 15 of the last 17 games and has recorded at least three hits in six of those contests.
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Luke Baker has reached base safely in 27 of the last 28 games and recorded a hit in 17 of the last 21 games.
• The Blue Jays have scored three or more runs in 58 different innings through 34 games.
• Hopkins has hit multiple home runs in 20 of its 34 games this season and at least one in 28.
Game 2
Swarthmore jumped out to a 2-0 lead with back-to-back hits to close the first inning. After being held quiet early, the Blue Jays got on the board in the third when
Luke Baker delivered an RBI single to cut the deficit to 2-1.
A defensive miscue in the bottom of the third allowed two runs to score, extending the Garnet lead to 4-1. Hopkins responded in the fourth as
Keiffer Ary scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-2, then tied the game in the fifth on RBI singles from Jaun and Geer.
The game settled into a pitcher's duel from the fourth inning on, with
William Bononeo retiring eight of the 11 batters he faced to keep Swarthmore in check. However, with the Blue Jays unable to generate offense after the fifth, the Garnet broke through in the eighth. With two outs and the bases loaded, Aidan Sullivan hit a go-ahead grand slam to give Swarthmore an 8-4 lead and secure the sweep.
Hopkins returns to action on Tuesday, April 21, hosting Washington College for the Blue Jays' annual Morgan's Message game. First pitch at Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
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William Jaun started and pitched 3.0 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out four. William Bononeo added 3.0 scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts.
Dylan Zucker (1-1) took the loss, allowing four runs over 2.0 innings with four strikeouts.
• Two Blue Jays recorded multi-hit games, with
Luke Baker leading the way. Baker went 2-for-4 from the plate with an RBI and a walk.
• Jaun has recorded a hit in 16 of the last 18 games and has recorded at least three hits in six of those contests.
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Luke Baker has reached base safely in 28 of the last 29 games and recorded a hit in 18 of the last 22 games.
