Top-Ranked Hopkins Pummels Elizabethtown, 14-4 :: Eric Nigro went 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs scored as the Blue Jays improved to 20-0.

Top-Ranked Hopkins Pummels Elizabethtown, 14-4

Eric Nigro went 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs scored as the Blue Jays improved to 20-0.

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Eric Nigro went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in Monday's 14-4 win at Elizabethtown.

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April 5, 2004

Box Score

Elizabethtown, PA - Johns Hopkins senior Tim Casale (West Hempstead, NY/Chaminade) went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in while junior Eric Nigro (Randolph, NJ/Taft Prep) was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBIs as the top-ranked Blue Jay baseball team improved to 20-0 with a 14-4 win at Elizabethtown Monday afternoon at Boyd Stadium.

Casale opened the game with a single, and after he stole second and third, he scored on a two-run homer by Nigro as Hopkins took the early lead. Junior Dave Montegari (West Hempstead, NY/Chaminade) doubled with one out in the second, and after senior Sven Stafford (Evanston, IL/Evanston) walked, both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Casale then tripled to right field to score them both and give the Blue Jays a four-run lead.

Junior Paul Winterling (Glenelg, MD/McDonogh) led of the third with a single to right field and stole second, and after he moved to third on a flyout by Nigro, Winterling scored on a throwing error by Elizabethtown rightfielder Dean Whetham. Sophomore Gary Rosenberg (West Bloomfield, MI/West Bloomfield) then walked and scored on a two-run blast by Montegari as Hopkins took a 7-0 lead after three innings.

The Blue Jays put the game away with four runs in the fourth. Junior Brian Harris (Longwood, FL/Lake Brantley) led off with a single to left and advanced to second when Casale singled to left. Casale was then erased when junior Mike Spiciarich (Syosset, NY/Chaminade) bounced into a fielder's choice, but after Spiciarich stole second, Nigro and Rosenberg each walked to force in a run. Senior Craig Cetta (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) followed with a three-run double to left to make it an 11-0 game.

Elizabethtown got on the board in the fourth as Steve Luongo doubled and scored on a single by Eric Guise, and tacked on a run in the fifth when Jon Kalejta led off with a walk and scored on a double by Seth Guida. However, Hopkins went back up 11 by scoring twice in the top of the sixth.

Spiciarich led off the frame with a double, advanced to third on a flyout by Winterling and scored on a single by Nigro. Rosenberg followed with a double to left center to plate Nigro and give the Blue Jays a 13-2 lead.

Elizabethtown scored in the bottom of the seventh when Whetham and Matt Eshenour each doubled, but Hopkins got the run back in the top of the eighth as freshman Rob Sanzillo (Katonah, NY/Somers) singled, advanced to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Cetta. Eshenour doubled home Mike Donahue in the bottom of the ninth to cap the scoring for Elizabethtown, which fell to 8-12 on the season.

Hopkins sophomore Jim Flannery (Rocky River, OH/St. Edward) started and picked up his second win of the season after allowing two runs, one earned, and six hits while striking out four in five innings of work. Freshman Ben Raymond (Wilmington, DE/Charter School) allowed one run in two innings, junior Jason Hochfelder (Briarcliff Manor, NY/Hackley) threw a scoreless eighth and freshman Ryan Lanpher (York, PA/Calvert Hall) gave up a run in the ninth.

Mike Nocar took the loss for Elizabethtown as he gave up four runs and four hits in two innings pitched, even though he struck out the side in both innings.

Hopkins returns to Centennial Conference play Tuesday when the Blue Jays travel to Washington College for a 3:30 p.m. game with the Shoremen.

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