Hopkins Picked First in Centennial Preseason Poll

Blue Jays Open Conference Play March 26 Against Western Maryland.

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Senior Ben Taylor and the Blue Jays aim for their fifth Centennial Championship in 2002.

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March 4, 2002

LANCASTER, PA - The Johns Hopkins baseball team was picked to finish first in the Centennial Conference as selected by the conference's 10 head coaches. The Blue Jays received nine first-place votes and 81 points overall to outdistance Gettysburg, which was second in the voting with 66 points overall and one first-place vote. Ursinus was third in the poll with 60 total points, while Franklin & Marshall was fourth with 55 points.

Hopkins won its fourth Centennial Championship last season, the team's third in five years, with a 13-5 record in conference play and a 33-14 mark overall. JHU also boasts an all-time record of 109-34 (.762) in Centennial games, which is tops in the league.

The Blue Jays opened the 2002 season with a 7-5 win over Messiah last week and will next be in action tomorrow as JHU hosts Villa Julie at 3:00 p.m.

Centennial Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Johns Hopkins (9), 81
2. Gettysburg (1), 66
3. Ursinus, 60
4. Franklin & Marshall, 55
5. Western Maryland, 48
6. Muhlenberg, 47
7. Washington, 32
8. Dickinson, 29
9. Haverford, 23
10. Swarthmore, 9

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