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Baseball Weekly Release 4/15
April 15, 2002
Complete Release in PDF Format
Results: The Blue Jays currently sport a 25-5 record after posting a 4-1 record last week. JHU started the week with a 14-5 win over Villa Julie on Monday before Dickinson snapped the Blue Jays 10-game winning streak and handed JHU its first Centennial Conference loss, 7-3 on Tuesday. Hopkins rebounded by crushing the Red Devils, 20-2 on Friday and followed that with a doubleheader sweep of Swarthmore on Saturday, winning 3-0 and 6-4.
Up Next: JHU opens this week at home on Tuesday as Centennial Conference rival Gettysburg visits at 3:30 p.m. The Blue Jays face the Bullets again on Friday in Gettysburg at 3:30 p.m. before concluding the week with a home doubleheader versus Ursinus on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
The Coach: Bob Babb is in his 23rd season as head coach of the Blue Jay baseball. Babb, who is the all-time winningest men's baseball coach in JHU history, sports a 605-236-8 (.717) record. Babb became the 14th active Division III head coach with 600 wins as JHU defeated Franklin & Marshall, 4-1, on April 6. Under Babb's guidance, Hopkins has captured 10 Middle Atlantic Conference Southeast League titles, seven UAA titles, four Centennial Conference Championships, and made nine appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Team & Player Notes
* Consistent Winning: JHU has recorded a winning record for 23 straight seasons, including every year under coach Babb. Last season the Blue Jays won 33 games, marking the seventh time Hopkins has won at least 30 games. With JHU's doubleheader sweep of Swarthmore, the team has also won at least 25 games for 11 consecutive years. Below is a list of the seasons in which the Blue Jays have won at least 30 games:
Year, Record, Postseason
* Babb Reaches 600 Wins: Head coach Bob Babb picked up his 600th and 601st career victories with JHU doubleheader sweep of Franklin & Marshall April 6. He became the 14th active Division III head coach to win 600 games and currently sports a 605-236-8 (.717) career record in 23 seasons at Hopkins. Below is a list of Babb's milestone victories:
No. Opponent, Date, Score
* Strength in Numbers: Through 30 games, JHU has displayed its depth as 25 players have seen action in the field and 12 pitchers have taken the mound. Twenty-two players have tallied at least one hit, while 23 players have scored a run and 21 players have at least one RBI. Twelve players have scored 12 or more runs and 13 players have at least 10 runs batted in. Eight pitchers have started two or more games and all 12 pitchers have see action in three or more games.
* Blue Jays Qualify for Centennial Playoffs: The Blue Jays have posted an 11-1 record through 12 conference games to become the first school to qualify for the first ever Centennial Conference Baseball Tournament. The top four teams in the CC at the end of the regular season qualify with the tournament scheduled for Friday, May 3 to Sunday, May 5.
* Power Surge: With 10 home runs this past week, including six in a 14-5 win over Villa Julie, the Blue Jays now have 50 for the year to break the school-record of 45 set by the 1998 team. Sophomore Mike Stankus hit a three-run shot off the scoreboard against Villa Julie for the record-breaking homer. If JHU keeps the pace of 1.66 home runs per game through the 40-game schedule, Hopkins would finish the regular season with 66 homers. Seventeen players have hit a home run, while 11 players have three or more homers. Senior John Krivonak and freshman Paul Winterling each hit their first career home runs in JHU's 20-2 win over Dickinson last week.
* Scoring in Bunches: The Blue Jays have scored 295 runs in the team's first 30 games for an average of 9.83 runs per game. Hopkins has scored 10 or more runs in 13 games and scored four or more runs in an inning 20 times. JHU scored a season-high 27 runs against Robert Morris, the most since a 30-0 win over Dickinson in 1987, and defeated Dickinson 20-2 last week. Last season, the Blue Jays averaged 7.02 runs per game for a total of 330 runs.
* Sineath Approaches School Records: Senior second baseman Karl Sineath leads Hopkins with 32 runs scored and 16 stolen bases to move closer to the school career marks in both categories. Sineath has 94 career stolen bases to rank second at JHU, just one steal behind Tom Finegan (95). He also ranks third at Hopkins with 158 career runs, needing six to pass John Christ (163) for the all-time lead.
*Rosenberg Reaches 200-K Mark: Senior Yani Rosenberg has totaled 42 strikeouts in 36 innings this season to pass the 200-strikeout mark and move into second place at JHU with 230 for his career. Rosenberg, the third pitcher in school history to record over 200 strikeouts, needs 12 k's to become JHU's all-time leader. Rosenberg is also third at Hopkins in career winning percentage (.888, 24-3) and has won his last 13 decisions dating back to last season.
* Quick Notes: ~ Since the start of the 1990 season, Hopkins has posted a 365-140-1 (.722) record.
~ The Blue Jays are hitting .358 (143-for-399) with runners in scoring position and .583 (14-for-24) with the bases loaded.
~ In 244 innings, the pitching staff has just three less strikeouts (209) than hits allowed (212). Last season, the Blue Jays allowed 344 hits and struck out a school-record 290 batters in 373.2 innings.
~ JHU's current 25-5 record is the best after 30 games since the 1998 squad posted a 28-2 record at the 30-game mark.
~ Senior Ben Taylor was 7-for-16 (.437) last week with three runs and six RBIs. He tallied two RBIs against Dickinson to become the 11th player in school history to pass the 100-RBI mark. Taylor currently has 102 career RBIs and needs 13 more to move into ninth place at JHU. He currently leads the club with six home runs and also ranks eighth at Hopkins with 16 career home runs.
~ Sophomore Doug Hitchner continues to collect hits in key situations for JHU. He leads the team with 11 two-out RBIs, is 4-for-4 with the bases loaded, and is also batting .526 (10-for-19) with runners in scoring position. In JHU's 6-4 win over Swarthmore on Saturday, Hitchner tied the score at 4-4 in the sixth inning with a three-run double.
Centennial Standings
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