May 2, 2003

BALTIMORE, MD - With a doubleheader sweep against Ursinus on Monday, the Johns Hopkins baseball team earned the top seed for the Centennial Conference (CC) Baseball Tournament this weekend. The Blue Jays, 29-5 overall, earned the top seed after posting a 16-2 mark in conference play. As the top seed, JHU will host games on Saturday and Sunday.

This afternoon, No. 4 seed Muhlenberg (19-12-1, 10-7-1) travels to face the third seed McDaniel Green Terror (18-10-1, 12-5-1) in Westminster, Maryland at 3:30 p.m. The winner advances to play No. 2 seed Ursinus (22-11-1, 12-5-1) at Hopkins on Saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. The Blue Jays will then face the winner of Saturday's first game in a best-of-three series, with one game on Saturday and possibly two on Sunday. A complete schedule of games is listed below

The winner of the Centennial Conference Tournament receives an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament. Hopkins will be looking for its third straight conference title, sixth overall, and 12th NCAA Tournament appearance. Ursinus has three Centennial titles to its credit.

2003 Centennial Conference Baseball Championships

Friday, May 2 (at McDaniel):
Game No. 1 - No. 4 Seed Muhlenberg (19-12-1) at No. 3 Seed McDaniel (18-10-1), 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 3 (at Johns Hopkins):
Game No. 2 - Winner of Game 1 vs. No. 2 Seed Ursinus (22-11-1), 11:00 a.m.
Game No. 3 - Winner of Game 2 at No. 1 Seed Johns Hopkins (29-5) (best 2-of-3), 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 4 (at Johns Hopkins):
Game No. 4 - Johns Hopkins vs. Winner of Game 2, 12:00 p.m.
Game No. 5 - Winner of Game 2 at Johns Hopkins, 20 minutes after conclusion of Game 4 (if necessary)

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