May 25, 2004
Baltimore, MD -
Johns Hopkins fell to the No. 7 spot in the American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division III Poll released Tuesday.
Hopkins fell to Rowan, 4-2, Sunday on the final day of the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Baseball Regional. The Blue Jays ended the season 40-4, setting school single-season records for wins and winning percentage.
Senior rightfielder Rob Morrison (Malibu, CA/Loyola) led the Blue Jays with a .477 batting average and 63 hits this season, while senior second baseman Tim Casale (West Hempstead, NY/Chaminade) hit .405 with team-highs of 44 runs scored and five triples.
Senior righthander Jeremy Brown (Baltimore, MD/McDonogh) led the Hopkins pitching staff by posting a 9-0 record and a 1.55 earned run average, while senior righthander Matt Righter (Clarion, PA/Lawrenceville Prep) went 7-1 with a 2.44 ERA.
The final ABCA poll will be released on Thursday, June 4.
Rank School Record Points Last Poll
1. (2) Eastern Connecticut State 39-9 233 4
2. (3) Rowan (N.J.) 40-6 230 8
3. (2) Wisconsin-Whitewater 37-7 223 5
4. Salisbury (Md.) 37-11 213 11
5. (1) George Fox (Ore.) 35-9 203 RV
6. Manchester (Ind.) 35-10 195 20
7. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 40-4 190 1
8. Brockport State (N.Y.) 33-13 182 21
9. Emory (Ga.) 42-6 181 2
10. Aurora (Ill.) 26-17 175 NR
11. St. Thomas (Minn.) 38-8 173 7
12. Ithaca (N.Y.) 34-9 143 6
13. Wooster (Ohio) 37-10 141 10
14. La Verne (Calif.) 29-12 137 24
15. Carthage (Wis.) 37-11 124 27
16. Methodist (N.C.) 30-19 105 29
17. Trinity (Texas) 37-10 102 3
18. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 35-9 100 13
19. Bridgewater State (Mass.) 26-16 95 NR
20. Heidelberg (Ohio) 32-14-1 76 NR
Also receiving votes and named on more than one ballot (alphabetically): Ripon (Wis.), Texas-Dallas, Western New England (Mass.).
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