June 8, 2004
Baltimore, MD -
The Johns Hopkins baseball team remained in the No. 7 spot in the final American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division III Poll released Monday.
Hopkins fell to Rowan, 4-2 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 record for wins and winning percentage.
Senior rightfielder Rob Morrison (Malibu, CA/Loyola) led the Blue Jays with a .477 batting average this season, while senior Tim Casale (West Hempstead, NY/Chaminade), the Centennial Player of the Year, hit .405 with team-highs of 44 runs scored, 5 triples and 27 stolen bases, to lead an offense that averaged 9.2 runs per game.
Centennial Pitcher of the Year Jeremy Brown (Baltimore, MD/McDonogh) anchored the Hopkins pitching staff by posting a 9-0 record and a 1.55 earned run average. Senior Matt Righter (Clarion, PA/Lawrenceville Prep) went 7-1 with a 2.44 earned run average.
Rank School Record Points Last Poll
1. (8) George Fox (Ore.) 40-10 240 5
2. Eastern Connecticut State 43-11 232 1
3. Wis.-Whitewater 39-9 221 3
4. Aurora (Ill.) 28-19 219 10
5. Rowan (NJ) 41-8 197 2
6. Brockport (N.Y.) State 34-15 194 8
7. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 40-4 186 7
8. Salisbury (Md.) 37-13 183 4
9. Emory (Ga.) 42-6 178 9
10. Manchester (Ind.) 35-12 175 6
11. St. Thomas (Minn.) 38-8 173 11
12. Ithaca (N.Y.) 34-9 143 12
13. Wooster (Ohio) 37-10 141 13
14. La Verne (Calif.) 29-12 137 14
15. Carthage (Wis.) 37-11 124 15
16. Methodist (N.C.) 30-19 105 16
17. Trinity (Texas) 37-10 102 17
18. Wis.-Oshkosh 35-9 100 18
19. Bridgewater (Mass.) State 26-16 95 19
20. Heidelberg (Ohio) 32-14-1 76 20
21. Southern Maine 31-13-1 68 21
22. Linfield (Ore.) 32-11 62 22
23. Cortland (N.Y.) State 29-16 59 23
24. Mary Washington (Va.) 3012 58 24
25. Chapman (Calif.) 29-13 43 25
26. Marietta (Ohio) 33-11 42 26
27. Simpson (Iowa) 31-16 41 27
28. Arcadia (Pa.) 28-16 41 28
29. Virginia Wesleyan 31-12 23 29
30. Denison (Ohio) 31-7 19 30
Also receiving votes and named on more than one ballot (alphabetically): Ripon (Wis.), Texas-Dallas, Western New England (Mass.)
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