The Basics
• Score: Hopkins – 13 • McDaniel - 3
• Records: JHU (20-7, 6-2 CC) • McDaniel (9-15-1, 1-7 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium
• Pitching Decision: W – Sean McCracken (4-2) • L – Brandon Richmond (0-3)
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins baseball team hit seven home runs, including two three-run shots from Chris Festa, as the Blue Jays defeated visiting McDaniel, 13-3 on Friday afternoon on Babb Field.

How it Happened
• Colin Franke took the first pitch of the ballgame from Sean McCracken and deposited it over the left field wall for the 1-0 lead. A single and a walk put two men on for AJ Finch who singled home the second Green Terror run of the inning as McDaniel took a quick 2-0 lead.
• Back-to-back walks to Tim Kutcher and Mike Eberle brought up Chris Festa who quickly put JHU back in the lead with one swing as he took the first pitch he saw over the left-center field fence to put the Blue Jays up 3-2.
• JHU added two more runs in the second as Bradley Parsons and Kutcher both took McDaniel starter, Brandon Richmond, deep to increase the Hopkins lead to 5-2.
• Parsons showed off his defensive skills as he robbed Ryan Downes of a two-run homer in the top of the third as he went over the wall to bring the ball back and keep the score 5-2.
• The home run fest continued for Hopkins in the fifth as back-to-back shots from Nate Davis and Chris DeGiacomo made it a 7-2 JHU lead.
• Festa hit his second three-run shot in the sixth as the junior took the 2-2 pitch over the center field fence to give Johns Hopkins a 10-2 lead.
• The Green Terror got a run in the seventh on a solo home run from DJ Biscoe to make the score 10-3
• AJ King hit the seventh home run for the Blue Jays as his solo shot made it 11-2 in the seventh. Pete Manny later worked a walk with the bases loaded to make it 12-2 and an RBI fielder's choice for Robby Faris made the score 13-3 as the Blue Jays went on to win the game, 13-3.

Team Leaders
Johns Hopkins:
Hits: DeGiacomo - 3
RBI:  Festa - 6
Strikeouts: McCracken - 4

McDaniel:
Hits: Five tied - 2
RBI:  Three tied - 1
Strikeouts: Richmond - 5

What it Means
• JHU has now won 29 consecutive Centennial Conference games at home as the Blue Jays are outscoring conference opponents 58-4 in the four games in Baltimore so far this season. Johns Hopkins last lost a conference game at home on April 2, 2016, when Haverford came to Baltimore and took a doubleheader from Hopkins.
• The Blue Jays are 92-61 all-time against McDaniel and have won the last 10 meetings between the two teams. Dating back to 2015, JHU has outscored McDaniel 51-17 in the last five meetings in Baltimore.
• The seven home runs are a season-high for the Blue Jays who also hit seven home runs last season against Gwynedd Mercy on February 27.

Inside the Box Score
• Dating back to last season, Eberle has reached base in 51 consecutive games as he went 1-3 with a walk and two runs scored.
• DeGiacomo has a team-high nine-game hitting streak as he went 3-3 on the day with a home run. King now has a six-game hitting streak as he went 2-3 with his first collegiate home run.
• Festa now leads the team with eight home runs and 29 RBI on the season as he went 2-4 with six runs batted in on the day. The six RBIs are one shy of tying his career-high. The junior is tied for the conference lead in home runs and is tied for second in RBI.
• Davis now has five home runs and 18 RBI this season while Parsons hit his first collegiate home run.
• Ritchie reached base in 15 straight games as he worked a walk in the game, and Kutcher has now reached in 11 consecutive games as he finished the day 1-2 with three runs scored and his fourth homer of the year.
• McCracken improved to 4-2 on the year as he went seven innings allowing three runs with one walk and four strikeouts. Jonah Offman went the final two innings allowing just one hit while striking out two.

Up Next
• JHU will head out on the road for a pivotal Centennial Conference matchup at Haverford. The Fords and Blue Jays currently both sport a 6-2 Centennial Conference record. First pitch at Kannerstein Field is scheduled for 12 pm.