CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The No. 12 nationally-ranked and fifth-seeded Baldwin Wallace University baseball fell to No. 1 nationally-ranked and top-seeded Johns Hopkins (Md.) University in the second round of the NCAA Division III College World Series by a final score of 10-6 on the PG Cares Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

BW (37-11) was led by senior outfielder Andrew Parker (Toledo/Toledo Central Catholic) who went 2-for-4 with his second home run of the College World Series. Junior infielder Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) hit a two-run home run in the first inning and went 1-for-4 on the afternoon.

Scoring Plays

• Johns Hopkins (46-5) got on the board in the top of the first with an RBI single from sophomore infielder Shawn Steuerer.
• Clark gave the Yellow Jackets the lead in the bottom half of the inning with a two-run homer off the signage in right field.
• The Blue Jays tied things up in the top of the second with a sacrifice fly from Jimmy Stevens.
• Johns Hopkins took the lead in the fourth with an RBI single from sophomore first baseman Dillon Souvignier.
• Steuerer drove in three more for the Blue Jays in the sixth inning with a bases clearing double to left center.
• Junior outfielder Tripp Myers made it a 7-2 game with an RBI single.
• BW got back in the board in the sixth inning starting things off with an RBI single from senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference outfielder Vincent Capolupo (Kenmore, N.Y./Saint Joseph's Collegiate)
• Senior All-American Luke Vonderhaar (New Bremen) made it a 7-4 with an RBI single of his own.
• Johns Hopkins got back on the board in the seventh inning with an RBI sacrifice bunt from sophomore outfielder Jake Siani.
• Steurer continued his hot day in the seventh with a two-run double to make it 10-4.
• Parker got one run back in the bottom half of the seventh with a solo home run to left field.
• Senior All-American Alexis Castillo (Sunrise, Fla./The Sagemont School) made it a 10-6 and knocked in the last run of the game with an RBI single to center.

On the Mound

• Senior All-OAC left-handed pitcher Nik Baldis (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) got the start in picked up the loss. He went three innings and allowed three runs on five hits and four walks with a pair of strikeouts.
• Senior All-OAC right-handed pitcher Dawson Gabe (Lawrence, Ind.) came into relief and went three innings while allowing four runs on five hits with two walks and eight strikeouts.
• Sophomore All-OAC right-handed pitcher Dylan Snyder (Stow/Archbishop Hoban) went one inning in relief and allowed three runs on three hits and a walk.
• Junior All-OAC pitcher Gordon Seger (Rome/Grand Valley) pitched a perfect eighth inning.
• Senior right-handed pitcher Clay Anderson (Broadview Heights/Trinity) pitched a perfect ninth inning.

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets return to action on Sunday, June 4th to take on Misericordia (Pa.) University in an elimination game at the NCAA Division III College World Series on PG Cares Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium with first pitch at 12:00 p.m. EST.