The Basics
• Score: #25 Johns Hopkins - 10, Washington College - 7
• Records: JHU (23-9, 9-3 CC) • Washington College (23-10, 5-7 CC)
• Location: Chestertown, MD • Athey Park
• Pitching Decision: W – Sean McCracken (5-2)  • L – Billy Benson (2-1) • S – Josh Hejka (4)
• The Short Story: Bradley Parsons hit the first home run of the game for the Johns Hopkins baseball team as JHU hit two more homers on the day as the Blue Jays knocked off Washington College, 10-7, on the road on Thursday afternoon.  

How it Happened
• Hopkins loaded the bases in the bottom of the second, and for the second straight game, one swing of the bat cleared them as Parsons took the pitch over the left field wall to give JHU an early 4-0 lead. The Shoremen responded in the bottom of the inning on a three-run shot by Ryan Colbert to make it a one-run game.
• Back-to-back homers from Chris Festa and Nate Davis in the third gave Hopkins a 6-3 advantage.
• McCracken worked around a leadoff single in the third as he got the next batter to ground into a double play. Ryan Zwier followed with a double, but McCracken would leave him stranded.
• WC hit the fifth ball out of the park during the game as Jack Kingman's solo shot cut the Blue Jay lead to 6-4.
• The Blue Jays added two runs in the sixth on RBI hits from Mark Lopez and Mike Eberle to make it 8-4, however, Washington College got those two runs back in the bottom of the inning on a Luke D'Ostilio solo shot and an RBI from Colbert to cut the Hopkins lead to 8-6.
• Davis gave Hopkins two insurance runs with his double down the left field line to make it a 10-6 game.
• Hejka entered the game in the seventh and proceeded to get a double play to end the seventh and the senior retired the Shoremen in order in the eighth. A one-out homer by Ben Ruvo made it a 10-7, but Hejka got the final two outs to seal the 10-7 win.  

Team Leaders
Johns Hopkins:
Hits: Lopez: 3
RBI: Davis: 4
Strikeouts: McCracken: 5 

Washington College:
Hits: Ruvo: 3
RBI: Colbert: 4
Strikeouts: Benson: 4

What it Means
• The Blue Jays improve to 4-3 on the road in conference play this season.
• JHU has outscored the Shoremen, 20-8 in the two meetings this year.
• Johns Hopkins is now 92-34 all-time against WC and the Blue Jays have won the last 13 games between the two teams.
• Parson hit homer run number 50 for Hopkins which is the first time since 2010 a Blue Jay team has hit 50 home runs. The 2010 team set the program record with 82 home runs in a season. This is the eighth time in team history that the Blue Jays have hit 50 or more home runs as the Blue Jays have now hit 52 home runs this season.

Inside the Box Score
• Lopez finished the day 3-5 with an RBI and two runs scored as he has notched three hits in two of the last three games.
• Festa and Davis are now tied for the team lead with nine homers each. Festa has a team-high 31 RBI while Davis is third with 26.
• McCracken went 5.1 innings of work allowing six runs (five earned). He struck out five and did not walk a batter. Jaspar Carmichael pitched one inning out of the pen and allowed two hits and one walk while striking out two.
• Hejka earned his fourth save of the year as he went the final 2.2 innings allowing one hit and one run. He got one strikeout and did not walk a batter. He now has 12 career saves which are two away of tying the program record.  

Up Next
• JHU will return to the diamond on Saturday, April 20 for a pivotal Centennial Conference doubleheader against Dickinson as both teams are tied for the conference lead. First pitch at Babb Field is scheduled for 12 pm.