BALTIMORE, MD - Graduate student Joe Borrelli and senior Jesse Sikorski each launched three-run home runs on their way to four-RBI days to lead the top-seeded Johns Hopkins baseball team to a gut-wrenching 10-7 victory over fourth-seeded Ursinus in the opening round of the Centennial Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon at the JHU Baseball Diamond.
Hopkins improves to 23-11 with the win and will face third-seeded Franklin & Marshall, a 6-5 winner over second-seeded Haverford, on Saturday at 12:30 pm. With the loss the Bears fall to 14-20 and will meet second-seeded Haverford at 9 am in an elimination game.
While JHU twice held leads of five runs and held Ursinus scoreless through the first five innings, the Bears squandered several crucial opportunities to cross home plate throughout the contest as they left 14 runners on the base paths.
Franklin & Marshall 6, Haverford 5
HAVERFORD, Pa. – Mike Duranti earned his second victory over Haverford this season with a 6-5 win over the Fords in the first round of the Centennial Conference (CC) baseball tournament. F&M will face Johns Hopkins, a 10-7 winner over Ursinus, tomorrow afternoon in Baltimore in the second round of the tournament. The game will be played one hour after the conclusion of Ursinus-Haverford game which starts at 9 am.