Ryan Orgielewicz, Johns Hopkins
YORK, PA –
Game Information
• Score: No. 4 Johns Hopkins 2, Shenandoah 4
• Records: JHU (38-8), Shenandoah (40-9)
• Location: York, PA PeoplesBank Park
• First Pitch: 12:00 p.m.
• Weather: Cloudy, cool
• Pitchers of Record: W – Neil Dutton (1-0); L – Sean McCracken (3-2)
The Short Story
• The fourth-ranked and first-seeded Johns Hopkins baseball team concluded its season with a 4-2 loss to second-seeded Shenandoah in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Sunday at PeoplesBank Park in York, PA. The Blue Jays finish the season with a 38-8 record, the ninth-best winning percentage in program history. Senior Ryan Orgielewicz homered in the Hopkins loss, his 13th home run of the season, tied for the fifth-most by a Blue Jay in a single season.
• Conor Reynolds was hit by the first pitch thrown by Shenandoah's Ryan Kinter to reach first base, but Reynolds and Brian Lin were called out as Reynolds was called for his slide at second base. Mike Smith struck out to close out the first inning for Hopkins. Shenandoah got on the board in the bottom of the first. For the third time in four NCAA Regional games, Johns Hopkins gave up a leadoff double as Tristan Baker hit the ball down the right field line. Abel Arocho worked a walk to put two Hornets on. Nick Goode reached on a fielder's choice as Mike Eberle overthrew first base in a double play attempt, allowing Baker to score on the error. The Blue Jays closed out the inning with two more fielder's choices, giving up one run and one hit with one error and one left on base in the first inning.
• Johns Hopkins went three up, three down in the batter once again notched a hit as Luke Nussman singled up the middle. Robert Marcelle reached first on a four-pitch walk before Sean McCracken struck out Michael Cruz and Baker grounded out to third baseman Smith to end the inning.
• The Blue Jays left one on base as they sent up more than the minimum number of batters to the plate in the third inning. With two outs, Jon Haydenrecorded the first hit of the game, singling to the shortstop Marcelle. Reynolds grounded out to end the inning with Hopkins still behind, 1-0, to the Hornets. JHU stranded Arocho on third base as Shenandoah's leadoff batter got a hit for the third-straight inning. Arocho advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Goode and a ground out by Jake Loew. Dan Cameron grounded out to Eberle to close out the inning.
• Hopkins stranded another in the fourth inning. With two outs, Orgielewicz swung at the first pitch from Kinter and singled to left field. Orgielewicz stole second before Joe Conlon struck out to end the inning. McCracken earned the putout against Nussman, the first Hornet at bat in the fourth inning, and Rice grounded out to Eberle before Marcelle singled to left field and stole second base. The Blue Jays stranded Cruz on second as Cruz hit the ball to McCracken, who covered the ball on the mound and quickly threw it to Conlon at first for the third out.
• Tommy Mee hit a leadoff single through the left side to begin the fifth inning. Mee stole second on a strikeout by Conlon, and Eberle singled the 2-2 pitch to shortstop. Reynolds reached on an inning-ending fielder's choice as Mee was out on third base. The Hornets went three up, three down as a pair of ground outs to Reynolds bookended a fly out to left fielder Hayden. Through five innings, the Blue Jays trailed Shenandoah, 1-0.
• The Blue Jays claimed the lead in the sixth inning. Orgielewicz sent a two-RBI bomb to left field, with the ball staying just fair for the home run. Smith singled to left field on the first pitch he faced, and Orgielewicz homered on the first pitch he faced for his third home run of the NCAA Regional, giving Hopkins a 2-1 lead. JHU faced the minimum number of Hornets for the second-straight inning to preserve their lead through six innings, 2-1.
• In the top of the seventh, Alex Darwiche knocked the ball off the left field wall but was out at second base. Hayden hit a double to left center but was once again left on base as Reynolds flew out to center field for the third Blue Jay out. After back-to-back outs to begin the inning, the fourth-straight in which the first two Hornets were retired, McCracken issued a walk to Cruz, who proceeded to steal second base. Baker grounded out to second base for the sixth-straight scoreless inning for Shenandoah.
• Hopkins went three up, three down in the eighth inning as Shenandoah reliever Neil Dutton threw just six pitches. The Hornets recorded their first multi-hit inning in the eighth. After a pair of outs, Loew singled to center field and Cameron singled to right center to put runners on the corners for SU. Nussman singled through the right side to drive in Loew to tie the game, 2-2. Dylan Stouffer entered the game as a pinch hitter and doubled to left center, clearing the bases for a 4-2 Shenandoah lead. Cameron Mineo took over pitching duties for the Blue Jays, striking out Marcelle on three pitches to end the inning with JHU trailing, 4-2.
• In the top of the ninth, Hopkins faced just four pitches. Conlon and Mee flew out to right field consecutively before Darwiche swung on the first pitch, grounding out to third base to end the game with the JHU season-ending loss to Shenandoah, 4-2.
Inside the Box Score.
• This marks the only loss in 2017 in which the Blue Jays hit a home run. Hopkins was 26-1 when it homered at least once.
• Ryan Orgielewicz hit his third home run of the NCAA Regional and 13th home run of the season, tied for the fifth most by a Blue Jay in a single season.
• This is the second time that Shenandoah has ended JHU's season in the NCAA Regional. The Hornets previously concluded Hopkins' season in the 2009 South Regional championship game.
What it Means
• The Blue Jays are 40-41 all-time in 22 trips to the NCAA Regional Tournament, including 28-31 in the Mid-Atlantic Regional.
• Shenandoah returns to the win column against Hopkins, taking the lead in the all-time series, 4-3, including 3-0 against JHU in NCAA Regional games.
• Johns Hopkins concludes 2017 with a 38-8 record, marking the fifth season in which the Blue Jays have won at least 38 games, and the ninth-best winning percentage in program history.