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Hopkins Advances to Championship Series

Hopkins Advances to Championship Series
Posted: Jun 05, 2023

Release courtesy of Johns Hopkins Athletic Communications

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA- Off the back of a complete game performance from sophomore pitcher Matt Savedoff, the top-ranked Johns Hopkins baseball team took down Baldwin Wallace, 8-2, to advance to the Division III Baseball Championship Series for the second time in program history.

The bats came out rolling for the the Blue Jays as the first three hitters smoked base hits to the outfield to open the game. Matthew Cooper led things off with a double off the left field wall, followed by back-to-back singles from Dillon Souvignier and Shawn Steuerer to bring Cooper home for the game's first run.

Both teams added a run in the third inning to keep it a one-run game. Cooper roped his second double of the game and eventually came in to score score from third on a wild pitch. Baldwin Wallace pushed across its first run in the bottom of the inning on a Luke Vonderhaar chopping single up the middle. Savedoff settled down for Johns Hopkins and set the next two batters down to strand two runners on base.

Souvignier picked up his second base-hit of the game with two outs in the top of the fifth to bring in another run for JHU. Dylan Whitney led the inning of with a single, then swiped second base to be in scoring position for Souvignier to drive him in and make it 3-1.

Johns Hopkins piled on some more offense in the very next frame after Sam Frank drew a walk and Tripp Myers backed him up with a single to center field. After a wild pitch moved both of them into scoring position. Caleb Cyr stepped up to the dish and snuck a double just inside the left field line on a line drive to plate both runners and give JHU its largest lead of the day of four (5-1).

Dylan Whitney would do the last bit of damage in the top of the eighth with a two RBI double down the left field line. Jimmy Stevens also added a knock to plate a run in the inning to make it 8-1.  The Yellow Jackets tacked on a run in the bottom of the inning make it 8-2, but that would be as close as they'd get.

Savedoff finished off his complete game with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth to send the Blue Jays to the three-game championship series.

Inside the Box Score - Johns Hopkins

  • Savedoff is the fourth Johns Hopkins pitcher to hurl a nine inning complete game in a World Series game and the first since 1989. He is now 10-0 on the season and punched out seven in the win.
  • Cooper, Souvignier and Whitney all led Johns Hopkins with two hits a piece.
  • Five different Blue Jays picked up an RBI in the win with Cyr and Whitney having two each.

Inside the Box Score - Baldwin Wallace

  • Of the Yellow Jackets' nine hits, only one went for extra-bases in the loss.
  • Three Baldwin Wallace hitters finished the game with multiple hits.
  • The Yellow Jackets finish their season 39-12.

Of Note

  • Johns Hopkins is heading to the championship series for the second time in program history (2008). The Blue Jays are 1-2 all-time in the series and will look to bring home their first national championship.

Up Next

  • Johns Hopkins will take on Lynchburg in the series with the first game starting at 1 pm ET on Wednesday.