The Blue Jays rode two dynamic pitching performances from sophomore Carter Burns and junior Jacob Enterlin and the thumping bat of sophomore Raul Shah to two victories (8-4, 5-3) against Swarthmore the afternoon of Saturday April 12. Shah was 5-6 on the day with two home runs and three RBI, while Burns and Enterlin combined to hurl 18 strikeouts over 17.0 innings pitched.
With 20 seconds left in the second overtime, Hopkins sophomore Dene Dimartino scored the winning goal, snapping the fifth-ranked Northwestern Wildcats’ five-game win streak. The Lady Jays are now 11-2 overall in the season, and their ALC record is back to .500 with just two league games to go.
Sophomore third baseman Raul Shah had quite the weekend at the plate, especially in the doubleheader against Swarthmore. Shah was 5-6 at the plate with two homers, leading Hopkins to wins in both games. On the week, Shah hit .611 at the plate with a 1.056 slugging percentage, and was named in D3baseball.com’s Team of the Week. After spending last season as a seldom-used backup, Shah has emerged as one of the key contributors on the team this year. He was kind enough to answer a few questions about his season, his offseason training and the team’s performance thus far.
The Hopkins women’s tennis team beat visiting Washington College in a shut out 9-0 on Saturday afternoon. Currently ranked third, the Lady Jays remain the only unbeaten team in the Centennial Conference. They improved to 13-1 overall and 5-0 in the conference.
A crowd of nearly 10,000 erupted in cheers as the Blue Jays stormed onto Homewood Field last Saturday. The Jays were playing the role of massive underdogs and not-so-gracious hosts.
On a day that saw a staggering 17 men’s facility records fall, the Blue Jays’ men’s track and field team placed second at the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational. The Blue Jays scored 86 points at the Hopkins/Loyola Track and Field Complex on Saturday. For the second consecutive year, Salisbury won the event with 114 points. Buffalo State finished third with 80 points.
This season, the Hopkins men’s tennis team has bested all of their conference play opponents, and this Saturday was no different. Last week’s matches ended on a high note; after going 1-2 in the weekend matches, the Blue Jays swept Centennial Conference opponent Franklin & Marshall to improve their undefeated conference record to 4-0. Hopkins was able to carry their momentum to Haverford on Saturday to prevail yet again with a 9-0 sweep in the matches.
The Hopkins women’s track and field team competed in their sole home meet of the year, the Hopkins/Loyola Invitational, this past Saturday. The field was stacked with competitive performances in which seven facility records were broken on the women’s side alone.
Whether they are competing close to home or across the country, the men’s track team has yet to encounter an arena that can slow them down.
In their double-header against Franklin & Marshall, careless play in the field was the Blue Jays’ downfall, as 10 Hopkins errors (five in each game) made way for eight Diplomat runs over the afternoon.
Facing the nation’s best scorer this past weekend, the Hopkins women’s lacrosse team fell in a tough 10-9 loss to the Florida Gators. Florida’s Shannon Gilroy is leading the nation in scoring, and held her title as she scored seven second-half points to give fourth ranked Florida the win over the 13th ranked Lady Jays.
After winning the indoor conference championship, the women’s track and field team has looked to continue their success and hold up to their 5th place national ranking this outdoor season. In order to give every runner an opportunity to race this past weekend, the team split up into three different, but competitive meets: the Stanford Invitational, the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, and Millersville Metrics in Pennsylvania. The Lady Jays competed against many top Division I teams and put up strong performances in each meet.
Under the illuminating lights at Homewood Field, the sounds of the over 1,500 people in attendance pierced through the night. There was a tangible excitement in the air. The Blue Jays were ready to win again.
This past weekend the Hopkins Track team traveled across the country to Palo Alto, Calif. for the Stanford Invitational. Senior Andrew Carey led the team, breaking the school record, which he previously held, in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:50.95. Carey edged out the rest of his heat filled with Division I athletes and ultimately finished 14th in the field of 81. Based on his performance this past weekend, The News-Letter awarded Carey the honor of Athlete of the Week. Carey was kind enough to take time out of his schedule to answer a few questions about his race this weekend as well as the rest of the season.
With their three matches on Saturday and a sweep on Tuesday, the Hopkins men’s tennis team maintained their fifth rank, progressing to a 9-4 overall record.
The Hopkins women’s tennis team took home a win and a loss in their split-squad matches on Saturday. Half of the top-ranked team traveled to Atlanta to take on third-ranked Emory, where they suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 7-2. However, in a home conference bout with Ursinus, Hopkins shut out the Bears 9-0 to remain undefeated in the Centennial Conference. Their record moved to 12-1 on the season and 4-0 in conference.
The Hopkins men’s Track team had a rough day as the rain poured down torrentially in College Park on the 29th of March. The Blue Jays were only able to grab three top five finishes on the day as the team struggled to battle the inclement weather. “It was certainly tough to perform well at the Maryland Invitational,” sophomore Devin Conley said. “It wasn’t the ideal way to start off the outdoor portion of the season but we managed to do as well as we could given the circumstances.”
After being ranked fifth nationally in the USTFCCA preseason rankings, the Hopkins women’s track team opened their season with a successful weekend at the Maryland Invitational. The meet took place this past Saturday afternoon at the Kehoe Track Complex.
Although the Baltimore weather seems to suggest otherwise, spring has begun, and with it the return of America’s pasttime. After a Major League Baseball offseason which boasted some big name movements, all that work on paper will start to manifest itself into the on-field product.
After an electrifying stretch to begin the season, the Hopkins women’s tennis team continues to stomp all over their opponents as the Lady Jays have won five matches over the past six days to maintain their undefeated record. They are undoubtedly the favorite to win the Centennial Conference at this point in the season and hold the top rank in Division III tennis. While a seven game winning streak is impressive, the Jays outdid themselves as they brought their season record to 11-0 while maintaining first place in Centennial Conference play with a 3-0 record.
