HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Haverford College baseball team (14-12, 3-6 CC) dropped a Centennial Conference doubleheader to third-ranked Johns Hopkins (27-3, 8-1 CC) on Sunday afternoon at Kannerstein Field. The Blue Jays took the opener by a 12-7 final before winning game two 19-6 in seven innings.
Senior infielder Harry Genth had a monster day at the plate, tallying four hits, four runs, three home runs (including a grand slam), eight RBIs, and two stolen bases. Genth is now Haverford's single-season home run leader, breaking Ben Einbinder's 2007 record as he now has 13 round-trippers on the season. Genth also tied the program's career mark for runs scored with 163, matching Ethan Lee-Tyson '19.
Game 1: No. 3 Johns Hopkins 12, Haverford 7
Haverford struck first against Kieran Collins in the second inning, jumping out to a 6-0 lead. Jackson Sgro and Matt Dahl started the rally with back-to-back singles. Luke Treese loaded the bases with a bunt single before Jonny Flieder delivered an RBI hit to open the scoring. With one out, Genth unloaded a grand slam to left field, putting the Fords up 5-0. Later in the frame, a double steal plated Anthony Runfola for a 6-0 advantage.
Rookie right-hander Jack Couture was strong early, throwing six innings and striking out eight. But Johns Hopkins chipped away, with homers from Jimmy Stevens and Dylan Whitney bringing the score to 6-3 in the fifth.
The Blue Jays surged ahead in the sixth. Alex Shane and Caleb Cyr reached ahead of a Dillon Souvignier single to load the bases. An error brought home a run, and RBI from Clay Hartje and Whitney gave Hopkins a 7-6 lead.
Jack Wallis tied the game at 7-7 in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single that scored Genth, but the visitors pulled away with five runs in the seventh. Shane delivered an RBI double, Souvignier added a triple, and Stevens homered for the second time in the game.
Ryan Anderson and Grant Meert combined to close the game for Hopkins, throwing the final 4.2 innings and allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out five.
Runfola and Treese each had two hits, while Flieder drew three walks.
Game 2: No. 3 Johns Hopkins 19, Haverford 6 (7 innings)
In the nightcap, the Blue Jays jumped on Haverford starter Colin Lewis with five runs in the first inning, two of which were unearned. Stevens dealt the big blow with a bases-clearing triple.
Genth launched a solo homer—his second of the day—in the bottom of the first, and Wallis followed with a blast of his own to cut the lead to 5-2. In the third, Daniel Rosman was hit by a pitch ahead of Genth's third homer of the day, a two-run shot that brought the Fords within one. One out later, Runfola tied the game with a towering solo home run.
Johns Hopkins responded with a seven-run fourth inning, highlighted by a Jacob Harris bases-clearing triple to make it 12-5. Steuerer and Stevens added solo shots in the fifth to stretch the lead further.
Genth capped his stellar day with an eighth RBI, singling home Rosman in the fifth, but Johns Hopkins tacked on two more home runs in the seventh to invoke the run rule. Genth finished game two with three hits, as Haverford hit four home runs in the contest.
Lewis struck out five over 3.2 innings, with just five of his runs earned. Treese pitched the seventh and struck out two.
Next Up
Haverford has a quick turnaround with a Monday afternoon road game against Muhlenberg. The contest is set for a 3:30 p.m. first pitch at Lehigh University's J. David Walker Field at Legacy Park in Bethlehem, Pa.
