2008 Woodie Awards
Baseball splits two with Haverford
Issue date: 5/1/08
Hopkins entered the seventh inning with the three run deficit looming. Youchak again came through for the Blue Jays, ripping his team-leading 17th double of the year. Senior co-captain Todd Emr then hit a home run to close the gap to within one run. The Fords changed pitchers after Emr's homerun, but could not deny senior Jon Solomon from hitting another home run and tying the game at seven. Senior relief pitcher Ryan Kealy retired the side in the eighth inning to put Hopkins's destiny in its own hands.
After Isaac Katz's second double of the game, an attempt at stealing third caused Haverford's catcher to overthrow the third baseman, allowing the go-ahead run to score. In the ninth inning Kealy again stepped up and sat the Fords down in order to secure his fourth win of the season.
Sophomore Brendan Walsh said of the games, "They were both really tough. After losing that first one we wanted to come back and make a statement. After the first couple innings we really had to fight for the win, but in the end we got it."
The win was the Blue Jays 30th of the season, the seventh time in eight years that they have accomplished that feat. Hopkins finished first in the centennial conference and will host the conference tournament this weekend at the baseball field, taking on Muhlenberg on Friday at 3 p.m.
After Isaac Katz's second double of the game, an attempt at stealing third caused Haverford's catcher to overthrow the third baseman, allowing the go-ahead run to score. In the ninth inning Kealy again stepped up and sat the Fords down in order to secure his fourth win of the season.
Sophomore Brendan Walsh said of the games, "They were both really tough. After losing that first one we wanted to come back and make a statement. After the first couple innings we really had to fight for the win, but in the end we got it."
The win was the Blue Jays 30th of the season, the seventh time in eight years that they have accomplished that feat. Hopkins finished first in the centennial conference and will host the conference tournament this weekend at the baseball field, taking on Muhlenberg on Friday at 3 p.m.
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