Saturday Game Day

It's a beautiful Saturday here in Wisconsin, very unseasonable weather for the Dairy State. But a beautiful day for baseball here at Fox Cities Stadium.

The team headed out for BP over at Legion Field about 10:40 am this morning before heading over to the stadium. The team got the bats going this morning, hopefully we can keep it up come game time.

When we got to the stadium I headed over to the tailgate to check in with everyone. Saw the usual suspects from yesterday along with some old familiar faces. Among others here for the series are many former Blue Jays including JHU Hall of Famer Craig Brooks and his wife, Kris Standish, Joe Zaccaria, and Greg Gotimer.

2:19 pm.
End of 3 and Hopkins, sporting their sleeveless grays, is down 1-0 after Shenandoah hit a solo shot to center in the bottom
of the 2nd.

2:43 pm.
The Hornets work out of a bases-loaded jam. Middle of 5. Hopkins still trails 1-0.

End of 7. Hornets get another rum in the bottom of the 5th. Blue Jays down 2-0.

End of 8. Hopkins puts up a 7-spot in the top of the inning. With a 3-RBI double off the wall by Jesse Skiorski. Hornets get two back in the bottom half. JHU-7, SU-4

Game!!!! Hopkins wins! Hopkins wins! Sophomore All-American Sam Eagleson goes the distance, sitting the Hornets down in order, 1-2-3 with two Ks. Hopkins downs Shenandoah and eliminates the Hornets, 7-4.

Head coach Bob Babb earns his 900th win this afternoon, becoming just the ninth coach in Division III history to reach the milestone. After the game, Babb deflected talk of the milestone, commenting that it was more important to get the win so that Hopkins stays alive in its hunt for a national title. Let me one of many to congratulate Bob on such a tremendous accomplishment - 900 wins at his alma mater. Let's keep 'em coming coach!

Hopkins will face the loser of the next game, Linfield vs. SUNY Cortland tomorrow at noon in another elimination game.