Johns Hopkins Rallies to Edge Keystone, 7-6, in Game Shortened by Darkness

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Baltimore, Md. – Johns Hopkins University rallied with the final six runs on Sunday to overcome a 6-1 deficit on its way to a 7-6 victory over Keystone College in a non-conference baseball game called final after seven innings due to darkness.  The Blue Jays improve to 3-1 on the year while the Giants will head their spring break trip in Florida looking for their first win after suffering a pair of setbacks at this weekend's Baltimore Invitational.
 
Keystone (0-2) took a 3-0 lead in the top of the third inning.  Brady Barr (Bowie, Md./Bowie) scored the first run of the game by coming home on an infield single by Billy Nelson (Moscow, Pa./North Pocono) before Austin Chaszar (Bordentown, N.J./Bordentown Regional) delivered a two-run double to right center to give the Giants the three-run advantage.
 
Johns Hopkins got a run back in the bottom of the third on a two-out RBI single to center, but Keystone got the run back in their next at-bats as Ryan Callahan (Highland Mills, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) singled through the right side to drive in Barr.
 
Barr launched a two-run home run over the right field fence in the visitor's fourth to give the Giants a 6-1 advantage, but the Blue Jays scored a pair of runs in both the fifth and sixth innings to knot the score at six-apiece.
 
The hosts got the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning when Ryan Orgielewicz grounded out with the bases loaded allowing Brian Lin to score the go-ahead run and the game was declared final following the inning due to darkness.
 
Johns Hopkins starting pitcher Nick Burns took a no-decision after allowing five runs on six hits in 3.1 innings while Sean McCracken picked up the win after yielding one runs on two hits in 3.2 innings of work.
 
Lin led the Blue Jays with three hits to go along with a pair of runs scored while Conor Reynolds also scored twice.  Mike Smith drove in a pair of runs in the win for the hosts.
 
Keystone starting pitcher Troy Terzi (Wallingford, Conn./Notre Dame ) also took a no-decision with four strikeouts and two earned runs against in 4.2 innings on the hill.  Dylan Leahy (Montgomery, N.Y./Valley Central) walked the only batter he faced before handing the ball off to Yeison Andujar (San Juan, P.R./Programa Educativo Alcance), who was charged with one earned run while fanning two batters in an inning of work.  Dan Maguire (Ocean Township, N.J./Ocean Township) took the loss after yielding one run in 2/3 of an inning while Brendan Long (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) retired the only two batters he faced.
 
Nelson went 3-4 with an RBI and a run scored while Barr finished the day 2-4 with three runs scored while driving in a pair of runs in the loss.
 
Keystone next opens its eight-game spring break trip on Friday afternoon with a pair of games in Port Charlotte, Florida.  The Giants will take on John Carroll University at 9:00 a.m. followed by a contest with Rhodes College starting at noon.