BALTIMORE, MD – The Johns Hopkins baseball team hosted Swarthmore in Centennial Conference action Friday afternoon, hitting four homers — the Blue Jays' second-most at home this season — en route to a 9-4 win to complete the regular season sweep of the Garnet.
 
Swarthmore scored the game's opening run in the second inning, but the lead was short-lived after Shawn Steuerer went yard in the bottom half of the frame to level things at one. The homer was the junior's team-best seventh of the season and third in as many games, marking the second time this season Steuerer has hit one over the fence in three straight contests.
 
After a pair of RBIs made it 3-1 Garnet (14-12, 4-3 Centennial) through the top of the third, Hopkins (20-6, 8-0 Centennial) used a three-run back half to take its first lead of the afternoon. Dylan Whitney got things started with a double to right, scoring on the next at bat after Alex Shane poked a single through the right side to cut the deficit to one. With one on and one out, Caleb Cyr stepped up and hit a high homer to right field to put two more across home plate and give the Blue Jays the lead for good.
 
Tyler Sugrim — who entered the game in the fourth — put together a gem on the mound in relief, allowing just one hit over the next three frames while a Whitney long ball made it a two-score game at 5-3. Swarthmore finally broke the scoreless drought in the seventh when a fielder's choice scored Matthew Silvestre to make it a one-run game once again, but it was Hopkins stringing together its best inning at the plate to pull away.
 
Matthew Cooper opened the seventh with a rocket to right center to make it 6-4 before Jacob Harris took one off the knee, putting a runner on with one out. The sophomore stole second after Jake Siani went down swinging, with Whitney's second double of the game bringing Harris home. Whitney then switched places with Cyr following the senior's rifle down the right field line to double up the Garnet, with a throwing error on the ensuing at bat bringing Cyr home and putting the Blue Jays up five.
 
Thomas Cancian entered Friday's game in the eighth and continued the trend of excellent pitching out of the bullpen, tossing two shutout innings without allowing a single hit to secure the 9-5 victory and series sweep.
 
Next up for Hopkins is a doubleheader against Dickinson Saturday, April 13 in a rematch of last year's Centennial Conference Championship. First pitch of the twin bill is set for 12 p.m.
 
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
• Connor Henk made his first collegiate start in Friday's game, allowing three runs — two earned — on three hits with three strikeouts in three innings. This was the second straight start by a freshman after Drew Grumbles made his first collegiate start against Washington College last Wednesday.
 
 • Sugrim earned his first collegiate win, allowing just one run on two hits while fanning two in four innings. The sophomore's inning total was a career-high with the outing bringing his ERA down to 5.0.

• Whitney led the way going 3-4, tallying two RBIs and a game-high three runs from the leadoff spot. The junior is now batting a team-best .346 with 28 hits.
 
• Cyr also impressed at the plate, combining with Whitney for five of the Blue Jays' eight hits. The senior's home run was his team-best seventh of the season, extending his lead in RBIs with 30.