AUBURNDALE, FL - The Johns Hopkins baseball team used clutch hitting from the bottom half of its lineup to complete a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Webster Friday afternoon, turning a 4-0 deficit heading into the seventh into a 7-5 win capped off by a two-run, walk-off homer from Dylan Whitney.
 
The Gorloks (7-6) wasted no time breaking open the scoring in the first inning, using a pair of singles to go up 1-0 after one. Webster added a trio of runs in the middle innings, taking a 4-0 lead through the top-half of the sixth while the Blue jays (7-3) were held without a hit.
 
Hopkins finally broke the no-hitter in the bottom of the sixth when Damian Brown singled to left field with a Winikur single moving the sophomore to second, but the Blue Jays' rally ended there. Bearden Awadzi let two runners on in the seventh but was never really tested before Hopkins began its comeback in the bottom of the frame.
 
After the Jays' first two batters went down, Dillon Souvignier started the rally with a walk, with back-to-back singles from Jimmy Stevens and Shawn Steuerer loading the bases. Stepping up to the plate once again was Brown, who hit the team's third straight single to score Souvignier before a Whitney base knock brought two more in to cut the lead to just one.
 
Awadzi put together another strong inning on the mound, setting up the Blue Jays to take their first lead of the afternoon in the eighth. Alex Shane dug out an infield base hit to lead things off, advancing to third on the next two at-bats before Souvignier came up big with a two-run shot to go in front 5-4.
 
Three outs from a win, William Boneno came in to close out the game, but a leadoff walk followed by a trio of grounders — the last of which was beaten out by the Gorloks' batter — leveled the game at five heading into the bottom of the ninth.
 
With one man out in the final frame, Tripp Myers came in to pinch hit for Brown and ripped a single through the right side to keep Hopkins' hopes alive and bring Whitney to the plate. The junior battled through a long at-bat, fouling off several pitches before launching a ball over the left field fence to end the game in walk-off fashion, securing the 7-5 win for the Blue Jays.
 
Hopkins is back in action Saturday, March 16 to take on Bethel, with first pitch set for 1:45 p.m.
 
Inside the Box Score – Johns Hopkins
• Boneno earned his second win of the season on the mound to move to 2-1, allowing one hit and one run in one inning of work.

• Brown was a difference-maker in Friday's win, going 2-3 with a run and an RBI. The sophomore's two hits are a season-high and upped his batting average to .600 on the year.
 
• Souvignier's home run to give Hopkins the lead in the eighth was his first of the season. The junior has now registered a hit in seven straight games, scoring eight runs and bringing in four RBIs in his last three.
 
• Whitney's four RBIs tie his career-high set a twice a season ago. Batting primarily in the nine hole the junior ranks fourth on the team in hits (10), shares the team lead for RBIs (8) and has already matched his home run total from a season ago with two.