The Hopkins Expierence Hopkins Athletic Highlights The last several years have been among the • Centennial Conference Champions in men’s most successful in the storied history of the Johns soccer in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 Hopkins athletic program. All 26 varsity athletic programs have excelled with numerous teams • The women’s lacrosse team, which moved to earning championships and countless individuals Division I in 1999, has qualified for post-sea- earning conference and national honors. son play four times in the last six seasons and has won at least 10 games every year Here’s a look at the recent succes of the Johns since moving to Division I. JHU made its Hopkins University teams. first NCAA Division I Playoff appearance in 2004. • Johns Hopkins has finished in the top 30 of the NCAA Division III Directors’ Cup Stand- • Centennial Conference Championships in ings in each of the last eight years. The Blue baseball in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. Jays have finished 14th and 16th in the last two years. • Men’s basketball has appeared in the NCAA Tournament seven times since 1990. • The men’s swimming team finished second at the NCAA Championships in 2002 and • The women’s swimming team has placed in 2003. the top 10 at the NCAA Championships in each of the last five years. • The Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team has advanced to the NCAA Semifinals five times • Football produced a national-best 13 players in the last six years and played in the 2003 who earned CoSIDA Academic All-America NCAA Championship game. honors at the district level in 2003 and 2004. • Field Hockey has won the Centennial Con- • Kathy Darling won the national champion- ference Championship three times in the last ship in the discus at the 2003 Women’s Track six years and has qualifed for the NCAA Tour- and Field Championships. nament three times during that span as well. Kyle Harrison earned First Team STX/ • 2002 ECAC Southwest, 2003 ECAC South At- USILA All-America honors and was • Women’s Basketball has qualified for the lantic and 2004 ECAC Southeast Champions named the National Midfielder of the NCAA Tournament eight times in the last 10 in football. Year in 2004. He led Hopkins to its fifth years. The Blue Jays reached the Elite Eight appearance in the Final Four in the in 1997 and 1998. • Johns Hopkins has advanced to the NCAA last six years. Tournament seven times in the last 11 years • 2002, 2003 and 2004 Centennial Conference in men’s soccer, reaching the NCAA Champi- Co-Champions in football. The Blue Jays onship game once and the NCAA were ranked in the top 20 for XXX weeks in Quarterfinals once. 2004 and are 28-5 in the last two years. • The women’s soccer team won the Centen- nial Conference title in 1996, 1997 and 2002. The Blue Jay women’s basketball team The Johns Hopkins football team has grabbed a share of the last three Centen- has advanced to the NCAA Tournament nial Conference Championships and is 28-5 since the beginning of the 2002 eight times in the last 10 years. season. 22 2005 Johns Hopkins Baseball Media Guide • www.hopkinssports.com The Hopkins Expierence Hopkins Athletic Highlights • Women’s Basketball has won the Centennial Final 2003-04 NCAA Conference Championship four times since Division III United States 1996 and has played in nine of the last 10 Sports Academy Directors’ championship games. Cup Standings • Volleyball has played in three of the last five • Top 25 • Centennial Conference Championship matches and is one of just two teams in the Rk. School Points league that has qualified for every conference 1. Williams (MA) 1,081.75 tournament in league history. 2. Emory (GA) 811 • Men’s swimming has finished in the top five 3. Middlebury (VT) 779.5 at the NCAA Championships in each of the 4. New Jersey 751 last four years and in the top 10 in all but 5. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 730 one year since 1972. 6. Amherst (MA) 686.75 • Kathy Darling was named the 2002-03 7. Wisconsin-La Crosse 640 Women’s Cross Country/Track Academic All- 8. Cortland State (NY) 627.5 American of the Year. 9. Washington (MO) 610.5 10. Gustavus Adolphus (MN) 583 • The Blue Jay baseball team spent virtually the entire 2004 season ranked number one 11. Ithaca (NY) 553.5 in the nation and started the season 33-0 12. Salisbury (MD) 537 (third best start in NCAA history - all divi- 13. Wartburg (IO) 504.25 sions). 14. Trinity (TX) 492 • The women’s soccer team has made three 15. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 480.75 NCAA Tournament appearances since 1996. 16. Johns Hopkins (MD) 469.5 The Johns Hopkins men’s soccer team 17. Wheaton (MA) 458.75 • Men’s Basketball has played in the Centen- has qualified for the NCAA Tourna- 18. New York University 435.5 nial Conference Championship game four ment seven times in the last 11 years. times in the last seven years. 19. Washington & Lee (VA) 421 The 2005 squad made it all the way to the National Round of 16 20. Bowdoin (ME) 416.5 • The Blue Jay lacrosse team has qualified for 21. Wheaton (IL) 390 the NCAA Tournament 33 straight times. 22. Denison (OH) 383 This is the longest active streak of qualify- ing for the NCAA Tournament in any Divi- 23. Calvin (MI) 382.5 sion I team sport. 24. Chicago (IL) 377 25. Wisconsin-Whitewater 374.25 Women’s Swimming has placed in the top 10 at the NCAA Division III Champion- The Blue Jay baseball team made its ships fourth straight trip to the NCAA in each of the last five years. Tournament in 2004. 23 www.hopkinssports.com •Ê2005 Johns Hopkins Baseball Media Guide Johns Hopkins Junior Varsity Baseball Philosophy March The junior varsity baseball program was revived in 1989 after 8 @ Catonsville CC Baltimore, MD 3 pm nearly a 20-year layoff. The purpose of the junior varsity team at 24 vs. Finger Lakes (NY) CC Baltimore, MD 3 pm Johns Hopkins is to provide younger players with opportunities to 26 @ Dickinson (DH) Carslisle, PA Noon compete in game situations and to improve their skills during daily 30 McDaniel Baltimore, MD 3 pm practices. For the most part, the roster is comprised of freshmen and sopho- 31 Hudson Valley CC Baltimore, MD 4 pm mores who have the potential to develop into varsity players. Many April young varsity players, who may not be receiving much game time, 6 Catonsville CC Baltimore, MD 3 pm are also used in junior varsity contests. Some players get promoted 9 Montgomery (PA) CC (DH) Baltimore, MD Noon to the varsity if they prove to be valuable to the team. In 2004, the Hopkins junior varisty baseball team concluded its 15 @ Chesapeake CC Chesapeake, MD 3:30 pm season with a 7-6-1 record. The young Blue Jays defeated several 17 Baltimore City CC (DH) Baltimore, MD Noon Baltimore area community colleges that went on to have outstand- 20 @ Gettysburg Gettysburg, PA 3:30 pm ing seasons. This year’s schedule is the biggest ever. Twenty-one 21 vs. Monroe (NY) CC Dundalk, MD 3:30 pm games are currently scheduled and more may be added. The 2005 team will have numerous players who have great po- 23 Monroe CC (DH) Baltimore, MD Noon tential. With one of the strongest freshmen classes ever, head coach 24 Chesapeake CC (DH) Baltimore, MD Noon Bob Babb hopes that these players get lots of experience this spring, 27 Southern Maryland CC Baltimore, MD 3:30 pm both at the varisty and junior varsity level. 29 Baltimore City CC Baltimore, MD 3:30 pm May 1 Atlantic Cape (NJ) CC Baltimore, MD 1 pm Nate Adelman - INF Ken Coffey - OF Brian DeLeo - P Bill Gartlan - INF Greg Gotimer - P Greg Ingram - C Freshman Freshman Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Freshman Brett Izzo - P/1B Ryan Kealy - P Luke Kozumbo - 3B Todd Muse - 1B Ethan Ogilby - P Brian Orr - P Sophomore Freshman Sophomore Sophomore Freshman Freshman Josh Schmand - P Scott Wham - 1B/3B Nick Venezia - INF Freshman Freshman Sophomore 24 2005 Johns Hopkins Baseball Media Guide • www.hopkinssports.com The Centennial Conference Hopkins All-Time 2004 Centennial Conference Standings First Team Centennial Games All Games All-Centennial Team W L T Pct. GB W L T Pct. Johns Hopkins 18 0 0 1.000 -- 40 4 0 .909 Selections Ursinus 12 6 0 .667 6 20 15 2 .568 Franklin & Marshall 12 6 0 .667 6 24 19 0 .558 2004 Dickinson 10 7 1 .583 7.5 13 22 1 .375 P Jeremy Brown (9-0, 1.55 era, 5 cg, 93 k’s) McDaniel 9 9 0 .500 9 17 12 0 .586 P Matt Righter (7-1, 2.44 era, 3 cg, 56 k’s) Haverford 8 10 0 .444 10 21 12 0 .636 2B Tim Casale (.405 avg, 44 runs, 1 hr, 25 rbi, 27 sb) Gettysburg 7 11 0 .389 11 17 21 1 .449 OF Paul Winterling (.336 avg, 39 runs, 10 hr, 50 rbi, 31 sb) Muhlenberg 6 11 1 .361 11.5 12 18 1 .403 Swarthmore 4 14 0 .222 14 5 20 0 .200 2003 Washington 3 15 0 .167 15 9 24 0 .273 P Jeremy Brown (8-2, 3.27 era, 5cg, 77 k’s) 2B Mike Spiciarich (.393 avg, 37 runs, 4 hr, 20 rbi, 8 sb) 2004 Centennial Conference OF Paul Winterling (.397avg, 46 runs, 12 hr, 46 rbi, 12 sb) 2004 Centennial Conference DH Jay Cieri (.349 avg, 35 runs, 5 hr, 20 rbi, 10 sb) All-Star Teams 2002 First Team Second Team P Yani Rosenberg (9-1, 1.52 era, 4 cg, 1 sv, 72 k’s) P Jeremy Brown, Johns Hopkins (Sr.) P Ryan Brown, Ursinus (Sr.) 2B Karl Sineath (.308 avg, 45 runs, 3 hr, 15 rbi, 20 sb) P Matt Righter, Johns Hopkins (Sr.) P Nick Chanock, Haverford (Jr.) SS Carl Ippolito (.333 avg, 36 runs, 42 hits, 5 hr, 38 rbi) C Dan Weber, Franklin & Marshall (Sr.) C Tre Dwinell, Dickinson (Jr.) OF Mike DePalma (.449 avg, 28 runs, 19 rbi, 8 sb) 1B Geoff Neese, Dickinson (Sr.) 1B Mike Durgala, Johns Hopkins (Jr.) 2B Tim Casale, Johns Hopkins (Sr.) 2B Brandon Mills, Haverford (Jr.) 2001 SS Ryan Shotzberger, McDaniel (Sr.) SS Matt Long, Muhlenberg (Jr.) P Yani Rosenberg (8-1, 1.32 era, 5 cg, 3 sho, 86 k’s) 3B Gary Kruger, Franklin & Marshall (So.) 3B Mike Spiciarich, Johns Hopkins (Jr.) 2B Karl Sineath (.353 avg, 42 runs, 3 3B, 23 rbi, 36 sb) OF Paul Winterling, Johns Hopkins (Jr.) OF Rob Morrison, Johns Hopkins (Sr.) OF J.R.