SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College baseball team suffered its first conference loss against Johns Hopkins, 9-3, on Tuesday afternoon. Austin Burgess led the Garnet with three RBI on a pair of doubles. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Blue Jays jumped out to an early lead with five runs in the second inning. Johns Hopkins singled in a run and then cleared the bases with a grand slam. Owen Webb entered the game in relief to escape the inning with no further damage, 5-0.

- Jeremy Jensen escaped a bases loaded jam in the fifth inning. The freshman entered the game with the bases juiced and induced a ground out to end the inning. He then tossed a clean sixth inning as he closed out the frame with a strikeout. 

- Max Roffwarg doubled to left field to open the sixth inning, while Kirk Terada-Herzer drew a walk on the following at bat. Burgess then came through with a one-out double to left field to plate two runs, 5-2. 

- Johns Hopkins rallied for a pair of two-run innings in the seventh and eighth. Burgess then closed out the scoring with an RBI double off the center field wall to plate Luke Mutz, who reached base on a two-out single. 

GARNET OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Burgess: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 2B
Roffwarg: 2-for-3, 2B, R
Jbara: 2-for-4

GARNET PITCHING LEADERS
Jensen: 1.2 IP, 1 ER, 2 SO, 0 H

UP NEXT
The Garnet (9-14, 2-1) wrap up its season series with the Blue Jays at Johns Hopkins on Friday