HOPKINS PLACES FIVE ON ALL-CENTENNIAL BASEBALL TEAM
Blue Jays' Raedle and Orlovsky Sweep Individual Awards

1997 All-Centennial Conference Baseball Team
First Team
Pos.    Name                                    Class   Hometown/High School
P -     Scott Orlovsky, Johns Hopkins           Jr.     Clifton, NJ/Clifton
P -     Billy Gills, Dickinson                  Sr.     West Hartford, CT/William H. Hall
C -   * Pat Straub, Swarthmore                  Sr.     Wilmington, DE/Tower Hill School
1B -    Dan Raedle, Johns Hopkins               Sr.     Farmington, ME/Phillips Andover
2B -    Tim Mantz, Muhlenberg                   Sr.     Newton, NJ/Newton
SS -  @ Ben Motter, Dickinson                   Jr.     Newville, PA/Big Spring
3B -  * Scott Quinn, Washington                 Sr.     Newark, DE/St. Mark's
OF -  * Joe Cordova, Gettysburg                 Sr.     Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield Memorial
OF -  % Jamie McCall, Frank. & Marsh.           Sr.     Wilmington, DE/Brandywine
OF -  # Mark Fine, Haverford (tie)              Sr.     Albuquerque, NM/Albuquerque Academy
OF -  * John Christ, Johns Hopkins (tie)        So.     East Amherst, NY/Canisius
DH -    Joe Trani, Gettysburg                   Sr.     Brooklyn, NY/Xaverian

LANCASTER, Pa. --   May 5, 1997 --  Johns Hopkins, which captured its
second title in four years, placed five players on the 1997 All-Centennial
Conference baseball team which was announced today.

The Blue Jays also swept the individual awards, as senior Dan Raedle
(Farmington, ME/Phillips Andover) was named the Conference's Player of the
Year, and junior RHP Scott Orlovsky (Clifton, NJ/Clifton) was named the
Centennial Pitcher of the Year.  Raedle, a unanimous first-team selection
at 1B, earned his third first-team All-CC nod.  He was fifth in the
Conference in hitting (.435 in CC games), second in RBI (23) and first in
doubles (9).  Raedle, also a first-team choice in 1994 and 1996, is the
second JHU player to win Player of the Year honors, following Joe Kail in
1994.  Orlovsky was a unanimous choice on the mound, after leading the
Conference in wins (6) and finishing fifth in ERA (2.54).  Orlovsky becomes
the first Hopkins hurler to win Pitcher of the Year honors.

Joining Raedle and Orlovsky on the first team is sophomore OF John Christ
(East Amherst, NY/Canisius).  Other Blue Jays named to the squad were
freshman C John Craig (Hammond, IN/Gavit) to the second team and senior 2B
Aaron Bernstein (Pine Brook, NJ/Montville) received honorable mention.

Dickinson's Billy Gills (West Hartford, CT/Wm. H. Hall) is the other
first-team pitcher, while Swarthmore's Pat Straub (Wilmington, DE/Tower
Hill) is the first-team backstop.  Gills led the Conference with a
Centennial-record 1.32 ERA, while Straub was second in the CC in hitting
(.475).  Muhlenberg 2B Tim Mantz (Newton, NJ/Newton), Dickinson SS Ben
Motter (Newville, PA/Big Spring) and Washington 3B Scott Quinn (Newark,
DE/St. Mark's) round out the infield.  Motter led the Conference in HR (6)
and RBI (25), while hitting .435.

The first-team OF is led by Gettysburg's Joe Cordova (Haddonfield,
NJ/Memorial), who was a unanimous selection after hitting .420.  Franklin &
Marshall senior Jamie McCall (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine), the CC's leading
hitter (.507) and base stealer (18), and Haverford's Mark Fine
(Albuquerque, NM/Albuquerque Academy) are the other OFs.  Gettysburg's Joe
Trani (Brooklyn, NY/Xaverian) is the first-team designated hitter.

Second Team
Pos.    Name                            Class   Hometown/High School
P -     Mark Fifer, Dickinson           Fr.     Newtown Square, PA/St. Luke's (Conn.)
P -   & Scott Quinn, Washington         Sr.     Newark, DE/St. Mark's
C -     John Craig, Johns Hopkins       Fr.     Hammond, IN/Gavit
1B -    John Woods, Gettysburg          Fr.     Ellicott City, MD/Centennial
2B -  % Jeremy Bonder, Swarthmore       Sr.     Wilmington, DE/Tower Hill School
SS -  & Beau Eckert, Frank. & Marsh.    Sr.     East Petersburg, PA/Hempfield
3B -    Mike Manzo, Gettysburg          Sr.     Toms River, NJ/Msgr. Donovan
OF -  & Rick Estes, Western Maryland    Sr.     Baltimore, MD/Dundalk
OF -    Billy Gills, Dickinson          Sr.     West Hartford, CT/William H. Hall
OF -    Chuck Draper, Muhlenberg        Fr.     Trevose, PA/George School
DH -    Steve Faella, Muhlenberg        Jr.     Congers, NY/Clarkstown North


Honorable Mention
Pos.    Name                            Class   Hometown/High School
P -     Eric Schwarz, Haverford         Sr.     Forest Hills, NY/Bronx HS of Science
P -     Chris Volpe, Gettysburg         Sr.     Southington, CT/St. Paul
2B -  ¢ Aaron Bernstein, Johns Hopkins  Sr.     Pine Brook, NJ/Montville
DH -    Brian Walter, Haverford         Sr.     Swarthmore, PA/Strath Haven



        First-Team All-Centennial in 1994, 1996
*       First-Team All-Centennial in 1996
¢       First-Team All-Centennial in 1995, 1996
&       Second-Team All-Centennial in 1996
@       Second-Team All-Centennial in 1995
#       Honorable Mention All-Centennial in 1996
%       Honorable Mention All-Centennial in 1995