HOPKINS PLACES SIX ON ALL-CENTENNIAL BASEBALL TEAM
Blue Jays' Christ and Orlovsky Sweep Individual Awards
LANCASTER, Pa. -- May 4, 1998 -- Johns Hopkins, which captured its second straight title and its third in five years, placed six players on the 1998 All-Centennial Conference baseball team which was announced today.
The Blue Jays also swept the individual awards, as junior OF John Christ (E. Amherst, NY/Canisius) was named the Conference's Player of the Year, and senior RHP Scott Orlovsky (Clifton, NJ/Clifton) was named the Centennial Pitcher of the Year. Christ set numerous Conference records at the plate, including a .580 batting average, 34 runs scored, 40 hits, nine HR, 42 RBI, 74 total bases and a 1.072 slugging percentage in 18 Centennial games. Orlovsky earned his second consecutive Pitcher of the Year award, after posting a 6-0 CC mark with a Conference record 1.32 earned run average. He shared the Centennial lead in wins, was second in innings (47.2) and third in strikeouts (30). Orlovsky walked just 12 hitters and allowed 35 hits in 47.2 innings of work in CC games. Both Christ and Orlovsky were unanimous first-team All-Centennial selections.
Joining Christ and Orlovsky on the first team is sophomore C John Craig (Hammond, IN/Gavit) and junior OF Steve Milo (N. Bergen, NJ/Dwight-Englewood). Craig, a unanimous selection, was second in RBI (33), third in hitting (.481) and fourth in slugging (.846). Milo was second in hitting (.540), hits (34), home runs (5), total bases (65) and slugging (1.032), while placing third in RBI (31). Other Blue Jays on the All-CC squad were junior 3B Bill Thompson (Newtown, PA/George School) and senior RHP Todd Flannery (Plainfield, NJ/Scotch Plains) who were second-team selections. Thompson hit .368 and scored 30 runs in CC games, while Flannery posted a 5-0 record with a 3.11 ERA.
Gettysburg and Ursinus each had a pair of first-teamers. The Bullets placed sophomore 1B John Woods (Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) and senior OF Darryl Clancy (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) on the elite squad. Clancy was fifth in the CC in hitting (.437) and third in total bases (54), while Woods was seventh in hitting (.429) and sixth in total bases (45). The Bears were represented by junior SS Andy Hawkins (E. Greenville, PA/Upper Perkiomen) and senior 3B Dirk Cleveland (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley). Cleveland was fourth in the CC in hitting (.468) and sixth in RBI (20), while Hawkins was eighth in hitting (.429).
Haverford senior RHP Jeremy Berman (Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) earned a pair of first-team nods on the mound and as a DH. Berman registered a 6-3 mark in CC games with a 1.83 ERA and a conference-leading seven complete games and 50 strikeouts. Franklin & Marshall junior 2B Greg Shambaugh (Lemoyne, PA/Cedar Cliff) rounds out the first team. He hit .397 in CC games with a Conference-record 11 doubles.
The complete team follows:
1998 All-Centennial Conference Baseball Team First Team Pos. Name Class Hometown/High School P - * Scott Orlovsky, Johns Hopkins Sr. Clifton, NJ/Clifton P - Jeremy Berman, Haverford Sr. Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep C - # John Craig, Johns Hopkins So. Hammond, IN/Gavit 1B - # John Woods, Gettysburg So. Ellicott City, MD/Centennial 2B - Greg Shambaugh, Franklin & Marshall Jr. Lemoyne, PA/Cedar Cliff SS - Andy Hawkins, Ursinus Jr. E. Greenville, PA/Upper Perkiomen 3B - Dirk Cleveland, Ursinus Sr. Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen Valley OF - John Christ, Johns Hopkins Jr. East Amherst, NY/Canisius OF - Steve Milo, Johns Hopkins Jr. N. Bergen, NJ/Dwight-Englewood OF - Darryl Clancy, Gettysburg Sr. Brielle, NJ/Manasquan DH - Jeremy Berman, Haverford Sr. Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep Second Team Pos. Name Class Hometown/High School P - Todd Flannery, Johns Hopkins Sr. Plainfield, NJ/Scotch Plains P - Nate Smiley, Ursinus Sr. Kimberton, PA/Phoenixville C - Luke Bussard, Dickinson Jr. Wilmington, DE/Tower Hill School 1B - Steve Faella, Muhlenberg Sr. Congers, NY/Clarkstown North 2B - Mike Romello, Ursinus Jr. Delran, NJ/Delran SS - Tal Alter, Haverford Sr. Bethesda, MD/Landon School 3B - Bill Thompson, Johns Hopkins Jr. Newtown, PA/George School OF - Ben Motter, Dickinson Sr. Newville, PA/Big Spring OF - Ben Mills, Ursinus Sr. Glen Mills, PA/Garnet Valley OF - # Chuck Draper, Muhlenberg So. Trevose, PA/George School DH - Dave Pierce, Ursinus Jr. Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen Honorable Mention Pos. Name Class Hometown/High School P - Greg Adams, Washington Fr. Toms River, NJ/Toms River North C - Don Asper, Ursinus Jr. Biglerville, PA/Biglerville 1B - Sean Tyszko, Washington Sr. Baltimore, MD/Gilman School OF - Kevin Schroeder, Haverford Jr. Boston, MA/Roxbury Latin OF - Matt Flanagan, Washington Sr. Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh DH - Chris Moraitis, Muhlenberg So. Trenton, NJ/Hun School Player of the Year - John Christ, Johns Hopkins (unanimous) Pitcher of the Year - Scott Orlovsky, Johns Hopkins First-Team All-Centennial in 1996 and 1997 * First-Team All-Centennial in 1997 # Second-Team All-Centennial in 1997 -30-
CHRIST NAMED BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Junior Becomes 3rd Hopkins Hitter to Win Award
LANCASTER, Pa. -- May 4, 1998 -- Johns Hopkins junior outfielder John Christ (East Amherst, NY/Canisius), who led the Conference in nearly every offensive category, was named the 1998 Centennial Conference Baseball Player of the Year in balloting by the 10 head coaches.
Christ led the Blue Jays to their second consecutive Centennial championship and the third in five years. He becomes the third Hopkins player to earn Centennial Player of the Year honors, following in the footsteps of Joe Kail (1994) and Dan Raedle (1997).
Christ, a unanimous selection as Player of the Year and as a first-team All-CC outfielder, led the Conference in hitting (.580), runs scored (34), hits (40), home runs (9), runs batted in (42), total bases (74) and slugging percentage (1.072) in 18 Centennial games, setting Conference single-season records in each category. He also was fourth in the CC in stolen bases with 11.
If that was not enough, the right-hander also crafted a 5-0 record on the mound with a 3.76 ERA. He was second in the Conference in mound wins and in strikeouts (32).
Centennial Conference Players of the Year 1994-98 1994 - Joe Kail, Johns Hopkins, SS 1995 - Jerry Resh, Western Maryland, SS 1996 - Brian Van Deusen, Western Maryland, SS 1997 - Dan Raedle, Johns Hopkins, 1B 1998 - John Christ, Johns Hopkins, OF
ORLOVSKY NAMED BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Senior Earns Second Straight Award
LANCASTER, Pa. -- May 4, 1998 -- Johns Hopkins senior right-hander Scott Orlovsky (Clifton, NJ/Clifton), who led the Conference in victories and ERA, was named the 1998 Centennial Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year in balloting by the 10 head coaches.
Orlovsky, who was also the 1997 CC Pitcher of the Year, was also a unanimous first-team All-Centennial mound choice. He posted a 6-0 record in conference games with a 1.32 ERA. Orlovsky worked 47.2 innings, allowing 35 hits, walking 12 and fanning 30 batters.
He set a Centennial career record for victories (16) and suffered just one Conference defeat in his four-year mound career (16-1).
Orlovsky becomes the second Centennial pitcher to earn two Pitcher of the Year awards. Franklin & Marshall's Tim Sheridan also won a pair in 1995 and 1996.
Centennial Conference Pitchers of the Year 1994-98 1994 - Keith Whiteford, Washington 1995 - Tim Sheridan, Franklin & Marshall 1996 - Tim Sheridan, Franklin & Marshall 1997 - Scott Orlovsky, Johns Hopkins 1998 - Scott Orlovsky, Johns Hopkins