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Johns Hopkins earns top seed in Division III baseball championship tourney

Johns Hopkins earns top seed in Division III baseball championship tourney
SEASON IS JUST ABOUT DONE, BUT THERE’S STILL BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO DECIDE. THE MARYLAND TERRAPINS REACHED THE REGIONAL ROUND FOR DIVISION ONE AND JOHNS HOPKINS MADE IT TO THE DIVISION THREE WORLD SERIES. SPORTS PETE GILBERT JOINS US IN STUDIO NOW WITH THIS TEAM’S REMARKABLE SEASON. THEY’RE GOOD. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. JOHNS HOPKINS HAS LONG BEEN ONE OF THE BEST BASEBALL PROGRAMS IN DIVISION THREE, 25 TIMES TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. AND NOW THEY’VE REACHED THE WORLD SERIES, THE FINAL EIGHT FOR A SIXTH TIME. BUT THE BLUE JAYS HAVE NEVER WON AT ALL FOR HEAD COACH BOB BABB, NOW IN HIS 44TH SEASON AT HOPKINS, THIS MAY BE HIS BEST CHANCE. BLUE JAYS OWN THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL SEED, A RECORD OF 44 AND FIVE, AND THEY HAVE SET THE DIVISION THREE RECORD FOR HOME RUNS THIS SEASON. SO IT’S BOMBS AWAY STARTING THIS FRIDAY IN CEDAR RAPIDS. A LOT OF US HAVE NEVER BEEN TO IOWA. THERE’S ONLY A FEW GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE. SO JUST HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO PLAY BASEBALL WITH EACH OTHER AND HAVE NO SCHOOL AND JUST BE ABLE TO LITERALLY JUST DO BASEBALL IS SO MUCH FUN. ANY TIME THAT YOU CAN SPEND MOST OF YOUR DAY WITH 18 TO 22 YEAR OLDS WHO ARE ON A MISSION, WHO ARE BRIGHT KIDS, WHO WORK HARD, WHO ARE FUN TO BE AROUND, IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT. SEE WHY AFTER 44 YEARS, HE’S STILL THERE NOW SALISBURY WILL ALSO MAKE ITS WAY TO CEDAR RAPIDS. THE SEAGULLS EARNED THE NUMBER TWO OVERALL SEED THEY PLAY
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Johns Hopkins earns top seed in Division III baseball championship tourney
The spring college sports season is just about done, but there is still the matter of baseball championships to decide.The Maryland Terrapins have reached the regional round for NCAA Division I, and the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays have made it to the Division III World Series.Johns Hopkins has long been one of the best baseball programs in Division III. They've made it 25 times to the NCAA Tournament, and now they reach the final eight, or the World Series, not to be confused with MLB's championship. This is the team's sixth time in the final eight, but they have never won it all.For Head Coach Bob Babb, now in his 44th season at Hopkins, this may be his best chance. The Blue Jays own the No. 1 overall seed, a record of 44-5 and they have set the Division III record for home runs this season. So, it's bombs away starting this Friday in Cedar Rapids."A lot of us had never been to Iowa, there was only a few guys that had been there before. So, we just have an opportunity to compete and play baseball with each other. To have no school and to be able to literally just do baseball is just so much fun," said Matthew Cooper, a Jays senior outfielder."Any time that you can spend most of your day with 18-22-year-olds who are on a mission, who are bright kids, who work hard and who are fun to be around, it doesn't get any better than that," said Babb.Salisbury will also make its way to Cedar Rapids. The Sea Gulls earned the No. 2 overall seed.The Jays play No. 8 Misericordia at 11 a.m. Friday. The Gulls play No. 7 East Texas Baptist at 5:30 p.m.

The spring college sports season is just about done, but there is still the matter of baseball championships to decide.

The Maryland Terrapins have reached the regional round for NCAA Division I, and the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays have made it to the Division III World Series.

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Johns Hopkins has long been one of the best baseball programs in Division III. They've made it 25 times to the NCAA Tournament, and now they reach the final eight, or the World Series, not to be confused with MLB's championship. This is the team's sixth time in the final eight, but they have never won it all.

For Head Coach Bob Babb, now in his 44th season at Hopkins, this may be his best chance. The Blue Jays own the No. 1 overall seed, a record of 44-5 and they have set the Division III record for home runs this season. So, it's bombs away starting this Friday in Cedar Rapids.

"A lot of us had never been to Iowa, there was only a few guys that had been there before. So, we just have an opportunity to compete and play baseball with each other. To have no school and to be able to literally just do baseball is just so much fun," said Matthew Cooper, a Jays senior outfielder.

"Any time that you can spend most of your day with 18-22-year-olds who are on a mission, who are bright kids, who work hard and who are fun to be around, it doesn't get any better than that," said Babb.

Salisbury will also make its way to Cedar Rapids. The Sea Gulls earned the No. 2 overall seed.

The Jays play No. 8 Misericordia at 11 a.m. Friday. The Gulls play No. 7 East Texas Baptist at 5:30 p.m.