CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University baseball resumes Ivy League play with a three-game series at Princeton University with a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 23 beginning at 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+) and a single game on Sunday, Apr. 24 at noon (ESPN+) at Clarke Field.
 
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What to Know: Team Notes

• The Crimson (14-16, 5-6 Ivy) travels to Princeton, N.J., to take on the Tigers (5-24, 2-10 Ivy). Both teams are coming off victories in mid-week games with Harvard topping Merrimack, 18-2, and Princeton beating No. 8 Rutgers, 9-7.
• Harvard is set to throw sophomore RHP Chris Clark (1-1, 3.79 ERA) in game one, first-year RHP Sean Matson (2-2, 6.15 ERA) in game two, and senior RHP Jaren Zinn (2-2, 8.22 ERA) in game three. The Tigers are scheduled to start RHP Jackson Emus (1-4, 4.82 ERA) in game one, LHP Tom Chmielewski (1-6, 10.54 ERA) in game two, and RHP Andrew D'Alessio (1-5, 7.33 ERA) in game three.
• Harvard leads the all-time series with Princeton, 148-126-2. When the two teams last met in 2019, the Crimson took two of three games from the Tigers, winning game one, 12-0, and game two, 5-3, before falling in game three, 16-9. The two teams first met in 1868.
• In the week four (Apr. 12) NEIBA Division I Coaches Poll, Harvard checked in at No. 4. The Crimson ranked in the No. 2 spot for the previous two weeks. Harvard fell out of the poll in week five (Apr. 20) for the first time since the rankings began on Mar. 22.
• In Ivy League play thus far, Harvard has hit .311 as a team with a .391 on-base percentage. In 11 games, the Crimson has totaled 86 runs, 126 hits, 24 doubles, and 10 home runs. Harvard has tallied double-figure hits in 8 of 11 Ivy games.
• The Crimson scored a season-high 18 runs in an 18-2 win over Merrimack on Apr. 19. Harvard blasted four home runs – its most in a game this season – including two grand slams. The team posted double-figure runs for the sixth time in 2022.
• In its first home games in 1,049 days, Harvard took two of three games from Brown, sweeping the doubleheader on Apr. 2, 17-7 and 7-1. For the series, Harvard tallied 29 runs, 47 hits, 11 doubles, three triples, and 25 RBIs. The Crimson posted a .405 team batting average and .455 team on-base percentage.
• In its first Ivy League series in over 1,000 days, Harvard swept a three-game set from Cornell. The Crimson took game one, 7-5, captured game two, 11-5, and rallied to win game three, 12-11. Harvard totaled 32 hits and 20 walks across the series, posting a .414 on-base percentage and .296 batting average.
• Harvard has tallied a pair of wins over teams from Power Five conferences this season. The Crimson opened the year with an 11-6 win over the ACC's Miami in its first game in 719 days. Harvard also earned a 5-0 shutout win over UCLA of the Pac-12.

What to Know: Batting Notes

• Sophomore Chris Snopek leads the Crimson in batting average (.383), on-base percentage (.467), hits (44), and runs (24) while sitting second on the team in RBIs (19). Snopek ranks fourth in the Ivy League in batting average and seventh in OBP. In Ivy play, he has hit .381 with a .481 OBP. He paces the team with 15 multi-hit games on the year.
• Snopek hit .545 (6-for-11) with four RBIs, four runs, two doubles, and a triple in the Brown series. In his first Ivy series, Snopek posted a .455 average and .626 OBP vs. Cornell. Snopek hit .438 (7-for-16) in the Cal Poly series and earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors. He hit .500 with three RBIs, three runs, and a double in the Rice series. He totaled three hits, three runs scored, two RBIs, and his first career home run against Miami.
• Junior Logan Bravo has posted a .345 batting average and .407 on-base percentage on the season, while leading the team in doubles (11), slugging percentage (.555), and RBIs (27). Bravo ranks fifth in the Ivy League in doubles. He has tallied 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games on the year.
• Bravo recorded two home runs, including a grand slam, and career-high seven RBIs vs. Merrimack (Apr. 19). Bravo hit .462 (6-for-13) in the Brown series with five RBIs, three doubles, and four runs. In the UCLA series, Bravo hit .500 (7-for-14) with a home run, two doubles, an RBI, and three runs scored. Bravo hit .400 (6-for-15) in the Cal Poly series, including three doubles. He went 5-for-13 (.385) with two doubles and four runs scored in the Rice series.
• Sophomore Ben Rounds has posted a .316 batting average with 24 hits, 18 RBIs, 18 runs, nine doubles, and a .424 on-base percentage. In Ivy play, he has hit .361 with a .429 OBP. He hit .571 (8-for-14) with five RBIs, three doubles, and five runs in the Brown series. In the last two games of the Cornell series, he went 4-for-9 with five RBIs.
• Sophomore Jake Berger has reached base safely in 25 straight games. He has registered a .311 batting average, .456 on-base percentage, 28 runs scored, six doubles, 19 RBIs, and a team-high five home runs. Berger leads the Ivy League in walks (25). In Ivy play, he has hit a team-best .400 with a .547 OBP and three homers. In the Columbia series, he hit .462 (6-for-13) with two home runs.
• Junior Will Jacobsen has posted a .311 batting average this season and has hit .347 in Ivy League play with two home runs and six RBIs. He has registered 12 multi-hit games this season. In the Columbia series, he hit .615 (8-for-13) with a home run. Against Merrimack (Apr. 19), he notched a career-high six RBIs, including a grand slam.
• First-year George Cooper has tallied tallying 32 hits, seven doubles, 11 RBIs, 22 runs scored, and three home runs. Cooper has totaled 10 multi-hit games on the year. He hit his first two collegiate home runs in the Rice series, launching lead-off home runs in both game three and game four. He went 4-for-8 (.500) in the Penn series.

What to Know: Pitching Notes

• Sophomore right-handed reliever Jay Driver has thrown 18.0 innings of relief this season, allowing just three runs for a 1.50 ERA. He has posted three saves, 27 strikeouts to seven walks, and a 0.94 WHIP. In Ivy play, he has posted a 1.35 ERA, permitting one run over 6.2 innings. He earned saves at Rice (Mar. 4), at Cal Poly (Mar. 12), and in game two at Cornell (Mar. 25). He ranks third in the Ivy League in saves (three).
• Junior right-handed pitcher Adam Stone has posted a 4.10 ERA with 29 strikeouts over 26.1 innings, while holding opponents to a .232 batting average. He earned a win vs. Brown (Apr. 2), hurling 6.0 innings and permitting one run with six strikeouts. Against Rice (Mar. 4), he threw 5.0 shutout innings, striking out eight. He made his collegiate debut against Miami (Feb. 25), striking out four batters over 4.0 innings.
• Junior left-handed pitcher Tim Williamson has notched 34 strikeouts and a .239 opponent batting average over 36.2 innings on the season. He ranks fourth in the Ivy League in opponent batting average. Williamson earned Ivy League Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing 6.0 shutout innings with six strikeouts in a victory over UCLA (Mar. 19). He gained a win vs. Brown (Apr. 2), throwing 5.0 innings and allowing one earned run with a season-high nine strikeouts. He earned a win at Rice (Mar. 5), tossing 6.0 innings and permitting one run with seven strikeouts.
• Senior right-handed pitcher Jaren Zinn ranks fifth in the Ivy League with 51 strikeouts over 30.2 innings pitched. He earned the win in game three against Cal Poly Mar. 12) behind a career-high 11 strikeouts. Zinn threw 6.0 innings and allowed just one run on four hits and two walks. He gained Ivy League Pitcher of the Week honors for the effort. He tallied 10 strikeouts over 5.0 innings vs. Brown (Apr. 3) and then eight strikeouts over 5.0 innings vs. Penn (Apr. 10).
• Sophomore left-hander Uday Narottam has tossed 17.1 innings of relief this year, allowing six earned runs for a 3.12 ERA. He earned a save against Cal Poly (Mar. 13), throwing 3.2 innings without allowing a hit.
• Sophomore right-hander Chris Clark has not allowed a run in seven of his 10 relief appearances this season. He has posted a 3.79 ERA on the year, permitting eight runs over 19.0 innings. Clark earned the win at Cornell (Mar. 25), hurling 4.2 scoreless innings with a career-high seven strikeouts. He gained has posted two saves this year – at Rice (Mar. 5) and vs. Brown (Apr. 2).
• First-year right-handed pitcher Sean Matson has thrown 26.1 innings this season, making appearances as a reliever and starter with 34 strikeouts. He notched a career-high nine strikeouts at Cornell (Mar. 25). Matson earned his first career win at Cal Poly (Mar. 13), pitching 5.1 innings with five strikeouts. He threw 4.0 innings of relief against Miami (Feb. 26), permitting just one run on two hits with six strikeouts.

At the Helm

Bill Decker, The Joseph J. O'Donnell '67 Head Coach for Harvard Baseball, is in his 10^th season as the leader of the Crimson. The 2019 Ivy League Coach of the Year and 2019 NEIBA Coach of the Year led the Crimson to the 2019 Ivy League title. He holds a 139-185 record at Harvard and a 636-442 career record as a collegiate head coach.

Next Up

Harvard hosts UMass Lowell on Tuesday, Apr. 26 at 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+) before hosting Dartmouth in its final home Ivy League series from Apr. 30 to May 1.