NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore Chris Clark and first-year Tanner Smith combined to allow just one run in game one, and junior Logan Bravo hit his team-high eighth home run of the season in game two, but Harvard University baseball dropped a pair of one-run games in a doubleheader at Yale University, 1-0 and 6-5, on Sunday afternoon at George H.W. Bush Field.
 
Opening the final Ivy League series of the year, the Crimson (18-22, 9-11 Ivy) held a 5-3 lead entering the bottom of the eighth inning in game two before the Bulldogs (20-17, 10-10 Ivy) took the contest after the hosts plated the opener's only run in the last of the second inning.
 
Over the two games, junior Will Jacobsen went 4-for-8 while Bravo posted a home run and a double, increasing his team-leading totals in home runs (eight) and doubles (16). In game one, Clark tossed 4.0 innings, giving up one run while Smith hurled 4.0 scoreless innings in relief with a career-high six strikeouts.
 
In game one, the Bulldogs plated the game's only run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second. The Crimson threatened with two on and no outs in the top of the fourth, while also getting a lead-off double from Bravo in the top of the eighth before Yale held on for the win.
 
In game two, after Yale opened the game with a 2-0 lead in the first, the Crimson responded with a pair of runs scoring on wild pitches in the third. Bravo then blasted a two-run home run to left field in the top of the sixth to give the Crimson a 4-2 advantage. Following a Yale run in the seventh, Harvard executed a double steal to move ahead 5-3 in the eighth. The Bulldogs then plated the game's final three runs to capture the twin bill. 

Harvard Highlights: Game 1

• First-year right-handed pitcher Tanner Smith threw 4.0 innings in relief, permitting no runs on two hits and no walks with a career-high six strikeouts. He threw four or more innings without allowing a run for the second time in his last three appearances.
• Sophomore right-hander Chris Clark tossed 4.0 innings in the start, giving up just one run on two hits and four walks with two strikeouts. He hurled four or more innings with one or no runs allowed for the third time in his last four outings.
• Junior third baseman Will Jacobsen went 3-for-4 with a stolen base. He posted his sixth game with three or more hits this year and 15^th multi-hit game.
• Junior first baseman Logan Bravo finished 1-for-2 with a double – his team-high 16^th double of the season.

Harvard Highlights: Game 2

• Junior first baseman Logan Bravo launched his team-high eighth home run of the season for a pair of RBIs. He has 12 multi-RBI games on the year and paces the Crimson with 44 RBIs.
• Sophomore shortstop Jake Berger went 2-for-3 with a run scored, a walk, and two stolen bases. He tallied his 11^th multi-hit game of the year.
• Junior center fielder Hunter Baldwin finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and a walk. He notched his seventh multi-hit game of the season.
• Sophomore designated hitter Ben Rounds posted a 2-for-3 effort with a walk and a stolen base for his seventh multi-hit game of 2022.
• First-year right-handed pitcher Sean Matson threw 6.0 innings in the start, allowing three runs – all earned – on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts. He hurled six or more innings for the second consecutive start.
• Sophomore right-hander Jay Driver did not permit an earned run over 1.2 innings, giving up two unearned runs on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
• Harvard totaled 11 hits as a team in the game, compiling double-figure hits for the 12^th time in 20 Ivy League games.

Next Up

Harvard concludes the series with Yale tomorrow – Sunday, May 15 – at noon (ESPN+).