NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore shortstop
Jake Berger and junior center fielder
Hunter Baldwin each drove in three runs as Harvard University baseball rallied from an early deficit to defeat Yale University, 10-6, in its regular season finale on Sunday afternoon at George H.W. Bush Field.
Facing an early 4-0 deficit through two innings, the Crimson (19-22, 10-11 Ivy) scored 10 of the game's next 11 runs – including a five-run sixth inning – to top the host Bulldogs (20-18, 10-11 Ivy).
For the game, Berger went 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs while Baldwin finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Sophomore
Peter Messervy compiled a 3-for-4 day. Junior
Will Jacobsen, sophomore
Chris Snopek, and first-year
George Cooper each posted two hits, including one triple apiece from Jacobsen and Snopek.
For the series, Jacobsen hit .462 (6-for-13) with a triple while Baldwin, Berger, and Messervy each finished 4-for-12 (.333).
After Yale opened the game with a 4-0 lead through two innings, Harvard began its comeback in the top of the third as Baldwin sent a two-run single to center field. Messervy followed with an RBI single to right field in the fourth to bring the Crimson within 4-3. Berger then drove a double to right center to knot the score at 4-4 in the fifth.
The Crimson took the lead with a five-run sixth inning, moving ahead 9-4. Cooper started the frame's scoring with a two-run double to left center before Baldwin hit an RBI single to right field. Berger capped the frame with a two-run double down the left field line. Snopek added an insurance run for the Crimson in the ninth.
Harvard Highlights
- Sophomore shortstop Jake Berger went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and two doubles. He finished the year with 12 multi-hit games.
- Junior center fielder Hunter Baldwin finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs, and a walk. He posted his eighth multi-hit game of the year.
- Junior third baseman Will Jacobsen posted a 2-for-5 effort with a triple and a run scored. He compiled 16 multi-hit games on the season.
- Sophomore left fielder Chris Snopek notched a 2-for-5 day with an RBI, a triple, and a run. He closed the season with 16 multi-hit games.
- Sophomore right fielder Peter Messervy compiled a 3-for-4 outing with an RBI and two runs scored. He completed the year with 10 multi-hit games.
- First-year second baseman George Cooper with 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a double, and a run scored. He registered 14 multi-hit games on the year.
- Senior right-handed pitcher Jaren Zinn threw 6.0 innings in the start for the win, allowing four runs with eight strikeouts.
- Junior right-hander Adam Stone earned the save, tossing the final 1.1 innings.
- Harvard posted 15 hits in the game, notching double-figure hits in Ivy play for the 13th time in 21 league games.
Game Notes
- Sophomores Chris Snopek and Jaker Berger started all 41 games on the season.
- Three Crimson – junior Logan Bravo (.355), junior Will Jacobsen (.327), and sophomore Chris Snopek (.323) – hit above .300 on the season.
- The Crimson hit .294 in the series while holding the Bulldogs to a .217 batting average.
- All three Harvard seniors – Jaren Zinn, Jack Mahala, and Joseph O'Connell – appeared in the game.
- Harvard went 14-14 in away games on the season.
- The Crimson improved to 204-189-1 all-time vs. Yale.