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Winner Harvard HARV 1-1
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Pittsburgh UP 2-3
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 11 1
Pittsburgh UP 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 5 1

W: Stovern, Harrison (1-0) L: FERNANDEZ (0-2)

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Harvard HARV 1-2
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
Pittsburgh UP 2 0 3 3 2 1 X 11 12 2

W: SOKOL (1-0) L: Matson, Sean (0-1) S: SIMMONS (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Beats Pittsburgh in Game One, 8-4, to Split Doubleheader, Secure ACC Win

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.  – Harvard University baseball beat the University of Pittsburgh, 8-4, in game one of a doubleheader to gain its second victory over a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference in as many seasons before falling in game two, 11-3, on Saturday afternoon at Centennial Park.
 
Competing in games two and three of a four-game series in its season-opening weekend at the Snowbird Baseball Classic, the Crimson (1-2) rallied from a 2-1 deficit, plating seven runs in the ninth inning to top the Panthers (3-3) in the day's opener before Pitt scored 10 of the game's final 11 runs of the second contest.
 
Junior right-hander Chris Clark threw 6.0 innings in game one, permitting just two unearned runs on two hits and two walks before senior Harrison Stovern came out of the bullpen to earn the win, tossing 3.0 innings and permitting two runs on two hits and no walks with a strikeout. Junior William Lybrook went 3-for-5 at the plate, junior Ben Rounds hit his first homer of the season, and six Crimson posted RBIs.
 
In game two, junior Jake Berger finished 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in a contest that went the scheduled seven innings.
 
Last season, Harvard topped Miami – also out of the ACC – in its season-opening series.

GAME 1: Harvard 8, Pittsburgh 4

Harvard responded from down 2-1 in the eighth inning to win in exciting fashion, scoring seven runs in the ninth to secure an 8-4 victory over Pittsburgh.
 
Senior Harrison Stovern – pitching for the first time since Feb. 29, 2020 – got the win out of the bullpen for Harvard. The southpaw went 3.0 innings, giving up two runs on two hits, allowing no walks and striking out one. Junior Chris Clark started the ballgame and went 6.0 innings, surrendering two runs, zero earned, on two hits, walking two and striking out 10.
 
Junior Ben Rounds went 1-for-2 in the ballgame with a home run, a walk and an RBI. Junior William Lybrook put together a standout performance in his collegiate debut, going 3-for-5 with a double, and an RBI. Senior Logan Bravo also chipped in, going 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and an RBI. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Lybrook compiled three base knocks in the game for Harvard.
  • Clark struck out 10 Panthers hitters.
  • Harvard's highest scoring inning was the ninth, when it pushed seven runs across.
  • Clark put together 6.0 innings of two-run ball for the Crimson.
  • The Crimson out-hit the Panthers at an 11-4 clip. Harvard posted double-figure hits for the second straight game
  • Harvard pitchers limited Pittsburgh to just 1-for-7 (.143) with runners in scoring position.
  • Harvard pitchers faced 36 Pittsburgh hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out 11.
  • The Crimson drew eight walks from Pittsburgh pitching.
  • Rounds led the Crimson at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and an RBI. 

How It Happened

  • The Crimson put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. Junior Chris Snopek came across to score the lone run of the inning for Harvard and get them on the board.
  • The Panthers then rallied to score two runs and take a 2-1 lead before the Crimson got back on the board in the ninth.
  • The Harvard offense exploded for seven runs, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of junior Peter Messervy, which brought the Crimson lead to 8-2. Rounds started the frame's scoring with his first homer of the season before Bravo, Berger, senior Will Jacobsen, and Lybrook all drove in runs.
  • Pittsburgh put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Harvard still coasted to the 8-4 win. 

GAME 2: Pittsburgh 11, Harvard 3

 Junior Ben Rounds went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI, but Harvard fell to Pittsburgh, 11-3, in Saturday's second game.
 
Alongside Rounds, junior Jake Berger finished 2-for-4 with a double. Sophomore Peter Messervy added a hit on a double and a run scored. Sophomore George Cooper and senior Pryor Thomas each drove in a run for the Crimson. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Berger posted a 2-for-4 effort at the plate with a run scored.
  • Rounds went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
  • Rounds, Messervy, Bravo, and Berger all tallied doubles in the contest.
  • Rounds, Thomas, and Cooper notched the Crimson's RBIs in the game.
  • Harvard pitchers faced 37 Pittsburgh hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out four.

How It Happened

  • The Crimson trailed 2-0 in the second inning when it first put runs on the board. Berger came across to score the lone run of the inning for Harvard on a ground ball from Cooper.
  • Harvard kept the deficit at 2-1 before tying the score in the third. The Crimson pushed across a run on Rounds' RBI double, which evened the score at 2-2.
  • Pittsburgh broke that tie and took an 11-2 lead moving into the seventh, when Harvard narrowed the gap to 11-3. The Crimson scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Thomas. 

Next Up

Harvard closes the series with Pitt tomorrow – Sunday, Feb. 26 – at 12:30 p.m. (FloBaseball).
 
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