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Jake Berger
Samuel Navarro
3
Harvard HARV 1-8
7
Winner Florida Atlantic FAU 8-6
Harvard HARV
1-8
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Final
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Florida Atlantic FAU
8-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 6 2
Florida Atlantic FAU 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 X 7 7 0

W: Cooley (2-2) L: Driver, Jay (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Driver Tallies 10 Strikeouts, Berger Homers, Baseball Falls to FAU in Series Opener, 7-3

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Junior right-handed pitcher Jay Driver tallied a career-high 10 strikeouts over 5.1 innings of work, and junior Jake Berger hit his first home run of the season, but Harvard University baseball fell at Florida Atlantic University, 7-3, in the series opener on Friday night at FAU Stadium.
 
Beginning a four-game series and starting a spring break trip with eight games over nine days, the Crimson (1-8) scored three of the game's final four runs, including two runs in the ninth, but could not comeback after the Owls (8-6) opened the game with a 6-0 lead.
 
Driver posted his 10 strikeouts over 5.1 innings, giving up seven runs, five earned, on seven hits and two walks. First-year Callan Fang totaled seven strikeouts in 2.2 scoreless innings of relief, allowing no hits and one walk.
 
Junior Jake Berger led the way offensively for the Crimson, going 1-for-3 in the ballgame with a home run and two RBIs. Senior Will Jacobsen registered a hit and an RBI, sophomore Sawyer Feller tallied an extra-base hit on a double.

Harvard Highlights

  • Crimson pitchers combined to strike out 17 Florida Atlantic hitters as Driver tallied 10 strikeouts in 5.1 innings and Fang added seven strikeouts in 2.2 innings of relief.
  • Berger led the Crimson at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. He hit his first home run of the season.
  • Senior Will Jacobsen registered a hit and an RBI, sophomore Sawyer Feller tallied an extra-base hit on a double.
  • Senior Logan Bravo and junior Ben Rounds each posted a hit and a run scored. 

How It Happened

  • FAU scored the game's first six runs with a run in the second and five runs in the fourth.
  • The Crimson got on the board in the fifth inning as Berger sent a lead-off, solo home run over the right field wall, cutting the margin to 6-1. The Owls expanded their lead to 7-1 with a run in the sixth.
  • The Crimson offense plated two runs in the ninth to trim the lead further. Berger brought home a run with a sacrifice fly before Jacobsen drove in a run with a ground ball. 

Next Up

Harvard continues the series with FAU tomorrow – Saturday, Mar. 11 – at 4:00 p.m. (CUSA.TV) prior to game three on Sunday, Mar. 12 at noon (CUSA.TV) and game four on Monday, Mar. 13 at 6:30 p.m. (CUSA.TV).
 
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