BOCA RATON, Fla. – Crimson pitching tallied 13 strikeouts, including seven strikeouts from junior
Chris Clark and five more from senior
Pryor Thomas, but Harvard University baseball dropped an 11-3 decision to Florida Atlantic University on Saturday evening at FAU Stadium.
Clark threw 4.0 innings, giving up seven runs, four earned, on seven hits and two walks with his seven strikeouts while Thomas' five strikeouts came over 3.0 innings of relief where he allowed one run on two hits and one walk as the Crimson (1-9) fell in the second game of a four-game set against the Owls (9-6).
Senior
Hunter Baldwin led the way offensively for the Crimson, going 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, and a run scored. Junior
Jake Berger went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Senior
Logan Bravo hit a double, and junior
Peter Messervy tallied an RBI.
Harvard Highlights
- Clark struck out seven Owls hitters and Thomas fanned five for Harvard. Crimson pitchers combined to strike out 13 Florida Atlantic hitters.
- Harvard pitching recorded double-figure strikeouts for the fifth time in 10 games this season.
- Baldwin led the Crimson at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, and a run scored.
- Junior Jake Berger went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, senior Logan Bravo hit a double, and junior Peter Messervy tallied an RBI.
- Harvard went 4-for-7 (.571) with runners in scoring position.
How It Happened
- Trailing 1-0 after the first inning, the Crimson knotted the game at 1-1 in the third inning. Baldwin came across to score the Crimson's run in the inning as Messervy lifted a sacrifice fly to right field.
- The Owls scored the game's next nine runs with two in the third inning, four in the fourth, and three in the fifth, moving ahead 10-1.
- In the top of the seventh, Harvard picked up two runs when a single into center field from Baldwin scored Berger and junior Chris Snopek, bringing the Crimson within 10-3.
- FAU added the game's final run in the bottom of the eighth.
Next Up
Harvard continues the series with FAU tomorrow – Sunday, Mar. 12 – at noon (CUSA.TV) prior to closing the series with game four on Monday, Mar. 13 at 6:30 p.m. (CUSA.TV).
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