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Harvard baseball competes in a doubleheader against Yale at O'Donnell Field on Senior Day on May 13, 2023.
Dylan Goodman
5
Winner Yale YALE 17-21, 10-9 Ivy
2
Harvard HARV 17-22, 13-6 Ivy
Winner
Yale YALE
17-21, 10-9 Ivy
5
Final
2
Harvard HARV
17-22, 13-6 Ivy
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yale YALE 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 11 0
Harvard HARV 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0

W: Easterly, Reid (6-3) L: Clark, Chris (4-4)

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Yale YALE 17-22, 10-10 Ivy
11
Winner Harvard HARV 18-22, 14-6 Ivy
Yale YALE
17-22, 10-10 Ivy
4
Final
11
Harvard HARV
18-22, 14-6 Ivy
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yale YALE 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 3
Harvard HARV 3 0 0 2 1 4 0 1 X 11 19 2

W: Driver, Jay (3-2) L: Shaw, Colton (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Powers Past Yale in Game Two, 11-4, for Doubleheader Split on Senior Day

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Crimson registered a season-high 19 hits and posted double figure runs for the seventh time this year as Harvard University baseball took game two from Yale University, 11-4, after dropping game one, 5-2, in a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at O'Donnell Field on Senior Day.
 
The Crimson (18-22, 14-6 Ivy) scored the final eight runs of game two to gain separation from the Bulldogs (17-22, 10-10 Ivy) after the visitors plated the final three runs of game one in the split of the twin bill.
 
Harvard moved to 5-1 in its last six games and now stands in second place in the Ivy League standings – one game back of first-place Penn (15-5 Ivy) entering the final day of the regular season on Sunday. Both teams have already secured spots in the inaugural four-team Ivy League Tournament set to take place at the site of the No. 1 seed from May 19-22.
 
In game two, sophomore George Cooper went 4-for-6 with three runs, an RBI, and a double, senior Logan Bravo finished 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs, and a run, and junior Ben Rounds posted a 3-for-4 effort with two RBIs, two runs, and a walk.
 
In game one, Bravo went 2-for-3 in the ballgame with a double and a walk, and junior Jake Berger compiled one hit and two RBIs.
 
As part of Senior Day on Saturday, Harvard recognized 10 student-athletes and one student manager in a ceremony prior to the start of game two. The student-athlete group included Hunter Baldwin, Logan Bravo, Zach Brown, Will Jacobsen, James Kirkpatrick, Grant Schwartz, Harrison Stovern, Pryor Thomas, Spencer Williams, and Tim Williamson alongside student manager Diego Martinez.
 
Gallery: (5-13-2023) Baseball vs. Yale (Senior Day)
 

GAME 1: Yale 5, Harvard 2

 
Junior Jake Berger tallied two RBIs, and senior Logan Bravo posted two hits, but Harvard fell to Yale in game one of the series, 5-2.
 
The Crimson tied the score at 2-2 in the third inning behind a two-run single from Berger before the visiting Bulldogs plated three runs in the sixth to take the series lid lifter.
 
Bravo went 2-for-3 in the ballgame with a double and a walk. Berger compiled one hit and two RBIs, and junior Peter Messervy registered a triple. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior Logan Bravo led the Crimson at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
  • Junior Jake Berger posted two RBIs on a two-run single.
  • Junio Peter Messervy registered a triple, and senior Hunter Baldwin contributed a double.
  • Senior Will Jacobsen worked two walks.
  • Junior Ben Rounds tallied a hit, a run, and a walk.
  • Junior Chris Clark threw 5.1 innings in the start, allowing five runs – four earned – on nine hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
  • Seniors Harrison Stovern and Tim Williamson each threw 1.2 innings in relief. Stovern permitted one hit and one walk while Williamson gave up one hit and two walks with two strikeouts. Senior James Kirkpatrick tossed 0.1 innings, retiring the only batter that he faced.

How It Happened

  • The Bulldogs plated the game's first two runs in the top of the third.
  • The Crimson trailed 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning when it first put runs on the board. Berger drove in two runs for Harvard with a single, that scored Rounds and Bravo.
  • Yale then scored three times in the sixth inning to break the tie.

GAME 2: Harvard 11, Yale 4 

The Crimson tallied a season-high 19 hits, three Crimson posted three or more hits in the game, and Harvard beat Yale in the day's second game, 11-4.
 
Trailing 4-3 entering the fourth inning, the Crimson scored the game's final eight runs to power past the Bulldogs.
 
Sophomore George Cooper went 4-for-6 with three runs, an RBI, and a double, senior Logan Bravo finished 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs, and a run, and junior Ben Rounds posted a 3-for-4 effort with two RBIs, two runs, and a walk.
 
Junior Jay Driver earned the win, going 6.0 innings, giving up four runs, three earned, on six hits, allowing two walks, and striking out five. First-year Callan Fang pitched 3.0 shutout innings in relief, while allowing three hits, walking none and striking out three.

Harvard Highlights

  • Sophomore George Cooper went 4-for-6 with three runs, an RBI, and a double.
  • Senior Logan Bravo finished 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs, and a run.
  • Junior Ben Rounds posted a 3-for-4 effort with two RBIs, two runs, and a walk.
  • Junior Jake Berger, senior Hunter Baldwin, and first-year Gio Colasante each registered two hits. Berger added a double, and Baldwin notched an RBI.
  • Senior Will Jacobsen compiled a hit, two runs, an RBI, and a walk.
  • Junior right-hander Jay Driver tossed 6.0 innings in the start, allowing four runs – three earned – on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
  • First-year Callan Fang closed out the game, hurling 3.0 innings in relief and permitting no runs on three hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
  • Every Harvard starter reached base safely in the win.
  • Harvard's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed four runs across.
  • Six Crimson had multiple hits in the ballgame.
  • Harvard scored double-digit runs for the seventh time in 2023.
  • The Crimson totaled 19 hits, marking the 19th time this season that the team has recorded double-figure hits.
  • Harvard went 9-for-18 (.500) with runners in scoring position while Crimson pitchers limited Yale to just 1-for-8 (.125) with runners in scoring position.

How It Happened

  • After Yale scored three runs in the top of the first inning, Harvard responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame, including a two-run homer from Bravo.
  • The Bulldogs then scored one run in the second to retake their advantage at 4-3.
  • The Crimson countered with two runs in the fourth, with Rounds and Bravo each registering an RBI single to give Harvard a 5-4 edge that it would not relinquish.
  • Harvard held Yale scoreless before expanding it lead to 6-4 in the fifth. The Crimson scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Baldwin.
  • The Crimson then scored four runs in the sixth inning, bringing its advantage to 10-4. Bravo and Jacobsen each posted an RBI in the stanza.
  • Harvard expanded its edge to 11-4 in the eighth with an RBI single from Cooper.

Next Up

Harvard closes the series with Yale with a single game tomorrow – Sunday, May 14 – at noon (ESPN+/NESN).




 
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