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Ben Rounds
Aliza Chambers
3
Harvard HARV 0-1
4
Winner Troy TROY 5-1
Harvard HARV
0-1
3
Final
4
Troy TROY
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARV 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
Troy TROY 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 4 0

W: Lyon, L. (1-0) L: Cleary, Cole (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rounds, Shulman Homer, Baseball Battles Troy in Season Opener Falling 4-3

TROY, Ala. – Senior Ben Rounds and first-year Tyler Shulman each hit home runs, and the Crimson pitching staff limited the Trojans to four hits, but Harvard University baseball fell to Troy University, 4-3 on Friday night at Riddle-Pace Field in its 2024 season opener.
 
The Crimson (0-1) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first and remained ahead 3-1 entering the bottom of the fifth before the host Trojans (5-1) scored the game's final three runs, taking the decision in the bottom of the ninth.
 
Rounds hit his first homer of the season and seventh of his career while Shulman launched his first collegiate homer. Junior right-hander Sean Matson threw 4.0 innings in the start allowing two runs with five strikeouts while first-year right-hander Andrew Abler tossed 4.0 innings in relief, permitting one run on one hit with four strikeouts.

Harvard Highlights

  • Junior right-hander Sean Matson threw 4.0 innings in the start, allowing two runs – both earned – on three hits and six walks with five strikeouts.
  • First-year right-hander Andrew Abler tossed 4.0 innings of relief in his first collegiate appearance, permitting one run on one hit and four walks with four strikeouts.
  • Senior outfielder Ben Rounds hit his first home run of the season and seventh career homer with his solo shot in the first inning. Rounds also added a walk.
  • First-year infielder Tyler Shulman registered his first collegiate home run with his two-run shot in the top of the third, tallying his first two career RBIs.
  • Junior catcher Sawyer Feller walked and scored a run.
  • The Crimson pitching staff limited the Trojans to four hits in the contest. 
Gallery: (2-23-2024) Baseball at Troy
 

How It Happened

  • Rounds opened the game's scoring with his solo home run to left field in the top of the first. The Trojans countered with a solo homer of their own to knot the score at 1-1 after one inning.
  • Harvard regained the lead in the top of the third as Shulman launched a two-run homer to right center to push the visitors ahead 3-1.
  • Troy pulled within 3-2 with a run off a walk in the bottom of the fifth and tied the score at 3-3 with a solo home run in the last of the sixth.
  • The hosts walked off with the win with a run in the bottom of the ninth. 

Next Up

Harvard continues its series with Troy with game two tomorrow – Saturday, Feb. 24 – at 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. CT) and game three on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 1:00 p.m. ET (noon CT).

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