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Jordan Kang
Aliza Chambers
4
Harvard HARV 2-8
14
Winner ETSU ETSU 12-4
Harvard HARV
2-8
4
Final
14
ETSU ETSU
12-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 0
ETSU ETSU 0 3 9 0 0 0 1 1 14 11 2

W: C. Fink (3-0) L: Pauley, Truman (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls at ETSU in Mid-Week Matchup, 14-4

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Sophomore infielder Justin King tallied his first two collegiate RBIs, and first-year right-hander Will Burns threw 2.0 innings of scoreless relief, but Harvard University baseball fell to East Tennessee State University, 14-4, on Wednesday afternoon at Thomas Stadium.
 
The Crimson (2-8) scored four runs in the top of the seventh to extend the game after facing a 12-0 deficit before the host Buccaneers (12-4) plated one run in each of the seventh and eighth frames to end the contest after eight innings.
 
King hit a two-run single in the seventh for his first career hit and RBIs, junior first baseman Peter Levin added an RBI single, and senior outfielder Ben Rounds contributed an RBI, two walks, and a run. Burns tossed 2.0 innings of scoreless relief permitting one hit and no walks with three strikeouts while infielder Jordan Kang made his collegiate debut as a pitcher, hurling 2.0 innings. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Sophomore infielder Justin King posted a single and two RBIs for his first collegiate hit and RBIs.
  • Senior outfielder Ben Rounds tallied an RBI, two walks, and a run scored. He has reached base safely in all 10 of the Crimson's games to open the year.
  • Senior outfielder Matt Giberti notched a run, a stolen base, and two walks. He improved to 6-for-6 on stolen base attempts on the season.
  • Junior first baseman Peter Levin contributed an RBI single.
  • Junior catcher William Lybrook hit his first double of the season.
  • First-year infielder Jack Rickheim tacked on a hit and a run, senior outfielder Peter Messervy added a run and a walk, and first-year designated hitter Dominic Brancel chipped in a hit.
  • First-year right-hander Will Burns threw 2.0 scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit with three strikeouts to no walks.
  • Sophomore infielder Jordan Kang made his collegiate debut as a right-handed pitcher, tossing 2.0 innings and permitting two runs on four hits and one walk. 

How It Happened

  • In the bottom of the second, ETSU scored the game's first three runs behind a three-run home run.
  • The Buccaneers added nine runs in the last of the third to move ahead, 12-0.
  • Burns threw scoreless frames in the fourth and fifth before Kang took the mound for a scoreless sixth.
  • In the top of the seventh, the Crimson countered with four runs to pull within 12-4. Rounds worked a walk with the bases loaded for an RBI, King hit a two-run single to right field, and Levin sent an RBI single to right to account for the scoring.
  • ETSU notched one run in the last of the seventh to make the score 13-4.
  • The hosts scored another run in the bottom of the eighth to close the contest in eight innings.

Next Up

Harvard plays a three-game series at Western Carolina from Mar. 15-17 (ESPN+) with game one on Mar. 15 at 4:00 p.m., game two on Mar. 16 at 2:00 p.m., and game three on Mar. 17 at 11:00 a.m.

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