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Ben Rounds
Aliza Chambers
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Harvard HARV 2-12
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Winner Columbia COL 5-11
Harvard HARV
2-12
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Final
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Columbia COL
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 1
Columbia COL 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 1

W: Parkinson, Will (1-1) L: Narottam, Uday (0-1)

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Winner Harvard HARV 3-12
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Columbia COL 5-12
Winner
Harvard HARV
3-12
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Final
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Columbia COL
5-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 8 10 3
Columbia COL 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 3 0

W: Smith, Tanner (2-1) L: Ogden, J (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Rallies Past Columbia in Game Two, 8-5, to Earn Doubleheader Split

NEW YORK – The Crimson rallied for an 8-5 victory in game two after dropping a narrow 3-2 decision in game one as Harvard University baseball split a doubleheader with Columbia University on Friday afternoon at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium in the two team's Ivy League opening series.
 
Competing in a Friday twin bill due to weather forecasts for Saturday, the Crimson (3-12, 1-1 Ivy) used four runs in the seventh and another three runs in the eighth to gain separation from the Lions (5-12, 1-1 Ivy) in game two after the visitors forced the hosts to come to the plate in the bottom of the ninth in a one-run game in the opening contest.
 
In game one, senior Ben Rounds (2-for-3, two doubles), senior Jake Berger (2-for-3, RBI), and junior Matt Giberti (2-for-5. RBI) all posted multi-hit games while junior right-hander Sean Matson (5.0 innings, two runs, one earned run, six strikeouts) and junior right-hander Cole Cleary (3.0 innings, no runs, one hit, three strikeouts) limited the Lions for much of the afternoon.
 
In game two, home runs from Rounds and senior Chris Snopek alongside efforts from junior George Cooper (3-for-4, two RBIs, triple) and sophomore Max Lane (three RBIs, triple) paced the Crimson offense while sophomore right-hander Callan Fang (6.0 innings, two runs, one earned run, six strikeouts) and junior right-hander Tanner Smith (2.2 innings, no runs, one hit, no walks, five strikeouts) limited the Lions to two runs – one earned – over 8.2 innings of work.

GAME 1: Columbia 3, Harvard 2

 
The Crimson tied the game in the top of the ninth before the Lions took the decision in the bottom of the frame as Harvard fell to Columbia in game one, 3-2.
 
Facing a 2-0 deficit, the visiting Crimson scored once in the sixth and once in the ninth to tie the score before the Lions hit a walk-off single in the last of the ninth.
 
Senior Ben Rounds (2-for-3, two doubles), senior Jake Berger (2-for-3, RBI), and junior Matt Giberti (2-for-5. RBI) all posted multi-hit games while junior right-hander Sean Matson (5.0 innings, two runs, one earned run, six strikeouts) and junior right-hander Cole Cleary (3.0 innings, no runs, one hit, three strikeouts) limited the Lions for much of the afternoon.

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior Ben Rounds went 2-for-3 with two doubles, a run scored, and a walk. He has reached base safely in all 14 of the Crimson's games on the season.
  • Senior Jake Berger finished 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk.
  • Junior Matt Giberti contributed two hits, an RBI, and a stolen base. He improved to 9-for-9 on stolen bases on the year.
  • Junior William Lybrook added a pinch-hit double and scored a run.
  • Junior right-hander Sean Matson threw 5.0 innings in the start, allowing to run runs – one earned – on four hits and four walks with six strikeouts. He has notched five or more strikeouts in four of his five starts in 2024.
  • Junior right-hander Cole Cleary tossed 3.0 innings of scoreless relief, permitting one hit and two walks with three strikeouts.
  • Matson and Cleary combined to hurl 8.0 innings, giving up just two runs, one earned run, five hits, and six walks with nine strikeouts.

How It Happened

  • Columbia took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth with a pair of runs on a single to left field.
  • Harvard trimmed the margin to 2-1 in the top of the sixth as Berger sent an RBI single up the middle to plate Rounds who set the table with a lead-off double.
  • The Crimson knotted the score at 2-2 in the top of the ninth as Giberti sent a single to left field to bring home Lybrook who hit a pinch-hit double earlier in the frame.
  • The Lions closed the game with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth.

GAME 2: Harvard 8, Columbia 5

 
Seniors Ben Rounds and Chris Snopek each launched home runs, sophomore Max Lane hit a bases-clearing triple, and Harvard topped Columbia, 8-5, in game two to force a rubber match in Sunday's series finale.
 
Facing a 2-1 deficit entering the seventh, the Crimson pulled ahead 5-2 and rallied for another three runs in the eighth after the Lions tied the score at 5-5 on its way to the victory in the nightcap.
 
Alongside home runs from Rounds and Snopek, junior George Cooper (3-for-4, two RBIs, triple) and Lane (three RBIs, triple) paced the Crimson offense while sophomore right-hander Callan Fang (6.0 innings, two runs, one earned run, six strikeouts) and junior right-hander Tanner Smith (2.2 innings, no runs, one hit, no walks, five strikeouts) limited the Lions to two runs – one earned – over 8.2 innings of work.

Harvard Highlights

  • Junior George Cooper went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a triple, and a run scored. He leads the Crimson with two triples on the year.
  • Sophomore Max Lane tallied three RBIs on a bases-clearing triple to give Harvard a 5-2 lead in the seventh.
  • Senior Ben Rounds hit his third home run of the season and ninth of his career. He has reached base safely in all 15 games on the year.
  • Senior Chris Snopek launched his team-best fourth homer of the season and eighth of his career.
  • Junior William Lybrook finished 2-for-4 with two runs and a double, senior Peter Messervy added an RBI, and senior Jake Berger tacked on a hit and a run.
  • Sophomore right-hander Callan Fang threw 6.0 innings in the start, allowing two runs – one earned – on one hit and three walks with six strikeouts. He has posted five or more strikeouts in all five of his starts in 2024.
  • Junior right-hander Tanner Smith tossed 2.2 innings of relief in the win, permitting no runs on one hit and no walks with a season-high five strikeouts.
  • Fang and Smith combined to hurl 8.2 innings, giving up two runs – one earned – on two hits and three walks with 11 strikeouts, marking the fourth time this season that the Crimson's pitching staff has registered double-digit strikeouts in a game.
  • Harvard tallied 10 hits in the game, marking it sixth game this season with double-figure hits. 

How It Happened

  • The Crimson opened the scoring in the top of the second as an RBI single to left field from Cooper plated Lybrook to make the score 1-0.
  • Columbia knotted the game at 1-1 with a run in the last of the third.
  • The Lions took a 2-1 edge in the bottom of the sixth following an error.
  • Harvard responded with a four-run top of the seventh to move ahead 5-2. Rounds started the rally with a home run to center field to make the score even at 2-2. Lane followed with a bases-clearing triple to push the visitors in front, 5-2.
  • After Columbia drew level at 5-5 in the bottom of the seventh, the Crimson countered with three runs in the top of the eighth to pull back ahead 8-5. Snopek started the frame's scoring with a solo home run to left field before Messervy brought home a run with an infield single. Cooper capped the scoring with an RBI triple to center field.
  • Smith retired the side in order in the last of the eighth and struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth to close the victory. 

Next Up

Harvard closes its series with Columbia with game three on Sunday, Mar. 24 at noon (ESPN+).

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