BRIGHTON, Mass. – Senior
Chris Snopek, senior
Ben Rounds, and junior
Sawyer Feller all hit home runs, and sophomore
Callan Fang tallied a career-high 12 strikeouts as Harvard University baseball beat Brown University in game two, 7-5, after falling in game one, 4-2, in a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at the Harrington Athletics Village.
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Playing at Boston College's Eddie Pellagrini Diamond, the Crimson (4-15, 2-3 Ivy) competed as the home team for the first time this season, never trailing in game two after the Bears (6-14, 1-4 Ivy) held off a rally from the Crimson in the opener.
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In game two, sophomore right-hander
Callan Fang tallied a career-high 12 strikeouts over 7.0 innings and senior
Ben Rounds and junior
Sawyer Feller each hit home runs. Five different members of the Crimson posted multiple hits in the game including Rounds, junior
William Lybrook, senior
Chris Snopek, sophomore
Jordan Kang, and junior
George Cooper.
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In game one, senior
Chris Snopek tallied his fifth home run of the season while senior
Ben Rounds hit a triple, and senior
Jake Berger added a double. Out of the bullpen, junior right-hander
Cole Cleary and senior left-hander
Uday Narottam combined to throw 4.0 innings without allowing an earned run.
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Officials relocated the twin bill to BC's Harrington Athletics Village due to field conditions at the Crimson's O'Donnell Field.
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GAME 1: Brown 4, Harvard 2
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Senior first baseman
Chris Snopek hit his fifth home run of the season, but Harvard fell to Brown in game one, 4-2.
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Playing as the home team for the first time this season, the Crimson pulled within 3-2 on Snopek's two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth before the Bears held on for the win.
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Snopek tallied his ninth career home run while senior
Ben Rounds hit a triple, and senior
Jake Berger added a double. Out of the bullpen, junior right-hander
Cole Cleary and senior left-hander
Uday Narottam combined to throw 4.0 innings without allowing an earned run.
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Gallery: (3-30-2024) Baseball vs. Brown - Game 1
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Harvard Highlights
- Senior Chris Snopek hit his fifth home run of the year and ninth homer of his career with a two-run shot.
- Senior Ben Rounds posted a triple and has now reached base in all 18 of the Crimson's games on the season.
- Senior Jake Berger tallied a double, run, and walk.
- Sophomore Callan Fang added a hit and a walk while first-year Jack Rickheim walked twice.
- Junior Matt Giberti, junior Sawyer Feller, and senior Peter Messervy each added a hit.
- Junior right-hander Sean Matson threw 5.0 innings in the start, allowing three runs – two earned – on four hits and one walk with a season-high seven strikeouts.
- Junior right-hander Cole Cleary tossed 3.0 innings in relief, permitting one unearned run on three hits and no walks with one strikeout.
- Senior left-hander Uday Narottam hurled 1.0 scoreless inning of relief, giving up no hits and two walks with one strikeout in the top of the ninth.
- Harvard's pitching staff combined to allow just two earned runs with nine strikeouts against three walks.Â
How It Happened
- The Bears opened the game's scoring with three runs in the top of the fourth.
- The Crimson pulled within 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth behind a two-run home run from Snopek. Berger led off the inning with a double down the right field line before Snopek drove his homer to left center.
- Brown moved the score to 4-2 with a run in the top of the eighth.Â
GAME 2: Harvard 7, Brown 5
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Sophomore right-hander
Callan Fang tallied a career-high 12 strikeouts over 7.0 innings, senior
Ben Rounds and junior
Sawyer Feller each hit home runs, and Harvard topped Brown in game two, 7-5, to even the series.
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Setting up a rubber game on Sunday, the Crimson took leads of 2-0 after the second, 4-1 after the fifth, and 7-2 after the sixth on its way to the victory over the Bears.
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Fang tossed 7.0 innings in the win, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk with a career-high 12 strikeouts. Five different members of the Crimson posted multiple hits in the game including Rounds, junior
William Lybrook, senior
Chris Snopek, sophomore
Jordan Kang, and junior
George Cooper.Â
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Gallery: (3-30-2024) Baseball vs. Brown - Game 2
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Harvard Highlights
- Sophomore right-hander Callan Fang threw 7.0 innings in the start and win, allowing two runs – both earned – on six hits and one walk with a career-high 12 strikeouts.
- Senior Ben Rounds finished the contest 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs, a run, and a walk. He launched his fourth homer of the season and 10th homer of his career. He has reached base safely in all 19 of the Crimson's games in 2024.
- Junior Sawyer Feller launched his third home run of the season, eighth of his career, and second in his last three games. He notched two RBIs and a run in the game.
- Junior William Lybrook registered a 2-for-4 day with an RBI and a run.
- Senior Chris Snopek posted a 2-for-4 effort with a run scored.
- Sophomore Jordan Kang contributed a 2-for-4 performance with a triple, RBI, and a run.
- Junior George Cooper went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
- First-year Tyler Shulman added a hit, a run, and a walk.
- Harvard tallied 12 hits in the game, marking the eighth time this season that the team has recorded double-figure hits.
- Five different members of the Crimson compiled multiple hits in the contest.Â
How It Happened
- Harvard plated the game's opening runs as Feller launched a two-run homer to left field. After Lybrook set the table with an infield single, Feller hit his third homer of the year to put the Crimson up 2-0.
- The Bears trimmed the margin to 2-1 with a run in the top of the third.
- The Crimson moved its advantage back to two runs as Kang's RBI triple made the score 3-1. After Shulman worked a walk, Kang drove a triple to right center to plate Shulman.
- Harvard gained a 4-1 edge following an RBI single from Lybrook in the last of the fifth. After Snopek singled and stole second with two outs, Lybrook sent a single through the right side to plate Snopek.
- Brown came within 4-2 with a run in the top of the sixth.
- The Crimson countered with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to extend its advantage to 7-2. A two-run homer to left field from Rounds capped the frame's scoring.
- The visitors cut their deficit to 7-5 with three runs in the top of the eighth.
- Junior right-hander Tanner Smith threw a scoreless ninth to close out the game.
Next Up
Harvard closes its series with Brown with game three tomorrow – Sunday, Mar. 31 – at noon (ESPN+).