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Jake Berger
Dylan Goodman
14
Winner Harvard HARV 8-20, 5-7 IVY
2
Princeton PRIN 10-19, 6-6 IVY
Winner
Harvard HARV
8-20, 5-7 IVY
14
Final
2
Princeton PRIN
10-19, 6-6 IVY
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 0 2 4 2 6 0 0 0 14 12 0
Princeton PRIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 2

W: Fang, Callan (2-2) L: Shapiro, C. (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Beats Princeton in Series Finale, 14-2, Takes Series Win

PRINCETON, N.J. – Sophomore right-handed pitcher Callan Fang threw seven scoreless innings, and the Crimson matched a season high with 14 runs as Harvard University baseball beat Princeton University, 14-2, on Sunday afternoon at Clarke Field to take a 2-1 series victory.
 
Playing in a rubber match in the series finale, the Crimson (8-20, 5-7 Ivy) – winners in four of its last six games – took an 8-0 lead through five innings and a 14-0 edge through six frames on its way to the victory over the Tigers (10-19, 6-6 Ivy). Harvard sits one game back of fourth place in the Ivy League standings.
 
On the mound, Fang threw 7.0 scoreless innings in the win, allowing no runs on six hits and no walks with eight strikeouts.
 
At the plate, Harvard totaled a season-high 14 runs, and posted 12 hits for its 14th game with double-figure hits this year. Senior Jake Berger hit his first home run of the season, and four members of the Crimson posted multi-hit games, including Berger (two hits, two runs), junior William Lybrook (two doubles, three runs), senior Ben Rounds (three RBIs, two hits), and junior Matt Giberti (two hits, two runs).

Harvard Highlights

  • Sophomore Callan Fang threw 7.0 scoreless innings in the win, allowing no runs on six hits and no walks with eight strikeouts.
  • Senior Jake Berger hit his first home run of the season and 14th of his career with a solo shot in the fifth. He totaled two hits, two runs, and an RBI in the game.
  • Junior William Lybrook posted a 2-for-3 effort with two doubles, three runs, and a walk.
  • Senior Ben Rounds finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs, a double, a run, and a walk.
  • Junior Matt Giberti went 2-for-5 with two runs, an RBI, and a walk.
  • First-year Jack Rickheim registered three RBIs, a double, a run, and a walk.
  • Senior Peter Messervy tallied three runs, three walks, a hit, and an RBI.
  • Junior George Cooper contributed a hit and two RBIs, and senior Chris Snopek added a hit and a run.
  • Harvard matched a season-high with 14 runs. The Crimson scored double-figure runs for the fifth time this season and third time in Ivy play.
  • The Crimson totaled 12 hits, marking its 14th game this year with double-figure hits. Harvard hit the mark for the sixth time in Ivy play in 2024.
  • Harvard notched 11 RBIs for its fourth game with double-digit RBIs this year.
  • Four members of the Crimson posted multi-hit games.
  • The Crimson worked eight walks as a team – a season high in Ivy play. 

How It Happened

  • The Crimson struck first with a pair of runs in the top of the third. Giberti plated the frame's first run with an RBI single up the middle before Rounds sent an RBI double out to right field.
  • Harvard pushed its lead to 6-0 with four runs in the top of the fourth. After Berger scored on a wild pitch, Rickheim drove a two-run double down the right field line. Cooper capped the stanza's scoring with an RBI single into center field.
  • Berger's solo home run to right field highlighted a two-run fifth for the visitors as Harvard moved ahead 8-0.
  • The Crimson plated six runs in the top of the sixth to extend its edge to 14-0. Messervy, Rickheim, and Cooper each notched an RBI before Rounds capped the frame's scoring with a two-run single to left field.
  • The Tigers plated two runs in the bottom of the ninth to account for the final margin. 

Next Up

Harvard plays at Stonehill on Apr. 16 at 3:30 p.m. (NEC Front Row) before hosting Dartmouth in a three-game Ivy League series with a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 20 starting at 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+) and a single game on Sunday, Apr. 21 at noon (ESPN+).

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