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Ben Rounds and William Lybrook
Katherine Shin
2
Dartmouth DART 10-18, 5-8 Ivy
9
Winner Harvard HARV 10-20, 6-7 Ivy
Dartmouth DART
10-18, 5-8 Ivy
2
Final
9
Harvard HARV
10-20, 6-7 Ivy
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dartmouth DART 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 2
Harvard HARV 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 2 X 9 13 0

W: Matson, Sean (3-2) L: Burke, Mac (1-1) S: Pauley, Truman (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Defeats Dartmouth in Series Opener, 9-2

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior right-hander Sean Matson and first-year right-hander Truman Pauley combined to limit the Big Green to two runs, senior Ben Rounds and junior William Lybrook each hit home runs, and Harvard University baseball defeated Dartmouth College, 9-2, in the series opener on Saturday afternoon at O'Donnell Field.
 
Competing in the first game of a three-game set and the opening contest of a seven-game homestand, the Crimson (10-20, 6-7 Ivy) plated six runs in the bottom of the third to gain separation from the visiting Big Green (10-18, 6-8 Ivy). Harvard improved to 6-2 in its last eight games, 5-1 in its last six outings, and 3-1 in its last three Ivy contests.
 
On the mound, Matson threw 6.0 innings in the start and win with five strikeouts while Pauley tossed 3.0 scoreless innings of relief in his first collegiate save.
 
At the plate, five members of the Crimson put together multi-hit games, including Rounds (2-for-4, home run), senior Jake Berger (2-for-4, two RBIs), first-year Jack Rickheim (2-for-4, two RBIs), senior Peter Messervy (2-for-4), and junior George Cooper (2-for-5, triple, two runs).
 
The two teams altered the weekend series due to weather conditions, playing a single game on Saturday and moving the weekend's doubleheader to Sunday.

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior Ben Rounds went 2-for-4 with two runs, a home run, an RBI, and a walk. He notched his sixth homer of the year and 12th homer of his career.
  • Junior William Lybrook posted a home run, two RBIs, a run, and a walk. He launched his third homer of the season and fourth of his career.
  • Senior Jake Berger finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a run, and a walk.
  • First-year Jack Rickheim compiled a 2-for-4 effort with two RBIs.
  • Senior Peter Messervy contributed a 2-for-4 day with a run scored.
  • Junior George Cooper added a 2-for-5 showing with a triple and two runs. He has posted a team-high three triples on the season.
  • Junior right-hander Sean Matson threw 6.0 innings in the win, allowing two runs – both earned – on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
  • First-year right-hander Truman Pauley tallied his first collegiate save, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings and permitting two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
  • Harvard tallied 13 hits as a team marking the 16th time this season that the team has registered double-figure hits.
  • Five members of the Crimson notched multi-hit games and three Crimson recorded multi-hit games. 
Gallery: (4-20-2024) Baseball vs. Dartmouth - Game 1
 

How It Happened

  • Dartmouth opened the game with a 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the second.
  • Harvard responded with a six-run bottom of the third to pull ahead 6-1. Berger plated the frame's first two runs with a two-run single through the left side before Lybrook drove a two-run homer out to left field. Rickheim capped the stanza's scoring with a two-runs single into center field.
  • The Crimson pushed its lead to 7-1 in the last of the fourth as led off the inning with a triple and later came home on a throwing error.
  • The Big Green pulled within 7-2 with a run in the top of the sixth.
  • In the bottom of the eighth, junior Matt Giberti came on as a pinch runner, stole second, advanced to third on a fly out, and then scored on a wild pitch to push Harvard's edge to 8-2.
  • Rounds followed with a solo home run to right field to extend the margin to 9-2 in the last of the eighth. 

Next Up

Harvard closes the series with Dartmouth with a doubleheader tomorrow – Sunday, Apr. 21 – starting at 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+).



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