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5
Winner Northwestern NU 3-1
1
Harvard HARV 0-2
Winner
Northwestern NU
3-1
5
Final
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Harvard HARV
0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwestern NU 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 7 1
Harvard HARV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2

W: WADE, CRAWFORD (1-1) L: Pauley, Truman (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls to Big Ten’s Northwestern in Game Two in Cary, 5-1

CARY, N.C. – Sophomore right-hander Truman Pauley struck out six batters over 6.0 innings in the start, but Harvard University baseball fell to the Big Ten's Northwestern University, 5-1, on Saturday afternoon at the USA Baseball National Training Complex.
 
Continuing its opening weekend, the Crimson (0-2) permitted just three earned runs as a pitching staff before the Wildcats (3-1) took the decision.
 
Pauley tossed 6.0 innings in his first start of the season, allowing four runs – three earned – on seven hits and one walk with six strikeouts while sophomore right-hander Ryan McHugh (1.1 innings) and first-year left-hander Luca Alagheband (1.2 innings, two strikeouts) did not permit an earned run in relief.
 
At the plate, sophomore Jack Rickheim went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored while first-year Gavin Smith hit an RBI double as a pinch hitter.

Harvard Highlights

  • Sophomore right-hander Truman Pauley threw 6.0 innings in the start, allowing four runs – three earned – on seven hits and one walk with six strikeouts.
  • Making his collegiate debut after missing the 2024 season due to injury, sophomore right-hander Ryan McHugh tossed 1.1 innings, permitting one unearned run, no hits, and one walk.
  • First-year left-hander Luca Alagheband hurled 1.1 innings in his first collegiate appearance, giving up no runs on no hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
  • Sophomore Jack Rickheim went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored. He notched his first two doubles of the season.
  • First-year Gavin Smith hit an RBI double as a pinch hitter in the last of the eighth, registering his first collegiate double.
  • Harvard's pitching staff of Pauley, McHugh, and Alagheband combined to allow five runs – three earned – on seven hits and four walks with eight strikeouts. 

How It Happened

  • Pauley kept the Wildcats scoreless through the first two frames, including striking out the side in the top of the first.
  • The Wildcats opened the game's scoring with two runs in the top of the third and added two more runs in the top of the fifth to move ahead 4-0.
  • Pauley did not allow a run in the sixth before McHugh tossed a one-two-three top of the seventh.
  • Northwestern added one more run in the top of the eighth to take a 5-0 edge.
  • The Crimson responded in the bottom of the eighth as Rickheim set the table with a double to right field. Smith then sent an RBI double down the right field line to plate Rickheim and bring Harvard within 5-1. 

Next Up

Harvard concludes its weekend in Cary with a game against Indiana tomorrow – Sunday, Feb. 23 – at 10:00 a.m. (USABaseball.TV).

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