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George Cooper
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3
Harvard HARV 0-6
13
Winner Michigan State MSU 9-1
Harvard HARV
0-6
3
Final
13
Michigan State MSU
9-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 3
Michigan State MSU 4 0 4 4 0 0 1 13 7 0

W: Horvath,Tyler (1-1) L: Colasante, Gio (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Closes Out Michigan State Series with 13-3 Setback

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Senior George Cooper went 2-for-4 with a three-run double, but Harvard University baseball fell to Michigan State University, 13-3, in seven innings in the series finale of a three-game set on Sunday afternoon at Fluor Field.
 
Closing out a five-game stretch of games against Big Ten opponents and playing in the fifth game of an eight-game streak against Power Four conference teams, the Crimson (0-6) tallied three runs in the fifth inning after the Spartans (9-1) plated the game's first 12 runs before MSU closed out the game with a run in the bottom of the seventh.
 
Cooper hit a bases-clearing double in the top of the fifth for his first double of the season while sophomore right-hander Will Burns tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless relief, permitting no runs on no hits with four strikeouts.

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior George Cooper went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a double – his first of the season. He notched a bases-clearing double in the top of the fifth.
  • First-year Gavin Smith, senior William Lybrook, and senior Matt Giberti each tallied one hit and one run. Lybrook also worked a walk.
  • Sophomore Jack Rickheim added a hit alongside a diving grab at shortstop in the bottom of the fourth.
  • Sophomore right-hander Will Burns tossed 2.1 innings of scoreless relief, permitting no runs on no hits with four strikeouts.
  • Making his first collegiate start on the mound, junior right-hander Gio Colasante tallied two strikeouts over 2.1 innings. 

How It Happened

  • Michigan State opened the game's scoring with four runs in the bottom of the first behind a pair of home runs.
  • The Spartans increased their advantage to 8-0 with a grand slam in the bottom of the third.
  • The designated hosts of MSU added four more runs in the last of the fifth to move ahead 12-0.
  • The Crimson countered with three runs in the top of the fifth to pull within 12-3. After senior William Lybrook walked, both Smith and Giberti notched base hits to load the bases. Cooper then sent a 3-2 pitch to center field to hit a bases-clearing double.
  • Michigan State closed the contest with a run in the bottom of the seventh. 

Next Up

Harvard plays a three-game series at No. 8 Florida from March 7-9 (SEC Network+) in Gainesville, Florida with game one on Friday, Mar. 7 at 6:30 p.m., game two on Saturday, Mar. 8 at 3:00 p.m., and game three on Sunday, Mar. 9 at 1:00 p.m.

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