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Jack Rickheim
Cat Wofford
0
Harvard HARV 0-8
7
Winner Florida UF 14-2
Harvard HARV
0-8
0
Final
7
Florida UF
14-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Florida UF 2 4 0 0 1 0 X 7 9 0

W: Aidan King (3-0) L: Pauley, Truman (0-3)

6
Harvard HARV 0-9
22
Winner Florida UF 15-2
Harvard HARV
0-9
6
Final
22
Florida UF
15-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Harvard HARV 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 9 2
Florida UF 3 0 4 5 4 6 X 22 16 0

W: Luke McNeillie (2-0) L: Colasante, Gio (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Levin Homers, Baseball Falls to No. 7 Florida in Doubleheader, 7-0, 22-6

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Senior Peter Levin hit his first career home run, but Harvard University baseball fell in a doubleheader to No. 7 Florida, 7-0 and 22-6, on Saturday afternoon in a doubleheader at Condron Family Ballpark.
 
Closing a stretch of eight straight games against Power Four conference opponents, the Crimson (0-9) pulled within 7-5 in the series finale before the host Gators (15-2) gained separation in the day's second game following a shutout in the day's opener.
 
In game two, Levin hit his first collegiate homer with a blast to left field, sophomore Jack Rickheim hit an RBI triple into the right center gap, and first-year Liam Wilson hit a two-run double into left field. Senior William Lybrook went 2-for-4 in the game as the Crimson tallied nine hits.
 
In game one, junior left-hander Brian Dowling and sophomore right-hander Andrew Abler combined to allow just one run over 3.0 innings of relief.
 
Due to expected inclement weather on Sunday, the two teams revised the series to become two seven-inning games on Saturday. Saturday's contests were delayed slightly due to weather conditions.

GAME 1: No. 7 Florida 7, Harvard 0

 
Junior left-hander Brian Dowling and sophomore right-hander Andrew Abler combined to allow one run over 3.0 innings of relief, but Harvard fell to No. 7 Florida, 7-0, in the day's first game.
 
The Crimson allowed just one run after the second inning following an opening two frames in which the Gators plated six runs.
 
Dowling tossed 2.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with one strikeout before Abler hurled 0.1 scoreless innings.

Harvard Highlights

  • Junior left-hander Brian Dowling tossed 2.2 innings of relief, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with one strikeout, while sophomore right-hander Andrew Abler added 0.1 innings of scoreless relief.
  • Senior Peter Levin and sophomore Jack Rickheim each notched one hit.
  • Junior Gio Colasante worked a walk, and sophomore Ryan Mooney picked up a stolen base.
  • Sophomore right-hander Truman Pauley tallied two strikeouts over 3.0 innings in the start. 

How It Happened

  • Florida took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first behind a two-run home run.
  • The Gators went ahead 6-0 in the bottom of the second with a grand slam.
  • The hosts tacked on one more run in the bottom of the fifth for the final margin. 

GAME 2: No. 7 Florida 22, Harvard 6

 
Senior Peter Levin hit his first collegiate home run, and sophomore Jack Rickheim hit an RBI triple, but Harvard dropped a 22-6 decision to No. 7 Florida in the series finale.
 
The Crimson pulled within 7-5 behind three runs in the top of the fourth before the Gators scored 15 of the contest's final 16 runs.
 
Levin hit his first career homer, Rickheim notched an RBI triple, and first-year Liam Wilson posted a two-run double. Senior William Lybrook went 2-for-4 as the Crimson tied a season high with nine hits as a team. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior Peter Levin hit his first career home run, launching a solo shot to left field.
  • First-year Liam Wilson hit a two-run double, leading the team with two RBIs in the game.
  • Sophomore Jack Rickheim hit an RBI triple and scored a run.
  • Senior William Lybrook went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
  • Sophomore Tyler Shulman posted a hit, an RBI, and a run scored.
  • Senior George Cooper tallied a hit and an RBI.
  • Junior Max Lane and first-year Gavin Smith each added a hit.
  • Senior Matt Giberti improved to 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts on the year and came around to score a run.
  • Harvard tied its season high with nine hits. 

How It Happened

  • Harvard took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first as Wilson sent a two-run double into left field.
  • Florida pulled ahead 3-2 with three runs in the bottom of the first and took a 7-2 lead with four runs in the last of the third.
  • The Crimson responded with three runs in the top of the fourth to pull within 7-5. Rickheim brought in the frame's first run with an RBI triple into the right center gap before Cooper brought in a run with an RBI single to right field. Shulman closed the stanza's scoring with a sacrifice fly to center field to plate Giberti.
  • The Gators then scored five runs in the fourth and four runs in the fifth to move ahead 16-5.
  • Levin blasted a solo home run out to left field – his first career homer – to make the difference 16-6 in the top of the sixth.
  • The hosts scored six times in the bottom of the sixth for the final margin. 

Next Up

Harvard plays its first games in New England this season with a three-game series at Northeastern University from Mar. 15-16 (FloCollege) with a doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 15 at 11:30 a.m. and a single game on Sunday, Mar. 16 at 1:00 p.m. at Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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