CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sophomore
Truman Pauley brought a no-hitter into the ninth inning of game two as Harvard University baseball took game two, 3-2, after dropping a narrow 1-0 decision in game one in an Ivy League doubleheader against Princeton University on Friday afternoon at O'Donnell Field.
Pauley threw 8.1 innings of no-hit baseball for the Crimson (5-21, 3-8 Ivy) in the game's second contest after junior right-hander
Callan Fang did not allow a run over the first seven innings in the series opener before the Tigers (8-24, 5-6 Ivy) scored once in the eighth to take the decision.
In game one, Fang threw a career-high 8.0 innings in the start, allowing one run on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. First-year
Luca Alagheband added an inning of scoreless relief in the ninth, and junior
Jordan Kang contributed a double.
In game two, Pauley threw a career-best 8.1 innings in the win, allowing two runs – both unearned – on one hit and three walks with a career-high 12 strikeouts. Sophomore right-hander
Ryan McHugh earned the save, senior
William Lybrook went 3-for-3 with an RBI, and sophomore
Tyler Shulman finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Gallery: (4-11-2025) Baseball vs. Princeton (Friday DH)
Game 1: Princeton 1, Harvard 0
Junior
Callan Fang threw a career-high 8.0 innings in the start and allowed just one run, but Harvard fell to Princeton, 1-0, in the series opener.
Fang held the Tigers without a run over the game's first seven innings before the visitors scored once in the top of the eighth to take the decision.
Fang went eight innings in the start, allowing one run on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. First-year
Luca Alagheband added an inning of scoreless relief in the ninth, and junior
Jordan Kang contributed a double.
Harvard Highlights
- Junior right-hander Callan Fang threw a career-high 8.0 innings in the start, allowing one run on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts. He did not permit a run over the first seven frames.
- First-year left-hander Luca Alagheband tossed a scoreless inning of relief in the ninth, posting one strikeout against no hits.
- Junior Jordan Kang registered a double – his second of the year.
- Five other members of the Crimson – sophomore Jack Rickheim, senior Matt Giberti, senior George Cooper, junior Gio Colasante, and sophomore Tyler Shulman – added a hit.
- Harvard's pitching staff gave up just one run, tying its season low for the season.
- The Crimson's defense turned a season-high three double plays.
How It Happened
- Harvard held Princeton scoreless through the first seven innings of the contest.
- Fang did not allow a base runner to reach in each of the second, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings.
- In the top of the seventh, the Tigers put runners on first and second before Fang recorded three straight outs.
- Princeton scored the game's lone run in the top of the eighth as a lead-off double led to a run on a groundout.
- Alagheband induced a double play to end the top of the ninth before the visitors held off the hosts in the bottom of the stanza.
Game 2: Harvard 3, Princeton 2
Sophomore right-handed pitcher
Truman Pauley brought a no-hitter into the ninth inning to help lead Harvard to a 3-2 victory over Princeton in game two.
The Crimson scored a pair of runs in the third and added another run in the seventh, while holding the Tigers without a run until the ninth as Harvard evened up the series at one game apiece.
Pauley threw a career-best 8.1 innings in the win, allowing two runs – both unearned – on one hit and three walks with a career-high 12 strikeouts. Sophomore right-hander
Ryan McHugh earned the save, senior
William Lybrook went 3-for-3 with an RBI, and sophomore
Tyler Shulman finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Harvard Highlights
- Sophomore right-hander Truman Pauley threw a career-best 8.1 innings in the win, allowing two runs – both unearned – on one hit and three walks with a career-high 12 strikeouts.
- Sophomore right-hander Ryan McHugh earned the save – his second of the season – tossing 0.2 innings to close out the contest.
- Senior William Lybrook went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a walk. He posted a season high in hits.
- Sophomore Tyler Shulman finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk.
- Senior Matt Giberti posted a 2-for-4 effort with a run and a walk.
- Sophomore Jack Rickheim contributed a hit, a run, and a walk, and senior George Cooper added a hit and a run.
- Harvard's pitching staff allowed just two hits – its fewest this season – and no earned runs, while matching a season best with 12 strikeouts.
How It Happened
- Harvard plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the third to take a 2-0 lead. After Giberti and Rickheim both reached on bunt singles to start the frame, Lybrook and Shulman each hit RBI singles to give the Crimson a lead that it would not relinquish.
- Pauley struck out two batters in each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to continue to keep the Tigers off the board.
- The Crimson moved ahead 3-0 in the bottom of the seventh as Cooper led off the inning with a single to right field before Shulman sent an RBI single to left field to bring Cooper home later in the frame.
- Pauley racked up another pair of strikeouts to bring his no-hit bid into the ninth inning.
- In the top of the ninth, the Tigers notched their first run of the game on an RBI double to trim the difference to 3-1. After an RBI single made the score 3-2, McHugh induced a double play to conclude the game.
Next Up
Harvard closes the series with Princeton with the series finale on Sunday, Apr. 13 at 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+).
