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William Lybrook
Eddie Monigan
7
Winner Harvard HARV 9-22
4
Brown BROWN 9-24
Winner
Harvard HARV
9-22
7
Final
4
Brown BROWN
9-24
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 7 10 0
Brown BROWN 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 2

W: McHugh, Ryan (1-1) L: Peter Dubie (2-4) S: Pauley, Truman (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Beats Brown in Extra Innings in Series Opener, 7-4

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sophomore Jack Rickheim tallied a season-high four RBIs, sophomore right-hander Callan Fang posted a career-high 12 strikeouts, and sophomore right-hander Truman Pauley earned his first save of the season as Harvard University baseball beat Brown University in 10 innings, 7-4, on Friday afternoon at Attanasio Family Field at Murray Stadium.
 
In the series opener of Harvard's final Ivy road series of the regular season, the Crimson (9-22, 6-9 Ivy) broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the top of the seventh and a 4-4 tie with three runs in the top of the 10th to rally past the host Bears (9-24, 5-11 Ivy).
 
Harvard improved to 5-1 in its last six games with the victory and sits one half game back of fourth place in the Ivy League standings.
 
Rickheim notched a season-high four RBIs, two hits, and a double while senior William Lybrook, senior George Cooper, and sophomore Tyler Shulman each notched two hits. Senior Sawyer Feller and sophomore Ryan Mooney each scored a pair of runs, and sophomore Lou Targoff came across as the go-ahead run in the 10th after entering the game as a pinch runner.
 
On the mound, Fang threw 6.0 innings with a career-high 12 strikeouts in the start, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks. Sophomore right-hander Ryan McHugh earned the win, tossing 1.2 innings of relief with no runs allowed, and Pauley closed the game with a scoreless 10th, capturing his first save of the year and second of his career. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Junior right-hander Callan Fang threw 6.0 innings with a career-high 12 strikeouts in the start, allowing two runs – both earned – on five hits and three walks. He matched his career best with 12 strikeouts and tallied double-figure strikeouts for the first time this season. Fang racked up eight strikeouts in the first three innings.
  • Sophomore right-hander Truman Pauley earned his first save of the season and second of his career, throwing a scoreless bottom of the 10th on one hit and no walks.
  • Sophomore right-hander Ryan McHugh claimed the win, tossing 1.2 innings of relief and allowing no runs on one hit and no walks with one strikeout.
  • Sophomore Jack Rickheim totaled a season-high four RBIs, two hits, and a double. He hit a two-run double in the seventh and a two-run single in the 10th.
  • Senior William Lybrook went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a triple, a run, and a walk.
  • Sophomore Tyler Shulman finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
  • Sophomore Ryan Mooney scored two runs alongside a hit and a walk.
  • Senior Sawyer Feller posted two runs, two walks, and a stolen base.
  • Senior George Cooper added two hits.
  • As a team, Harvard tallied 10 hits in the game, marking its fifth straight game with double-figure hits. The Crimson totaled double-digit hits for the 10th time this year. 
Gallery: (4-25-2025) Baseball at Brown - Series Opener
 

How It Happened

  • Brown opened the game's scoring with a run on an RBI single in the bottom of the first.
  • Harvard knotted the score at 1-1 in the top of the second as Shulman sent an RBI single through the right side to plate Lybrook, who tripled earlier in the inning.
  • The Bears took a 2-1 lead in the last of the fifth with an RBI double to right center.
  • The Crimson tied the game again at 2-2 in the top of the sixth. After Mooney led off the stanza with a walk, he later came around to score as Lybrook worked a walk with the bases loaded.
  • Harvard captured a 4-2 lead in the top of the seventh as Rickheim lifted a two-run double to right center.
  • The hosts made the score level at 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth behind a solo home run and an RBI single.
  • McHugh tossed a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth to send the contest to extra innings.
  • In the top of the 10th, Lybrook led off the inning with a single before sophomore Lou Targoff replaced him as a pinch runner. Targoff then came around to score on a throwing error as Shulman laid down a sacrifice bunt, allowing Harvard to take a 5-4 lead.
  • Rickheim followed with a two-run double into left field to push the Crimson in front 7-4.
  • Pauley took to the hill for the bottom of the 10th, hurling a scoreless inning, including inducing a double play with no outs, to pick up the save. 

Next Up

Harvard closes the three-game series with Brown with a doubleheader on Sunday, Apr. 27 starting at 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+).
 
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