PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior
Sawyer Feller totaled eight RBIs between the two games, and the Crimson totaled 22 runs and 25 hits on the day as Harvard University baseball topped Brown University in both games of an Ivy League doubleheader, 12-5 and 10-5, on Sunday afternoon at Attanasio Family Field at Murray Stadium, completing a series sweep.
Closing out its final Ivy League road series of the regular season, the Crimson (11-22, 8-9 Ivy) took leads of 10-2 in game one and 8-0 in game two to capture all three games of the series after topping the Bears (9-26, 5-13 Ivy) in the series opener, 7-4, in 10 innings on Friday.
Harvard improved to 7-1 in its last eight games with the pair of victories and recorded its second straight Ivy series win in as many weekends. Harvard moved into fourth place in the Ivy League standings with the results.
Over the course of the doubleheader, Harvard totaled 22 runs and 25 hits, posting double-figure runs and hits in both games. The Crimson has posted double-digit runs in three of its last four games and registered double-figure hits in seven straight contests.
In game one, junior right-hander
Gio Colasante tallied a career-high seven strikeouts as a pitcher alongside a two-run double as a hitter while five Crimson student-athletes posted multiple hits in the game, including senior
Sawyer Feller (2-for-3, three RBIs, three runs, home run), senior
William Lybrook (3-for-5, two runs), sophomore
Jack Rickheim (2-for-4, three RBIs), senior
Matt Giberti (2-for-4, two runs, two stolen bases), and junior
Jordan Kang (2-for-4, RBI).
In game two, Feller recorded a career-high five RBIs, including a bases-clearing triple, Colasante notched two hits, a home run – his sixth of the year – an RBI, and two runs, and the Crimson totaled 11 hits as a team – its seventh straight game with double-figure hits. On the mound, sophomore right-hander
Truman Pauley threw 5.0 innings in the start and win, allowing three runs – all earned – on two hits and five walks with 10 strikeouts.
Game 1: Harvard 12, Brown 5
Junior
Gio Colasante tallied a career-high seven strikeouts as a pitcher alongside a two-run double as a hitter, senior
Sawyer Feller hit his second home run of the season, and the Crimson tallied double-figure hits for the sixth straight game as Harvard beat Brown, 12-5, in game one of the day and game two of the series.
With the score tied at 2-2 through two innings, the Crimson scored the game's next eight runs to pull ahead 10-2 in the top of the seventh on its way to its second straight win over the Bears after winning Friday's series opener, 7-4, in 10 innings.
Colasante tossed 6.0 innings in the start and win, allowing two runs – both earned – on four hits and two walks with a career-high seven strikeouts. At the plate, he added a two-run double.
Five Crimson student-athletes posted multiple hits in the game, including senior
Sawyer Feller (2-for-3, three RBIs, three runs, home run), senior
William Lybrook (3-for-5, two runs), sophomore
Jack Rickheim (2-for-4, three RBIs), senior
Matt Giberti (2-for-4, two runs, two stolen bases), and junior
Jordan Kang (2-for-4, RBI).
Harvard Highlights
- Junior right-hander Gio Colasante contributed both on the mound and at the plate. As a pitcher, he tossed 6.0 innings in the start and win, allowing two runs – both earned – on four hits and two walks with a career-high seven strikeouts. At the plate, he added a two-run double.
- Senior Sawyer Feller finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs, three runs, and a home run. He launched his second homer of the year and the 10th homer of his career.
- Sophomore Jack Rickheim went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, a double, and a walk.
- Senior William Lybrook posted a 3-for-5 effort with two runs and an RBI.
- Senior Matt Giberti registered two hits, two runs, two stolen bases, and a walk. He improved to 16-for-18 on stolen base attempts on the year.
- Junior Jordan Kang recorded a 2-for-4 showing with an RBI and a run.
- Senior George Cooper contributed a hit, two runs, and a walk.
- Sophomore Tyler Shulman chipped in a double and a run, and sophomore Ryan Mooney tacked on an RBI and a run.
- Junior right-hander Jack Smith earned his first career save, throwing 3.0 innings, including scoreless frames in the eighth and ninth, with two strikeouts.
- As a team, Harvard totaled double-figure runs for the sixth time this year.
- The Crimson tallied 14 hits, marking its sixth straight game with double-figure hits. Overall, Harvard posted its 11th game this year with 10 or more hits.
- Eight members of the Crimson notched at least one hit in the game, including five student-athletes with multi-hit games. Six Harvard players charted at least one RBI in the contest.
How It Happened
- Brown took a 1-0 lead on an infield single in the bottom of the first.
- Harvard responded in the top of the second as Feller blasted a two-run home run to left center field to put the Crimson up 2-1.
- The Bears knotted the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the second with an RBI triple.
- The Crimson pulled back in front in the top of the fourth as Mooney lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to give the visitors a 3-2 edge.
- Harvard extended its advantage to 6-2 with three runs in the top of the fifth. Lybrook started the scoring with an RBI single up the middle, Kang brought in a run when he was hit by a pitch, and Feller capped the frame's scoring with an RBI on a groundout.
- In the top of the sixth, Colasante laced a two-run double down the right field line to push the Crimson's lead to 8-2.
- The Crimson moved ahead 10-2 in the top of the seventh as Rickheim sent a sacrifice fly to right field and Feller came home on a wild pitch.
- Brown plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh to trim the margin to 10-5.
- In the top of the ninth, Rickheim sent a two-run double down the right field line to stake Harvard to a 12-5 advantage.
- Smith threw scoreless innings in the eighth and ninth to toss three innings and pick up his first career save.
Game 2: Harvard 10, Brown 5
Senior
Sawyer Feller posted a career-high five RBIs, junior
Gio Colasante hit his sixth home run of the year, and sophomore right-hander
Truman Pauley tallied 10 strikeouts in the win as Harvard topped Brown, 10-5, in the series finale.
The Crimson jumped out to an 8-0 lead through five innings and maintained at least a five-run edge for the rest of the game on its way to its third victory in as many games over the weekend against the Bears.
Feller recorded a career-high five RBIs, including a bases-clearing triple, Colasante notched two hits, a home run, an RBI, and two runs, and the Crimson totaled 11 hits as a team – its seventh straight game with double-figure hits.
On the mound, Pauley threw 5.0 innings in the start and win, allowing three runs – all earned – on two hits and five walks with 10 strikeouts. Sophomore right-hander
Ryan McHugh tossed 2.0 innings to close the game, permitting no runs on one hit and no walks with two strikeouts.
Harvard Highlights
- Senior Sawyer Feller recorded a career-high five RBIs, including a bases-clearing triple.
- Junior Gio Colasante notched two hits, a home run, an RBI, and two runs. He launched his sixth homer of the year and of his career.
- Senior Matt Giberti tallied two hits, two RBIs, a run, and a stolen base. He improved to 17-for-19 on stolen base attempts on the year.
- Senior George Cooper posted two hits, a double, an RBI, and a run.
- Sophomore Tyler Shulman went 2-for-4 with two runs.
- Senior William Lybrook contributed a hit, a run, and two walks, junior Jordan Kang chipped in two runs and two walks, sophomore Jack Rickheim tacked on an RBI.
- Sophomore right-hander Truman Pauley threw 5.0 innings in the start and win, allowing three runs – all earned – on two hits and five walks with 10 strikeouts. He tallied double-figure strikeouts for his third straight start.
- Sophomore right-hander Ryan McHugh tossed 2.0 innings to close the game, permitting no runs on one hit and no walks with two strikeouts.
- First-year left-hander Luca Alagheband hurled 2.0 innings in relief, giving up two runs – one earned – on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
- As a team, Harvard totaled double-figure runs for the seventh time this year and for the third time in its last four games.
- The Crimson tallied 11 hits, marking its seventh straight game with double-figure hits. Overall, Harvard posted its 12th game this year with 10 or more hits.
- Five members of the Crimson posted multiple hits in the contest.
How It Happened
- Harvard opened the scoring with four runs in the top of the second. Colasante started the frame with a solo homer before Feller worked a walk to bring in another run. Rickheim capped the stanza's scoring with a two-run single to center field.
- The Crimson extended its lead to 8-0 in the top of the fifth. Cooper sent an RBI double to center field prior to a bases-clearing, three-run triple to center field from Feller.
- The Bears plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull within 8-3.
- The visitors extended the margin to 10-3 in the top of the seventh as Feller sent a sacrifice fly to right field and Rickheim worked a walk to bring in another run.
- Brown scored twice in the last of the seventh to trim the margin to 10-5.
- McHugh did not allow a run in the eighth or ninth innings to close out the game.
Next Up
Harvard will meet Northeastern in the championship game of The Baseball Beanpot on Tuesday, Apr. 29 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+/NESN NATION) at Fenway Park before hosting Columbia in a three-game series at O'Donnell Field with a doubleheader on Saturday, May 3 starting at 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+) and a single game on Sunday, May 4 at noon (ESPN+).
