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Gavin Smith
0
Harvard HARV 0-6
9
Winner Rice RICE 6-6
Harvard HARV
0-6
0
Final
9
Rice RICE
6-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Rice RICE 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 X 9 11 0

W: Sanders, Ethan (1-1) L: Abler, Andrew (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls at Rice in Series Finale, 9-0

HOUSTON, Texas – Harvard University baseball fell to Rice University, 9-0, in the series finale of a three-game set on Sunday afternoon at Reckling Park as both teams opened the month of March.
 
Competing in its second weekend of the 2026 season, the Crimson (0-6) threatened in the top of the sixth, but the Owls (6-6) took the decision, bringing a combined no hitter into the top of the ninth before sophomore Cullen Stone registered a hit.
 
On the mound for Harvard, junior right-hander Andrew Abler threw 4.0 innings in the start, allowing four runs with two strikeouts. First-year right-hander Davis Kahn tossed 2.0 innings, permitting one run with a strikeout, and sophomore right-hander Daniel Sams hurled 1.1 innings, giving up one run with two strikeouts. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Junior right-hander Andrew Abler threw 4.0 innings in the start, allowing four runs, all earned, on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
  • First-year right-hander Davis Kahn tossed 2.0 innings in relief, permitting one run on one hit and no walks with a strikeout.
  • Sophomore right-hander Daniel Sams hurled 1.1 innings in relief, giving up one run on one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.
  • Sophomore Cullen Stone registered a single as a pinch hitter for the Crimson's lone hit of the day, breaking up a combined no hitter in the top of the ninth.
  • Sophomore Liam Wilson, sophomore Gavin Smith, and first-year Aidan Colasante each worked a walk.

How It Happened

  • The Owls opened the game's scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first and added another run in the last of the second to move ahead 3-0.
  • Following scoreless frames from the Crimson pitching staff in the third and fourth innings, Rice tacked on another pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth, gaining a 5-0 advantage.
  • Harvard threatened in the top of the sixth as sophomore Gavin Smith and first-year Aidan Colasante each worked walks to put runners on first and second with no outs before the hosts escaped the jam.
  • Rice extended its margin to 9-0 with four runs in the last of the seventh. 

Next Up

Harvard plays a three-game series at Liberty in Lynchburg, Virginia from March 6-8 (ESPN+) with game one on March 6 at 4:00 p.m., game two on March 7 at 2:00 p.m., and game three on March 8 at noon.

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