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Andrew Abler
2
Harvard HARV 0-12
3
Winner California Baptist CBU 17-4
Harvard HARV
0-12
2
Final
3
California Baptist CBU
17-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Harvard HARV 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
California Baptist CBU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 14 0

W: Teper, Cameron (3-0) L: McHugh, Ryan (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Battles California Baptist, Falls in 10 Innings, 3-2

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Junior right-handed pitcher Andrew Abler allowed just one run over 6.2 innings in the start, and senior Gio Colasante and junior Dominic Brancel each registered an RBI, but Harvard University baseball fell to California Baptist University in 10 innings, 3-2, on Sunday night at James W. Totman Stadium.
 
Playing in the third game of a four-game series, the Crimson (0-12) took a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth, but the host Lancers (17-4) tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth and took the decision with a walk-off single in the last of the 10th inning.
 
Abler threw 6.2 innings in the start, allowing just one run on 11 hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Colasante and Brancel provided the Crimson's RBIs while junior Jack Rickheim and first-year Matthew Witkow each posted a double.
 
The Crimson played in its first extra-innings contest of the season. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Junior right-handed pitcher Andrew Abler threw 6.2 innings in the start, allowing just one run on 11 hits and two walks with two strikeouts. He went six or more innings for the second straight start.
  • Junior catcher Dominic Brancel notched a hit, an RBI, and two walks.
  • Senior first baseman Gio Colasante tallied a hit, an RBI, and a walk.
  • Senior center fielder Max Lane posted a hit and a run.
  • First-year third baseman Matthew Witkow contributed a double, a run, and a walk.
  • Junior shortstop Jack Rickheim hit a double – his second of the season.
  • Senior designated hitter Jordan Kang added a hit and two walks.
  • Sophomore right fielder Liam Wilson and first-year left fielder Gavin Smith each chipped in a hit.
  • Junior right-hander Ryan McHugh totaled three strikeouts over 2.1 innings of relief.
  • As a batting lineup, Harvard tallied eight hits and seven walks. 

How It Happened

  • The Crimson threatened in both the first and second innings. In the first, Rickheim opened the game with a lead-off double and later advanced to third. In the second, the Crimson loaded the bases before CBU escaped the jam for the second straight inning.
  • California Baptist struck first in the bottom of the second to take a 1-0 lead on an RBI single.
  • Harvard evened the score at 1-1 in the top of the third as Colasante sent an RBI single into right field to plate Lane.
  • The Crimson claimed a 2-1 advantage in the top of the sixth as Brancel sent an RBI single into right field to bring home Witkow, who doubled to lead off the frame.
  • Harvard escaped a bases-loaded jam with one out in the bottom of the sixth as Abler induced a 5-4-3 double play.
  • In the bottom of the ninth, CBU plated an unearned run on a throwing error to tie the score at 2-2.
  • CBU took the decision with a walk-off RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the 10th. 

Next Up

Harvard plays CBU in the series finale tomorrow – Monday, Mar. 16 – at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT (ESPN+).

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