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Max Lane
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Harvard HARV 0-7
9
Winner Liberty LIBERTY 9-3
Harvard HARV
0-7
3
Final
9
Liberty LIBERTY
9-3
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 2 1 0 3 7 1
Liberty LIBERTY 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 X 9 8 2

W: Blair, B. (3-1) L: Colasante, Gio (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Lane Homers, Baseball Drops Series Opener at Liberty, 9-3

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Senior outfielder Max Lane hit his first home run of the season with a two-run shot, but Harvard University baseball fell to Liberty University, 9-3, in the series opener on Friday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
 
Opening the third weekend of its 2026 season, the Crimson (0-7) scored the game's final three runs but could not rally after the host Flames (9-3) tallied the game's first nine runs to earn their seventh straight win.
 
Lane hit his fourth career homer while senior second baseman Jordan Kang went 3-for-3 with a run, junior Tyler Shulman finished 2-for-4 with a run, and junior catcher Dominic Brancel added an RBI double.

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior center fielder Max Lane hit his first home run of the season with a two-run homer. He tallied his fourth career collegiate homer.
  • Senior second baseman Jordan Kang went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
  • Junior third baseman Tyler Shulman finished 2-for-4 with a run scored.
  • Junior catcher Dominic Brancel hit an RBI double.
  • First-year right-hander Davis Kahn threw 5.1 innings in relief, tallying a season-high five strikeouts, while permitting four runs – all earned – on seven hits and two walks. 

How It Happened

  • Liberty opened the contest with a 5-0 lead after scoring five runs in the bottom of the first.
  • The Flames extended the margin to 7-0 with a pair of runs in the last of the fourth and moved the margin to 9-0 with two more runs in the sixth.
  • The Crimson countered in the top of the seventh as Lane sent a two-run homer out to left field.
  • Harvard scored the game's final run in the top of the eighth with Brancel driving an RBI double to left center. 

Next Up

Harvard plays Liberty in game two of the series tomorrow – Saturday, Mar. 7 – at 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) before the series finale on Sunday, Mar. 8 at noon (ESPN+).

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