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Tyler Shulman
7
Harvard HARV 0-8
11
Winner Liberty LIBERTY 10-3
Harvard HARV
0-8
7
Final
11
Liberty LIBERTY
10-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARV 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 2
Liberty LIBERTY 1 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 X 11 13 2

W: Swink, J. (1-0) L: Smith, Jack (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Aidan Colasante Hits First Collegiate Homer, Baseball Falls to Liberty in Game Two, 11-7

LYNCHBURG, Va. – First-year right fielder Aidan Colasante hit his first collegiate homer with a three-run blast, and junior catcher Dominic Brancel tallied three RBIs, but Harvard University baseball fell to Liberty University, 11-7, on Saturday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
 
Competing in game two of a three-game series, the Crimson (0-8) scored six runs across the third and fourth innings to take a 7-5 lead before the host Flames (10-3) plated the game's final six runs to move their win streak to eight games.
 
Colasante hit his three-run homer out to right field in the top of the third as part of the Crimson's rally while Brancel posted a two-run double in the frame as part of his three-RBI day. Junior second baseman Tyler Shulman (2-for-3, two runs) and first-year third baseman Matthew Witkow (2-for-4, one run) each recorded multi-hit games.

Harvard Highlights

  • First-year right fielder Aidan Colasante hit his first career home run with a three-run blast.
  • Junior catcher Dominic Brancel tallied three RBIs, a double, a run scored, and a walk.
  • Junior second baseman Tyler Shulman went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk.
  • First-year third baseman Matthew Witkow finished 2-for-4 with a run and a walk.
  • Senior center fielder Max Lane and senior designated hitter Jordan Kang each added a hit and a run.
  • Senior first baseman Gio Colasante tacked on an RBI with a sacrifice fly.
  • First-year left-handed pitcher Brett Gable threw 1.2 innings of scoreless relief permitting no runs on no hits with three strikeouts.
  • As a team, Harvard tallied nine hits and seven walks as a lineup.

How It Happened

  • The Crimson plated the game's first run as Gio Colasante lifted a sacrifice fly to center field in the top of the first.
  • Liberty knotted the score at 1-1 with a run in the bottom of the first, and the Flames added four more runs in the last of the second to take a 5-1 lead.
  • Harvard responded with five runs in the top of the third, capturing a 6-5 advantage. Brancel started the frame's scoring with a two-run double to center field before Aidan Colasante blasted a three-run home run over the wall in left field.
  • The visitors went ahead 7-5 with a run in the top of the fourth as Brancel absorbed a hit by pitch with the bases loaded.
  • The Flames re-took an 8-7 edge with three runs in the bottom of the fourth.
  • The hosts plated three runs in the last of the seventh to move ahead 11-7.

Next Up

Harvard plays Liberty in game three of the series tomorrow – Sunday, Mar. 8 – at noon (ESPN+).

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