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Gio Colasante
Nate Gardner
5
Winner Harvard HARVARD 6-17, 5-4 Ivy
3
Yale YALE 17-10, 7-3 Ivy
Winner
Harvard HARVARD
6-17, 5-4 Ivy
5
Final
3
Yale YALE
17-10, 7-3 Ivy
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARVARD 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 5 6 4
Yale YALE 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 2

W: Colasante, Gio (3-4) L: Jack Ohman (2-1) S: McHugh, Ryan (2)

6
Harvard HARVARD 6-18, 5-5 Ivy
9
Winner Yale YALE 18-10, 8-3 Ivy
Harvard HARVARD
6-18, 5-5 Ivy
6
Final
9
Yale YALE
18-10, 8-3 Ivy
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARVARD 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 6 13 1
Yale YALE 2 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 X 9 14 0

W: Daniel Cohen (4-2) L: Abler, Andrew (1-3) S: Alex Hwang (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Beats Yale in Game One, 5-3, Splits Saturday Doubleheader

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Harvard University baseball opened its twin bill with Yale University with a 5-3 victory in game one before dropping a 9-6 decision in game two in an Ivy League doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at George H.W. Bush Field.
 
In a matchup featuring two of the top four teams in the Ivy League standings, the Crimson (6-18, 5-5 Ivy) remained in fourth place in the conference standings while the Bulldogs (18-10, 8-3 Ivy) held onto their top spot in the league rankings.
 
In game one, senior right-hander Gio Colasante threw 6.0 innings in the start and win, allowing three runs – two earned – on four hits and one walk with three strikeouts while junior right-hander Ryan McHugh tossed 3.0 innings and permitted no runs on three hits and no walks in his second save of the season. At the plate, juniors Tyler Shulman and Jack Rickheim each provided RBI singles while seniors Max Lane and Jordan Kang each added an RBI.
 
In game two, Rickheim went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, two runs, a home run, and a double, hitting his fifth homer of the season, while first-year Aidan Colasante finished 3-for-4 with two runs, an RBI, and a double as one of five Crimson to post multiple hits in the game. Gio Colasante (two hits, RBI), sophomore catcher Liam Wilson (two hits, RBI, triple, double), and senior center fielder Max Lane (two hits) all added multi-hit games. Harvard posted a season-high five doubles in the day's second contest. 

Game 1: Harvard 5, Yale 3 

Senior right-hander Gio Colasante allowed two earned runs over 6.0 innings in the win, junior right-hander Ryan McHugh threw 3.0 innings of scoreless relief in the save, and Harvard topped Yale, 5-3, in game one of the series.
 
In the series opener, the Crimson rallied from a 2-0 deficit, scoring four runs in the top of the fifth and maintaining the lead the rest of the way on its way to the victory over the Bulldogs.
 
Colasante threw 6.0 innings in the start and win, allowing three runs – two earned – on four hits and one walk with three strikeouts while McHugh tossed 3.0 innings and permitted no runs on three hits and no walks in his second save of the season. At the plate, juniors Tyler Shulman and Jack Rickheim each provided RBI singles while seniors Max Lane and Jordan Kang each added an RBI.

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior right-handed pitcher Gio Colasante threw 6.0 innings in the start and win, allowing three runs – two earned – on four hits and one walk with three strikeouts. In conference play, he has posted a 3-0 record and a 1.67 ERA, hurling at least six innings in all four of his Ivy starts.
  • Junior right-hander Ryan McHugh earned the save – his second of the season – tossing 3.0 innings and permitting no runs on three hits and no walks. In Ivy play, he has notched a 1.04 ERA over 8.2 innings.
  • As a staff, Colasante and McHugh combined to allow just two earned runs on seven hits and one walk.
  • Junior second baseman Tyler Shulman went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run, and a walk.
  • Junior shortstop Jack Rickheim posted a hit, an RBI, and two runs.
  • Senior center fielder Max Lane added a hit and an RBI while senior third baseman Jordan Kang chipped in a hit and a walk.

How It Happened

  • Yale opened the game's scoring with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third to take a 2-0 lead.
  • The Crimson answered with four runs in the top of the fifth to move ahead 4-2. Rickheim and Shulman each hit RBI singles to start the rally and knot the score at 2-2. With the bases loaded, Lane then absorbed a hit by pitch and Kang walked to plate two more runs.
  • The Bulldogs pulled within 4-3 in the last of the sixth on an RBI double.
  • Colasante brought in the game's final run with a ground ball in the top of the ninth before McHugh closed the contest in the bottom half of the frame. 

Game 2: Yale 9, Harvard 6 

Junior shortstop Jack Rickheim went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, a home run, and a double, and the Crimson tallied a season-high five doubles, but Harvard fell to Yale in game two, 9-6, on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Crimson pulled within 5-2 in the top of the sixth and within 9-6 in the top of the eighth before the Bulldogs held on for the decision to split the twin bill.
 
Rickheim went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, two runs, a home run, and a double, hitting his fifth homer of the season, while first-year Aidan Colasante finished 3-for-4 with two runs, an RBI, and a double as one of five Crimson to post multiple hits in the game. Senior first baseman Gio Colasante (two hits, RBI), sophomore catcher Liam Wilson (two hits, RBI, triple, double), and senior center fielder Max Lane (two hits) all added multi-hit games. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Junior shortstop Jack Rickheim went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, two runs, a home run, and a double. He hit his fifth homer of the season – tied for the team lead – and seventh homer of his career. Rickehim posted his team-best sixth double of the season.
  • First-year right fielder Aidan Colasante posted a 3-for-4 effort with two runs, an RBI, a double, and a stolen base.
  • Sophomore catcher Liam Wilson registered two hits, an RBI, a triple, a double, and a run.
  • Senior first baseman Gio Colasante finished 2-for-5 with an RBI and a double.
  • Senior center fielder Max Lane contributed two hits.
  • Senior third baseman Jordan Kang notched a double and a run.
  • Senior right-hander Jack Smith threw 1.2 innings in relief, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk with one strikeout.
  • As a team, the Crimson posted 13 hits – including a season-high five doubles – marking its fifth game this season with double-figure hits.
  • Five members of the Crimson posted multiple hits in the game. 

How It Happened

  • Yale plated two runs in the bottom of the first and three runs in the last of the third to stake itself to a 5-0 lead.
  • The Crimson responded in the top of the sixth as Rickheim launched a two-run home run out to left field to bring the Crimson within 5-2.
  • The Bulldogs scored three runs in the last of the sixth to move ahead 8-2.
  • Harvard answered with two runs in the top of the seventh behind an RBI double from Rickheim and an RBI single from Gio Colasante, trimming the margin to 8-4.
  • The hosts notched one run in the bottom of the seventh to make the difference 9-4.
  • The Crimson plated the game's final runs in the top of the eighth with an RBI single from Aidan Colasante and an RBI triple from Wilson. 

Next Up

Harvard closes the series with Yale with a single game tomorrow – Sunday, Apr. 12 – at noon (ESPN+).

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