After two heartbreak losses in New York, the Bulldogs rebounded to take the final game of the series at Columbia on Sunday.  It was the type of win that makes a coach take notice.

"Big character win," Yale head coach John Stuper said. "Really proud of my guys. Lose a big lead in game one. Lose a lead in game two. Two really tough losses. They showed me something coming back and winning the third game. Columbia is a really tough place to play and their record is simply no indication of how good they are. Looking forward to finally getting a chance to play a home game."

After playing the first 17 games on the road, the Bulldogs (4-13) are scheduled to host Hartford at Yale Field this Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. 

Griffin Dey broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth with a three-run homer, Teddy Hague added four hits, and Eric Brodkowitz went six solid innings as the Bulldogs defeated the Lions, 8-2, in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader.

Harry Hegeman had a breakout opening series to his Ivy League career.  The first year was 3 for 4 with three runs scored and a walk in game two today, and went 6 for 10 with seven RBIs, four runs scored and two walks in three games at Columbia this weekend.

Tom Fuller added a RBI groundout in the sixth, and Hegeman scored on a wild pitch in the eighth. In the ninth, Hegeman a run-scoring single and Hague singled through the right side in the ninth.

Bobby Cecere pitched two scoreless innings and Benny Wanger tossed a scoreless ninth. 

In game one, the Lions came back from an early deficit and tied the game with a three-run sixth.  Joe Engel's sac fly in the eighth to score the eventual game-winning run.  

Fuller gave Yale an early lead with a three-run double in the second. Hegeman grounded out to first in the fourth to score Wanger to give the Bulldogs a 4-0 lead. 

Kumar Nambiar pitched into the sixth for Yale and earned a no-decision. He gave up five runs (four earned) and struck out six over five and 1/3 innings. 

Report filed by Ernie Bertothy, Yale Sports Publicity