NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale baseball team continued its strong play, defeating Sacred Heart 9-5 at home on Wednesday afternoon. The Bulldogs extended their win streak to five games.
With the victory, Yale improved to 8-3 overall with a 2-0 record at home. Sacred Heart fell to 7-7 overall.
Key Performers
- First year Alex Hwang relieved starting pitcher Ben Winslow with one out in the first. Hwang was fantastic, throwing 3.2 innings of scoreless ball. He did not allow a baserunner and earned his first collegiate victory.
- Fellow first year Jack Dauer drove in two runs and stole two bases.
Scoring Summary
- Bottom 1st | Kaiden Dossa led off the inning with a triple down the right field line, and later scored on an error by Sacred Heart. Garrett Larsen scored the Bulldogs' second run on an RBI groundout by Alec Atkinson. 2-0 YALE
- Bottom 3rd | The Bulldogs added three more runs, scoring on a pair of sacrifice flies and a wild pitch. 5-0 YALE
- Bottom 5th | Yale tallied four more runs to balloon its lead to nine. Dauer, Max Imhoff, and Owen Turner recorded RBI for the Bulldogs. 9-0 YALE
- Top 6th | Sacred Heart responded with three runs in the sixth. 9-3 YALE
- Top 7th | The Pioneers chipped away at the Bulldogs' lead with two more runs on a Yale error. 9-5 YALE
Game Notes
- Yale evened the all-time series against Sacred Heart. The two teams are 14-14 against each other.
- Yale extended its win streak to five games. Wednesday's contest began an eight-game homestand for the Bulldogs.
- The Bulldogs were very aggressive on the bases, swiping nine bags in nine attempts.
- Yale used seven pitchers. Winslow started the game, and was relieved by Hwang, DJ Peterson, Teo Spadaccini, Mark Capell, Tate Evans, and Mick Kelley. Hwang earned the win.
- Dossa has hit safely in six consecutive games. He has been on a tear of late with seven runs scored and three extra-base hits over that span.
- Dauer extended his hit streak to four games.
- Atkinson tallied two RBI.
- Turner recorded his first career RBI with a single in the fifth that plated two runs.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will host a three-game series against the Virginia Military Institute beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 15 at 12:00 p.m.