NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale baseball team dropped a doubleheader to Cornell to open its Ivy League slate. The Bulldogs fell to the Big Red at George H.W. Bush '48 Field in game one, 13-12, in extra innings. The visitors topped the hosts 7-4 in the second game.

With the victories, Cornell improved to 7-6 overall with a 2-0 conference mark. Yale dropped to 12-5 overall.

Game 1 – Cornell 13, Yale 12 (10 innings)
Key Performer

• First year Jack Dauer drove in six runs, including a game-tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth. Dauer finished with six RBI.

Scoring Summary

• Top 1^st | Cornell opened the scoring effort with two runs. 2-0 CORN
• Bottom 2^nd | Yale cut the Cornell lead in half with an RBI single by Dauer. 2-1 CORN
• Top 4^th | The Big Red broke the game open with six runs in the fourth. 8-1 CORN
• Bottom 6^th | The Bulldogs got back into striking distance with four runs of their own. Catcher Max Imhoff doubled home two runs to cut into the lead. 8-5 CORN
• Top 7^th | Cornell tacked on an additional run. 9-6 CORN
• Top 8^th | The Big Red plated three runners to expand their lead to six runs. 12-6 CORN
• Bottom 8^th | Dauer and Jake Williams each recorded an RBI in the eighth. 12-8 CORN
• Bottom 9^th | With Yale down to its final strike, Dauer launched a grand slam to left to tied the game and send it to extra innings. 12-12
• Top 10^th | Cornell scored the go-ahead run on a single by John Quinlan. 13-12 CORN

Game Notes

• The loss snapped Yale's nine-game winning streak.
• Dauer recorded a career-high six RBI. He leads the team with 20 and is tied for the team lead with two home runs.
• Colton Shaw started the game for Yale, tossing 5.0 innings while allowing six earned runs. He was relieved by Teo Spadaccini, Mick Kelley, Ben Winslow, Chace Chaplin, and Tate Evans.

Game 2 – Cornell 7, Yale 4
Key Performer

• Alec Atkinson went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Scoring Summary

• Bottom 1^st | Yale put up three runs in the first. Atkinson started the scoring rally with an RBI followed by a sac fly by Imhoff. Dauer continued his excellent day with another run driven in. 3-0 YALE
• Top 2^nd | Cornell tallied a pair of runs to get on the scoreboard. 3-2 YALE
• Top 3^rd | The Big Red took the lead with an additional two runs. 4-3 CORN
• Top 6^th | The visitors continued their hot-hitting day, scoring three more runs to extend their lead. 7-3 CORN
• Bottom 8^th | Yale scored a run due to a wild pitch. 7-4 CORN

Game Notes

• Dauer extended his hit streak to 10 games. He has 16 RBI over the last seven games.
• Daniel Cohen started the game for Yale, pitching 5.1 innings while allowing seven runs. Alex Hwang and DJ Peterson came on in relief of Cohen, combining for 3.2 innings of scoreless ball.

Up Next
The Bulldogs will host Cornell in the final game of the series on Sunday, March 23 at 2 p.m.