NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale baseball team swept Harvard in a doubleheader on Saturday at George H.W. Bush '48 Field. The Bulldogs routed the Crimson 17-1 in the first game, before defeating Harvard 9-2 in the series finale.
After dropping the first game of the three-game set at Harvard on Friday, the Bulldogs responded well to pick up the series win. Yale improved to 15-7 overall with a 3-3 mark in Ivy League play. Harvard dropped to 2-18 overall with a 1-5 conference record.
Saturday's doubleheader was originally scheduled to be held at Harvard. Due to impending weather, the games were moved to Bush Field. As a result, Harvard played as the home team.
Game 1 – Yale 17, Harvard 1
Key Performers
- Tommy Martin drove in a career-high four runs, including a two-run homer in the second.
- First year Jack Ohman continued his impressive season, tossing 5.0 innings while only allowing one hit. He fanned eight batters and walked three.
Scoring Summary
- Top 1st | The Bulldogs scored three runs in the first as a result of two wild pitches by Harvard starting pitcher, Truman Pauley. 3-0 YALE
- Top 2nd | Yale had another big inning in the second. After Kaiden Dossa doubled home two, Martin launched a two-run shot to right field. Jack Dauer ended the scoring run with a double to plate Jake Williams. 8-0 YALE
- Top 4th | Martin executed a perfect bunt to score Dossa for the Bulldogs' ninth run. 9-0 YALE
- Top 5th | Yale added another run on a sac fly by Max Imhoff. 10-0 YALE
- Top 6th | Willliams hit a sac fly to right, scoring Jeff Pierantoni. 11-0 YALE
- Bottom 6th | Harvard scored its first and only run on an RBI groundout by Ryan Mooney. 11-1 YALE
- Top 7th | Garrett Larsen hit a sac fly to deep right field, scoring two. 13-1 YALE
- Top 9th | The Bulldogs ended the rout with four more runs in the ninth. 17-1 YALE
Game Notes
- The 16-run victory for Yale was its largest margin of victory over Harvard in over 15 years.
- Martin hit his first home run of the season and recorded a career-high four RBI.
- Dossa, Dauer, Hayden Sobecki, and Chace Chaplin all recorded multi-hit games.
- Dossa reached base five times.
- Ohman earned his third win of the season. He has not allowed an earned run this season in 30.1 innings pitched. Ohman is the only NCAA Division I pitcher with a 0.00 ERA.
- Ben Winslow and Chaplin relieved Ohman on the mound, combining for 4.0 innings.
Game 2 – Yale 9, Harvard 2
Key Performers
- Bulldogs starting pitcher Daniel Cohen was outstanding on the mound, throwing 6.1 innings while only conceding one run. He struck out nine and allowed five hits.
Scoring Summary
- Top 1st | After Dossa walked to lead off the game, he came around to score on a two-out single by Dauer. 1-0 YALE
- Bottom 2nd | Harvard tied the game at one on an RBI by Jack Rickheim. 1-1
- Top 4th | Larsen executed a safety squeeze to score Imhoff. 2-1 YALE
- Top 5th | Williams singled to right to score Dossa. 3-1 YALE
- Top 6th | Yale added two more runs on RBI singles by Pierantoni and Dossa. 5-1 YALE
- Top 7th | The Bulldogs tacked on three runs as a result of two Harvard errors. 8-1 YALE
- Top 8th | Yale scored another run in the eight. 9-1 YALE
Game Notes
- Yale won the season series against Harvard for the second consecutive year.
- Dossa, Williams, Dauer, and Sobecki all recorded multi-hit games.
- Cohen struck out a career-high nine batters.
- Dauer recorded three RBI during the two-game span. He leads the team with 27 this season.
- Mick Kelley and Tate Evans relieved Cohen on the mound.
Up Next
Yale will host Fairfield on Wednesday, April 2 at 4 p.m.