Box Score PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Yale baseball team topped Penn 8-4 on Sunday afternoon at Tommy Lasorda Field. Tommy Martin hit a grand slam in the third inning to lead the Bulldogs to a series victory over the Quakers.

With the victory, Yale improved to 22-12 overall with a 10-5 mark in conference play. Penn dropped to 17-14 overall with an 11-4 record in Ivy League competition. The Bulldogs sit one game back from Penn in the conference standings.

Key Performers

• Tommy Martin mashed a grand slam with two outs in the third.
• Tate Evans was phenomenal on the mound for the Bulldogs. He tossed four innings in relief to earn the victory.

Scoring Summary

• Top 3^rd | The Bulldogs scored five runs in the top of third highlighted by Martin's grand slam. 5-0 YALE
• Bottom 3^rd | Penn tacked a run on to cut into the Yale lead. 5-1 YALE
• Bottom 5^th | Davis Baker singled home a run to add another run for Penn. 5-2 YALE 
• Top 7^th | Yale added on two runs in the seventh. Jake Williams hit a sac fly and Alec Atkinson bunted home an additional run. 7-2 YALE
• Top 9^th | Colin Sloan stole home, scoring the Bulldogs' eighth and final run. 8-2 YALE
• Bottom 9^th | Penn mounted a bit of a comeback in the ninth, scoring two runs. But Mick Kelley held the Quakers off to finish the game. 8-4 YALE

Game Notes

• The Bulldogs have a slight edge over the Quakers in a series that dates back to 1888. Yale leads, 121-104-3.
• Martin hit his third homer of the season.
• Daniel Cohen started on the mound for Yale. He tossed 4.0 innings allowing just one earned run.
• Evans earned his third win of the season. Kelley closed out the game for Yale.
• Atkinson went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Up Next
The Bulldogs will host Stonehill College on Wednesday, April 23 at 4 p.m.