NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale baseball team picked up a gritty 7-6 non-conference victory over Stonehill on Wednesday evening at George H.W. Bush '48 Field.
Alex Hwang earned the win for the Bulldogs, firing three scoreless innings in relief.
With the victory, Yale improved to 23-12 overall. Stonehill dropped to 12-23 overall.
Key Performers
- Hwang tossed three innings of one-hit baseball to close out the game. The first year struck out seven and did not walk a batter.
- Tommy Martin went 3-for-4 at the dish, driving in three runs for the Bulldogs.
Scoring Summary
- Top 2nd | Grayson Sparr hit a solo home run to left to open the scoring. 1-0 STONEHILL
- Top 3rd | The Skyhawks extended their lead with three runs in the third. 4-0 STONEHILL
- Bottom 3rd | The Bulldogs responded with three runs of their own. Martin doubled to left-center to score two. Chace Chaplin drove in a run with an RBI ground out. 4-3 STONEHILL
- Bottom 5th | Yale took the lead with a pair of runs in the fifth. Hayden Sobecki doubled into the gap to score Martin. Later in the inning, Jeff Pierantoni laid down a perfect bunt single, scoring Sobecki. 5-4 YALE
- Bottom 6th | Martin added his third RBI of the game on a single through the left side. 6-4 YALE
- Top 7th | Aidan Cohall singled home a pair of runs to tie the game for Stonehill. 6-6
- Bottom 8th | Alec Atkinson led off the inning with a pinch-hit double. After Jake Williams pinch ran for Atkinson, Garrett Larsen executed the safety squeeze to score Williams, giving the Bulldogs the lead for good. 7-6 YALE
Game Notes
- Yale won its 23rd game of the season, its highest-win total since 2017.
- The Bulldogs improved to 12-4 at home and 13-7 in non-conference games.
- Hwang earned his second victory of the season.
- Kaiden Dossa extended his on-base streak to 30 games. He has also hit safely in his last 11 contests.
- DJ Peterson started on the mound for Yale. He was followed out of the bullpen by Ethan Lewis, Teo Spadaccini, and Hwang.
- Martin drove in three runs to bring his season total to 28. He trails Jack Dauer for the team lead (29).
Up Next
The Bulldogs will host a three-game set against Princeton, beginning on Saturday, April 26.