VERO BEACH, Fla. – The Yale baseball team dropped its second game of the season, falling to Jackson State 6-5 on Saturday afternoon at the Andre Dawson Classic in Vero Beach, Fla.

With the victory, Jackson State improved to 3-3 overall. Yale dropped to 0-2.

Key Performer

• Junior Garrett Larsen went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a steal of home.

Scoring Summary

• TOP 1^st | Yale led off the game with a pair of runs. Jack Dauer had an RBI groundout, and Larsen stole home. 2-0 YALE
• BOTTOM 2^nd | Jackson State tied the game with two runs in the second. 2-2
• BOTTOM 4^th | The Tigers scored two runs on a single and a wild pitch. 4-2 JSU
• BOTTOM 5^th | Jackson State scored two more runs to extend its lead. 6-2 JSU
• TOP 6^th | Larsen hit a solo shot to left to cut into the Tigers' lead. 6-3 JSU
• TOP 8^th | Kaiden Dossa added a two-run homer. 6-5 JSU

Game Notes

• Dossa and Larsen each hit their first home runs of the season. Dossa has four RBIs in the Bulldogs' first two games.
• Larsen is 5-for-7 to begin the season.
• Brady Ruiz-Weiss recorded his first collegiate hit.
• Senior Daniel Cohen started on the mound for the Bulldogs, tossing 4.2 innings while allowing four earned runs.
• First year Brett Faccio came on in relief of Cohen. Faccio hurled 3.1 scoreless innings while allowing only one hit. He struck out four.

Up Next
Yale will wrap up the Andre Dawson Classic against Bethune-Cookman on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 1 p.m.