NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Buoyed by fantastic pitching performances and clutch hitting, the Yale baseball team swept Penn in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at George H.W. Bush '48 Field. Senior Daniel Cohen hurled a complete game shutout in game one, leading the Bulldogs to a 2-0 win. Colin Sloan hit a walk-off single in the tenth inning of game two to propel Yale to a 3-2 victory.
With the victories, Yale improved to 13-8 overall with a 4-2 record in Ivy League play. Penn dropped to 7-14 overall with a conference record of 3-3.
Key Performers
• Cohen pitched the best game of his college career in an utterly dominant effort. Cohen tossed a complete game shutout while allowing only two hits. He struck out six and did not allow a walk. He retired the final 23 hitters he faced.
• Senior Tate Evans made his first collegiate start in the second game, nearly matching Cohen's dominance. Evans pitched a career-high 7.0 innings, allowing two runs while striking out nine.
• Teo Spadaccini was fantastic in relief of Evans, earning the victory. Spadaccini tossed 3.0 innings while allowing just one hit.
• Sloan was the hero of game two. With two outs in the bottom of the tenth, Sloan lined a single up the middle to walk it off for the Bulldogs.
Game 1 – Yale 4, Penn 0
Scoring Summary
• B1 | Kaiden Dossa led off with a single. After advancing to third, Jack Dauer drove him in with a single of his own. The Bulldogs executed a perfect hit-and-run with Chris DiPrima at the plate. Dauer scored all the way from first to give the Bulldogs a two-run lead. 2-0 YALE
• B6 | Garrett Larsen hit a solo shot to left to extend Yale's lead. 3-0 YALE
• B8 | The Bulldogs scored one more run on a bunt by Jackson Hays. The Penn defense made an error, allowing Davis Hanson to score. 4-0 YALE
Game Notes
• Cohen pitched the first complete game of his collegiate career. His previous longest outing was 7.1 innings in 2024. He threw Yale's first complete game shutout since Jack Ohman accomplished the feat against Columbia last season.
• Cohen was incredibly efficient on the mound. He threw just 100 pitches and did not allow a baserunner after the second inning.
• Larsen hit his first home run of the season.
• DiPrima tallied his third RBI of the weekend series. He has 15 so far this season.
Game 2 – Yale 3, Penn 2 (10 innings)
Scoring Summary
• B1 | Yale scored in the first on an RBI groundout by Jack Dauer. 1-0 YALE
• T2 | Penn tied the game on an RBI single by Jack Warner. 1-1
• T4 | The Quakers took the lead on a wild pitch. 2-1 PENN
• B9 | DiPrima led off the inning with a single, and Brady Ruiz-Weiss came on as a pinch runner. After a sacrifice bunt by Sloan, Bryce Miller doubled to deep left, scoring Ruiz-Weiss and tying the game. 2-2
• B10 | The Bulldogs loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the tenth. On a 1-2 count, Sloan lined a fastball into center field, scoring Larsen and giving Yale the doubleheader sweep. 3-2 YALE
Game Notes
• Yale has won six straight over Penn. The Bulldogs swept the Quakers for the first time since 2019.
• Evans started his first collegiate game after making 55 appearances over three seasons as a reliever. Evans tossed seven innings, setting a new career high. His previous high was 5.1 innings earlier this season.
• Spadaccini has been fantastic out of the bullpen this season. With three more shutout innings, Spadaccini lowered his season ERA to 1.76.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will play at Fairfield University on Tuesday, March 31 at 3 p.m.
