WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Yale baseball team experienced an offensive explosion in the Nation's Capital on Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs routed George Washington University 18-3 to kick off the three-game series in emphatic fashion. The duo of Chris DiPrima and Colin Sloan combined for seven hits and 10 RBIs.
With the victory, Yale improved to 4-3 overall this season. George Washington dropped to 5-7 overall.
Key Performers
• Sloan had a massive day at the plate, going 4-for-6 with a double, a home run and five RBIs. He also scored three runs.
• DiPrima went 3-for-4 with five RBIs of his own. He walked twice and scored a pair of runs.
• Davis Hanson recorded a three-hit game, driving in three runs.
Scoring Summary
• Top 3rd | The Bulldogs struck first after DiPrima hit into a fielder's choice, scoring Garrett Larsen. 1-0 YALE
• Top 4th | Yale broke the game open in the fourth inning. Owen Turner hit a sac fly to right, scoring Hanson. Sloan bunted in a run for the Bulldogs' third run. Later in the inning, with the bases loaded, DiPrima came up big with a three-run double to right-center field. 6-0 YALE
• Bottom 5th | George Washington scored its first run of the game after drawing a walk with the bases loaded. 6-1 YALE
• Top 6th | The Bulldogs responded with three more runs in the sixth. Hanson bunted in a run and Turner followed with an RBI single through the right side of the infield. Sloan capped off the inning with an infield single, scoring Hanson. 9-1 YALE
• Bottom 6th | The Revolutionaries added a second run in the bottom half of the inning. 9-2 YALE
• Top 7th | Yale tacked on a pair of runs in the seventh. DiPrima tallied another RBI on a single, and Jack Dauer recorded a sac fly. 11-2 YALE
• Bottom 7th | George Washington scored its final run on a single by Robbie Lavey. 11-3 YALE
• Top 8th | The Bulldogs had another huge inning in the eighth, piling on six more runs. Sloan and Hanson each smashed two-RBI doubles, highlighting the frame. 17-3 YALE
• Top 9th | Sloan hit a solo shot to left-center, capping off the rout. 18-3 YALE
Game Notes
• Yale played George Washington for the second time in the past 10 years.
• The Bulldogs tallied their season-high run total and have scored double-digit runs in back-to-back games.
• After his big day, Sloan now leads the team in batting average (.393) and RBIs (11).
• Dauer, Bryce Miller and Turner also drove in runs for the Bulldogs.
• Jack Ohman started on the mound, tossing 4.1 innings while allowing one earned run. He did not allow a hit and struck out six.
• Tate Evans relieved Ohman in the fifth and picked up his first win of the season. He threw 1.2 innings and allowed one earned run. Teo Spadaccini closed out the game, tossing 3.0 innings while allowing one earned run.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will play George Washington in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday, March 7 at 1 p.m.
