FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Sophomore
Jack Dauer clobbered two home runs to power the Yale baseball team to a 14-5 road win over Sacred Heart on Wednesday afternoon.
With the victory, Yale improved to 23-11 overall with a non-conference record of 12-7. Sacred Heart dropped to 12-23 overall.
Key Performers
• Dauer went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four RBIs.
• Junior
Kaiden Dossa collected two hits, including a home run.
Scoring Summary
• T1 | Dauer kicked off the scoring for the Bulldogs with a two-run home run. 2-0 YALE
• B1 | Sacred Heart responded with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the first. 2-2
• T2 | The Bulldogs scored six runs, highlighted by a two-run homer by Dossa and a three-run shot by
Colin Sloan. 8-2 YALE
• B2 | The Pioneers tallied two runs in the second. 8-4 YALE
• T3 | Yale scored twice, first on a bunt by Chris DiPrima and then on a bases-loaded walk by
Chace Chaplin. 10-4 YALE
• T4 | DiPrima was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, resulting in another run for the Bulldogs. 11-4 YALE
• T6 | Dauer crushed his second homer of the game, a two-run shot to left. 13-4 YALE
• B8 | Peter Link hit a solo homer for the Pioneers. 13-5 YALE
• T9 | The Bulldogs capped off the victory with an RBI single by
Jackson Hays in the ninth. 14-5 YALE
Game Notes
• Yale defeated Sacred Heart for the second time this season and holds a three-game win streak over the Pioneers.
• The Bulldogs hit four home runs in a game for the first time since 2022.
• Dauer recorded his first two-home run game of his collegiate career. He leads the team with five homers.
• Dossa hit his fifth home run of the season. Sloan crushed his second homer of the year.
• Dossa extended his on-base streak to 26 games.
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Brett Faccio started the game on the mound for the Bulldogs. He was relieved by
Teo Spadaccini,
Ethan Lewis,
Alex Hwang, and
Nick West. Spadaccini was credited with the win, his third of the season.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will kick off a three-game set at Columbia beginning on Friday, April 24, at 3 p.m.
