NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior Tate Evans tossed seven strong innings, and Davis Hanson hit a clutch two-run home run in the sixth inning to lead the Yale baseball team past Brown in the Ivy League Tournament at George H.W. Bush '48 Field. The Bulldogs topped the Bears 5-2 to advance to their first Ivy League Tournament Championship game.
After topping No. 4 Columbia on Friday, the No. 1-seeded Bulldogs made it two consecutive wins with Saturday's triumph over No. 3 Brown. Yale will play in the championship game on Sunday against the winner of Brown and Columbia. The Bulldogs will clinch an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament and an Ivy League Tournament Championship with a win. With a loss, they will have an opportunity to compete in a winner-take-all game on Monday.
Key Performers
• Evans pitched seven strong innings, allowing just one earned run. He struck out five and tossed a career-high 123 pitches.
• Hanson hit a crucial two-run home run in the sixth to extend Yale's lead.
Scoring Summary
• T1 | Garrett Larsen tripled with one out in the first and later scored on an RBI single by Chris DiPrima for the Bulldogs' first run. 1-0 YALE
• B1 | Brown tied the score on an RBI single by DJ Dillehay. 1-1
• T6 | Larsen legged out an infield single to lead off the sixth. Following a stolen base and a sac bunt by DiPrima, Jack Dauer lined a double down the line, scoring the go-ahead run. Colin Sloan drove in Dauer to set up a two-run home run by Hanson. 5-1 YALE
• B9 | Mika Petersen hit a solo home run for Brown in the ninth. 5-2 YALE
Game Notes
• Yale will play in its first Ivy League Tournament Championship game since the event was established in 2023.
• The Bulldogs improved to 29-13-1 overall. Yale has reached the 29-win mark for the fourth time in program history.
• DiPrima drove in his fourth run of the tournament.
• Hanson hit his sixth home run of the season, tied for the team lead.
• Larsen collected three hits, recording his 22nd multi-hit game of the year.
• Evans earned his conference-leading seventh win of the season.
• Ben Winslow relieved Evans on the mound, tossing two innings to close out the game. He allowed one earned run.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will play in the Ivy League Tournament title game on Sunday, May 17, at 4 p.m. They will play the winner of the Brown and Columbia game, which will take place on Sunday at 12 p.m.
