If they were enjoying a fine Sunday brunch yesterday, they were rudely interrupted by Crimson homers in the first two innings.
Morelli (in the first) and Pakalnis (in the second) tagged Bruin starting hurler Danny Rice for solo shots that bounced in front of two pseudo-Victorian houses.
Their homers gave Crimson hurler Chris Marchok an early 2-0 lead.
Marchok, now 1-0, struck out seven Bruin batters and allowed only six hits en route to a sparkling complete-game performance.
"I definitely wanted to keep it [the ball] low because they're a good-hitting ball club," Marchok said. Consequently, 12 of the 21 outs the Crimson recorded came on infield ground balls.
"He [Marchok] was excellent," Brown Coach Dave Stenhouse said. "He has great mechanics and a good, lively fastball."
The junior southpaw was supported by nearly-impeccable Crimson defense and more scoring production.
Third-baseman Jamieson, in his first weekend of varsity intercollegiate competition, succeeded on all five chances at the hot corner. Freshman Rich Renninger also contributed with solid defense, stretching and digging throws out of the dirt.
Harvard added runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, including one on an RBI single by Pakalnis (two-for-three in the game) and a two-run single from DePalo.
Brown 10, Harvard 3
The Crimson, relying on four singles and two stolen bases, scored thrice in the first inning off pitcher Jim Duchesneau to improve its chances for a sweep.
But the Bruins came roaring back in the bottom of the inning, as the Yalies had the previous day.
All but two hitters in the Brown starting line-up (which had seven lefties to counter the right-handed Kevin Curtin) collected one or more hits in the night-cap.
Curtin, who entered the contest with a 1-1 mark, was shaken by Bruin batting for three runs off four hits in the first inning alone. He encountered no trouble over the next three innings--fanning five Bruins in that span--but departed the game in the fifth after surrendering three additional runs.
The scrappy Brown squad rocked reliever Greg Ubert in the sixth, scoring on a walk, three hits, and two errors.
Leading the Bruin surge were Scott Simpson (three-for-three, two runs and two RBI) and Tom Klaff (two-for-four, two RBI).
Brown is now 13-9 overall with an EIBL mark of 3-5.
THE NOTEBOOK: In the Yale doubleheader, Catcher Jim DePalo went four-for-six at the plate while throwing out two runners and tagging out a runner who bowled into him, attempting to score...Harvard left 17 men on base in Saturday's two games...Through Harvard's 10 games, the Crimson has stolen 27 bases--led by DePalo with 10 and Kay with seven thefts.