But despite the Eagles' power-hitting connection--featuring five solo taters--Harvard remained in the ballgame until the eighth inning, when Crimson relief pitcher Doug Sutton fell victim to a fatal home-run swat.

The Eagles ran off to an early 5-1 lead off Crimson starter and loser Greg Ubert--usually Harvard's short relief man, making a guest appearance in a starting role.

But the Crimson fought back with some power of its own when Harvard slugger Jim DePalo banged a three-run homer off Eagle starter and winner John Dolan.

Ironically, Dolan had been the losing pitcher in the Crimson's 3-2 extra-inning victory.

His teammates made sure that he nabbed the win yesterday, however, striking for three insurance runs in the eighth, the first two on solo homers.

"We didn't play badly out there," Kay said. "We hit the ball well and made the plays in the field defensively, but we just couldn't cope with all the homers."

Harvard next sees action tomorrow at Army.