CHESTNUT HILL--There's a big difference between spring training and the regular season.

For the Harvard baseball team, the regular season is a little easier.

After struggling in games against the Red Sox farm teams last week in Florida, the Crimson (now 2-4) came back north to split a doubleheader with Boston College (2-3) here at the Heights yesterday.

Sophomore Mike Dorrington (1-2) looked very impressive in his first victory of the young season, giving up only two earned runs while striking out six in seven innings of work as the Crimson came from behind to take the opener, 9-3.

In the second game, called after five innings because of darkness, the Eagles bombarded a group of Harvard pitchers, 16-5, to split the doubleheader.

"We have a problem there," Harvard Coach Alex Nahigian said. "I wouldn't say that any of our pitchers pitched well in the second game."

The pitching problems that Harvard had coming into the season have been aggravated by injuries to ace Bob Baxter and freshman Zach Hope. Although neither injury is considered very serious, the Crimson will need more strong showings from Dorrington.

Harvard 9, Boston College 3

The Eagles drew first blood against Dorrington with a pair of runs in the second inning. Leftfielder Lance Giroux and rightfielder Bryan McGourthy both singled to left, and catcher Chris Russo followed with another single for the first run.

With two outs centerfielder Gregg Radachowsky blooped a double in front of Dan McConaghy to knock in McGourthy, but Dorrington got out of the jam by forcing Marty Naughton to pop up.

The Crimson was having trouble against B.C.'s Pat Fitzgerald. With the help of some diving catches, the Eagle righthander kept Harvard hitless for the first three innings.

But when freshman leftfielder Marcel Durand and Co-Captain Frank Caprio both walked in the fourth inning, B.C. Coach Ed Pellagrini brought in Tim Smith to replace Fitzgerald, even though he had a no-hitter going.

"He hasn't had a chance to pitch much, and I thought he was getting in trouble," Pellagrini said.

Smith walked firstbaseman Rich Renninger, but got a lot of help when Co-Captain Frank Morelli's hard ground ball hit Caprio off second base, putting the runner out. The sophomore hurler got out of the inning when freshman third baseman Aron Allen grounded out.

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