The Crimson were paced at the plate by junior right fielder Jamie Crowley, who went two for three in the game with four RBIs, a home run and a double.
Crimson freshman Tony Lancette was on the mound for Harvard throughout most of the game, giving up six earned runs in four innings. Hogan (0-2) pitched the last three innings of the game and picked up the loss, giving up two earned runs.
If anything, the disappointment of losing the second game on Saturday should have compelled the Crimson to come out against Penn on Sunday ready and rarin' for a sweep. But that was not to be the case: the squad started off poorly and gradually heated up throughout the day.
In the first game, the Crimson scored one run in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead.
The Quakers stormed back, however, in the middle innings, scoring five times in the fourth inning, four times in the sixth and one time in the top half of the seventh to take a 10-5 lead into the last half-inning of the game.
The Crimson mounted a heroic comeback attempt with four runs in that inning, but the lead held, 10-9.
Crowly again waved a big stick for Harvard. He went three for four with four RBIs, including a another home run and another double.
Crimson junior Scott Davidson (1-2) picked up the loss on the game, going five and one-third innings and giving up seven earned runs. Junior Ben Allen went the remainder of the way on the mound for Harvard.
"That was an exciting game," Hochendal said. "Penn is a good team, and we just about did it. We just fell short--sort of our bad luck."
Fortunately for the Crimson, luck--whether bad or good--played no part in the second game; Harvard led from start to finish in its most dominating performance of the season.
The Crimson scored four runs first, five in the second, three in the third, one in the fifth and two in the sixth to garner the 15-2 win.
Giardi put in the best of a number of outstanding Harvard performances in the contest. We went a remarkable five for five with five RBIs and one home run.
Sophomore Chip Harris (2-0) went the distance on the mound for the Crimson, giving up only two earned runs.
The Crimson will next be in action on Wednesday when they travel to Holy Cross for a non-league doubleheader.