Meanwhile, the offense scored two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings and blew the game open with the eight-run deluge in the sixth.
Harvard was not done, however.
On the first pitch from Morales, Hochanadel homered with two on and two out in the bottom of the eighth. Consecutive doubles by Forst and sophomore Jason Keck scored another run. Two batters later, Huling homered to drive in the final three Crimson runs in Soldiers' Field.
On Sunday, Soldiers' Field will change its name to O'Donnell Field, in honor of Joe O'Donnell '67, a former Harvard football and baseball letter-earner.
The Crimson will play a doubleheader at Dartmouth on Saturday, and will host the Big Green at O'Donnell Field on Sunday. Harvard leads Yale (12-4) by two games and Dartmouth (11-5) by three in the Red Rolfe Division.
That means a split this weekend will seal the division title for Harvard.
"If we throw two pitches for strikes, get the running game going, and play good defense, we'll do all right," Walsh said. HR: M.I.T.--Morales, Piho; Harvard--Huling, Hochanadel. 3B: M.I.T.--None; Harvard--Huling. 2B: M.I.T.--None; Harvard--Forst 3, Keck, Albers, Vankoski, Carey, Larocque. E: M.I.T.--Rivas, Gallagher, Batra; Harvard--None. WP: Giampaolo (1-0); LP: Nielsen (3-2).