Then, Ralph singled in Harris and Albers brought in Kessler with a sacrifice fly to center to bring Harvard within one, 4-3.
But that was as close as the Crimson would come. The Huskies put the nail in the coffin in the seventh when designated hitter Mike O'Donnell blasted a two-run home run to right field off of sophomore reliever Neil Magnuson.
Ralph continued to tear the cover off the ball, notching three hits and an RBI.
Harvard again takes the field today against UMass, which is the top-ranked team in the northeast. The Minutemen drubbed the Crimson, 11-4, in the Beanpot, so Harvard is looking for revenge.
"We love to play UMass," Albers said. "We think we're one of the top teams in the nation and can beat any team in the nation."
More importantly, the Crimson is looking to prepare itself for the league championship series this weekend, where it has some unfinished business from last year to attend to.
"I can't wait," Duffell said. "I think we're hungrier than we were last year."