Madden, however, settled down and finished off the Rams with no further damage done--securing Marcucci's first win of the season--as the Crimson escaped with the victory.
"I really feel that our bullpen is one of the stronger points on the team," Binkowski said. "Mike Madden came in and threw strikes which is all you can ask him to do. They hit him today, but when it counted he came up big with two strikeouts and a fly out to end the game."
The Crimson now continues its quest for a second-straight Ivy crown, facing Ancient Eight foes Penn and Columbia for two doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
HARVARD, 7-6 at Kingston, R.I. R H E URI 010 001 010 3 -- 6 4 0 Harvard 101 001 000 4 -- 7 3 1
2B: URI--Farrell; Harvard--Huling (2), Kessler, Menkiti, Vankoski, Carey, Forst, Binkowski. E: Harvard--Huling.
WP: Marcucci (1-0); LP: Picket (0-3)