"I came in with a different mindset today," Vail said. "I didn't have to worry about pacing myself so much, since I knew I was only throwing at most three innings."

Vail shut out the Bears for 2.1 to pick up his staff-best second save to the season.

Harvard got bulk production from the 4-5-6 hitters in its lineup: Binkowski was 1-for-2 with an RBI and Bridich 3-for-3 with three RBI.

Harvard 10, Brown 5

The Crimson roughed up Brown ace John Sunderdick for five runs in the top of the first then rode out two late Bear rallies to post a 10-5 win in yesterday's opener.

Sunderdick (6-1) entered yesterday's action at 6-0 with a 2.32 ERA but didn't Survive the first, getting tagged for six hitsand five earned runs in .2 innings. Brown alsoallowed the first eight batters in the frame toreach safely.

"We knew Sunderdick would be tough, but wedidn't think he was over powering," Walsh said."We stayed disciplined and didn't chase badpitches and we were fine."

Huling started the barrage with an RBI singlethat scored Mager, who had led off the ballgamewith a double. After a single by Binkowski and awalk to Keck, Bridich sliced a two-run single tocenter field for a 3-0 lead.

Carmack and sophomore left fielder John Portmanfollowed with back-to-back RBI hits to make it5-0.

Harvard added three more in the third, asPortman delivered a two-run single and Shakir'sdouble-play groundout scored Carmack.

That early 8-0 advantage was more than enoughfor freshman righthander Ben Crockett (3-1), whowas opportunistic without his best stuff until heran into problems in the sixth.

Crockett faced just two over the minimumthrough five and did not allow a Brown batter toreach second base until catcher Greg Metzgerdoubled to lead off the sixth.

A three-run home run by Lawler three batterslater broke up Crockett's shutout and made it10-3. Crockett's surrendered a second long ball,this one to center fielder Todd Iarussi, to leadoff the seventh.

"[Lawler]'s home run, that was a fastballinside, and I guess he must have been looking forit because he just turned on it," Crockett said."[To Iarussi], I left a curve up high over theplate."

Crockett worked 6.1 innings and allowed fourearned runs on six hits, striking out just two.

"I don't think the deuce was quite as strongtoday, and that's my strikeout pitch," Crockettsaid. "That forced me to use more two-seamers,which is what got me all those ground ball outs."