Gorneault also cranked a two-run home run over the Green Monster in the top of the ninth off Harvard reliever Derek Lennon for what proved to be the winning runs. Braunstein had hit a two-run job off starter Dan Saken in the third.

"We hit the ball well, but so did they," said junior designated hitter Jeff Bridich, who was 2-for-5 with three RBI and a home run. "They hit the ball well enough to come up with one more run. These two teams were evenly matched. The score indicated that and the game indicated that."

The Minutemen started their comeback in the fifth, scoring four to close to 10-8 and chase Saken, who worked 4.1 innings, allowing five earned runs on seven hits.

Freshman Justin Nyweide (0-3) spelled Saken with runners on first and second, then surrendered an RBI double to Braunstein and a two-run triple to Gorneault before an RBI groundout by first baseman Gavin Clark made it 10-8.

Nyweide settled down, retiring six in a row at one point with a nice fastball-curveball combination before loading the bases on a single and two walks in the seventh.

Nyweide gave way to lefthander Matt Devine, who got pinch hitter Kevin O'Connell, the only batter he faced, to bounce into a RBI groundout to make it 10-9.

But Lennon then allowed a screaming two-run single inside the first-base bag to designated hitter Chris Morgan, and the Minutemen had the lead for good at 11-10.