BOSTON--In the bottom of the third inning of yesterday's 7-1 win over Northeastern in the Beanpot consolation game, Erik Binkowski scored the most adventurous run of the afternoon.

After senior catcher Jason Keck lined a single to straightaway center, Binkowski, who had bolted from second on contact, came thundering down the third-base line and attempted a headfirst slide at home plate. NORTHEASTERN  1 HARVARD  7

Fully laid out, the junior first baseman came to a screeching stop in the Fenway Park dirt--a full three feet from the dish.

While the throw wended its way from center to the cutoff man, Binkowski, belly to the ground, inched forward and, after two lunges, slapped the plate safely, much to the delight of the rest of the Harvard baseball team, which was watching and chuckling from the dugout steps.

It was a play typical of a relaxed, successful day in which the Crimson (22-14, 13-3 Ivy) strolled around Fenway like it owned the place, dispatching the Huskies (17-14) for the second straight year in Beanpot play.

Harvard used seven pitchers in seven innings, limiting Northeastern to three hits and one unearned run in the first, while striking out eight and walking one.

Senior designated hitter Peter Woodfork lashed three singles in three at-bats, twice delivering two-out RBI. Woodfork had not started since last Saturday's doubleheader against Brown because of a chipped bone in his elbow.

"It's something I've been working through," Woodfork said. "It's definitely affecting me. Sometimes it feels like I'm swinging with one arm. Some at-bats it doesn't bother me, but then I'll get that one swing where it does."

Freshman righthander Ben Crockett (4-1) stumbled upon the win by striking out the side in the second. He became the pitcher of record when Woodfork's RBI single in the bottom of the inning scored junior left fielder Jeff Bridich to give the Crimson a 2-1 lead.

Harvard then used a massive two-out rally in the third to score five more runs, saddling Husky starter Tim Bonehill (0-3) with the loss.

Senior center fielder Andrew Huling started the rally by singling to left and moving over on Bonehill's wild pitch. Binkowski, who finished 1-for-2 with an RBI, powered a double to the left-center field gap to plate Huling, then scored himself on Keck's single to make it 4-1.

With a little help from their friends, the Crimson tacked on three more, as Bridich reached on an infield single and stole second to put runners on second and third.

Sophomore right fielder Scott Carmack drove a routine grounder to short, but as he ranged to his left, shortstop Kevin Kim booted it into the outfield, scoring two.

Woodfork then dropped a run-scoring single into center for the final margin.

"It's really no consolation to take third place," Woodfork said. "This is one of the goals we set at the beginning of every year win the division, win the Reanpot win the Ivy League."