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Baseball Goes 3-1 Vs. Gehrig Division Foes

Pressed into rapid service from the bullpen,Lennon was stung for an RBI double by DerekJohnson--who finished 3-for-3 with two runsscored--and an RBI double from Hawkeye Wayne thatput the Lions up 3-0.

"Columbia's a good-hitting ball club, and Igive them credit for that," Carey said. "They camethrough with the big hits when they needed them."

The Crimson strung together four runs in thefourth to tie the game at 4-4, fashioning two ofColumbia's six errors into three unearned runs.Sophomore leftfielder John Portman delivered asacrifice fly, while Carey's double and freshmanthird baseman Mark Mager's infield single kept therally rolling.

Lennon (1-1) gave the lead back in the bottomof the fourth, surrendering an RBI single tocatcher Jason O'Reilly then a second home run toAswad in the fifth, getting stuck with his firstloss of the season.

Harvard rallied from a 9-4 deficit in the topof the seventh off Wayne, getting RBI singles fromMager and senior centerfielder Andrew Huling plus asacrifice fly from senior catcher Jason Keck andhad the go-ahead runs on board with two out forsenior second baseman Peter Woodfork.

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Woodfork, who leads the team with a .419batting average and 26 hits, worked a 2-2 countbut bounced into a game-ending 6-4-3 double play,perfectly symbolic of Harvard's frustrations onthe afternoon.

Harvard 9, Columbia 1

Scouts from the Philadelphia Phillies and theSeattle Mariners were on hand Saturday to catch aglimpse of Columbia's multi-talented Wayne. Turnsout they should have trained their JUGS guns onBen Crockett.

The righthander baffled the Lions with aseemingly effortless complete-game three-hitter,facing just three over the minimum and strikingout five.

Crokett (1-1, 6.06 ERA) showed off a high-80sfastball with excellent location and good movementand also threw his curveball effectively forswinging strikes. He breezed through the game injust one hour and 45 minutes.

Crockett surrendered an unearned run in thefirst then allowed just three batters to reachbase the rest of the way.

Harvard got an early 2-0 lead off Columbialoser Mike Orr (0-4), who gave up 13 hits and nineearned runs in a complete game of slightly worsepedigree.

Carey scored the game's first run in the firstinning when junior designated hitter JasonLarocque grounded into a 5-5-3 double play withthe bases loaded.

Portman drove in Woodfork with a one-out singlein the second then delivered the big blow with atwo-run home run in the top of the fourth thatmade it 4-1. Portman was 0-for-7 in Friday'sdoubleheader.

Carey, Mager and Huling all hit consecutive RBIsingles in a three-run sixth as the Crimson piledon the luckless Orr.

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