"Brooks painted the corners, he threw strikesand he got ahead", said sophomore right fielderJohn Portman, who drove in the Crimson's only runof the game on a double in the second. "I don'tremember his being behind to anybody in the lastcouple of innings".
The Crimson squandered at least two goodrun-scoring opportunities. It had runners onsecond and third with no outs in the first butcame up empty after a lineout and two strikeouts.
In the fourth, Bridich tripled to right withone out but did not score. Harvard left seven onbase, including five in scoring position, for thegame.
"Give Brooks credit", Donovan said. "He hadgreat location and good pop on his fastball, butwe left guys on base, and that ended up pinchingis in the butt".
Harvard 13, Dartmouth 7
In a 20-run, 24-hit slugfest, Huling and Keckcombined for six hits and seven RBI as Harvardclinched its fourth straight Rolfe crown.
Huling, who leads the squad with a .422 battingaverage, five home runs and 50 RBI, went 3-for-4with three runs scored and three RBI, including athree-run double during a four-run fifth inning.
"Huling's been doing the job all year" Kecksaid. "In our lineup, it's somebody differentevery day".
Keck, who has struggled at the plate, was3-for-4 with four RBI and pulled his average up to.305 by the weekend's conclusion.
Harvard trailed 7-6 entering the sixth butstrung together five runs off Dartmouth relieversNick Ratliff (2-1)and Bernard Mauricia.
Back-to-back extra-base hits--a triple fromsophomore right fielder Scott Carmack and an RBIdouble from freshman shortstop Mark Mager--led offthe inning and tied the game, 7-7. Carey drove inthe go-ahead run on a fielder's choice. Twobatters later, freshman second baseman Faiz Shakirsingled him in for a 9-7 lead.
Shakir, who is batting .368 in limited duty,was 2-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored.
A fielder's choice by junior first baseman ErikBinkowski and an RBI single by Keck closed thescoring.
"It's been a long time since I've driven insome runs", Keck said. "It was a situation wherewe needed to pick up some runs, and I was up intwo-out situations and up with runners in scoringposition. I was happy to be up then and happy todrive those runs in".
The Crimson tacked on two more in the seventh,getting RBI singles from Carey and Shakir.
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