However, Nyweide kept the Crimson in it early. The sophomore retired ten of the first twelve batters he faced to keep the Bruins scoreless through three innings.

In the fourth, however, pre-season All-American Chase Utley reached Nwyeide for a single. After Utley stole second, Bruin first baseman Garret Atkins sent a Nwyeide pitch over the left field fence, giving UCLA a 2-0 lead that it would not surrender.

Nyweide managed to get out of the inning without additional damage, but got himself in another jam in the fifth. After walking third baseman Randall Shelley, he surrendered a double to Charles Merricks that gave the Bruins a 2-0 lead. Nyweide left the game, and freshman Ryan Tsujikawa closed out the inning after allowing yet another run to score.

Tsujikawa's control was off, as he hit two batters and walked another in 1.1 innings. The Bruins tacked on three more runs in the sixth inning and two in the seventh, as Merrick went 3-3 on the day with two RBIs.

The Harvard offense could put nothing together until the red-hot Henkel left the mound. In the ninth inning, the Crimson managed two runs off reliever Paul Diaz. Scot Hopps drove in third-baseman Nick Carter, and sophomore catcher Brian Lentz scored his first career run for Harvard on a fielder's choice.

UCLA 5, Harvard 4

The matinee of Saturday's twinbill was far more exciting, but the result was no less disheartening for the Crimson. Harvard lost despite a solid outing from sophomore Ben Crockett, last year's Ivy League Rookie Pitcher of the Year. Crockett pitched six solid innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out five.