Columbia, however, would come back.
After pitching three innings of three-hit ball, the Lions chased Crimson junior right-hander Mike Dryden from the game in the fourth inning with two swings of the bat.
With two men out and a runner on first, captain Andrew Pisano took Dryden deep to center field with a two-run blast.
Then, on the very next pitch, Catsam jumped on a Dryden offering with a solo homer over the pine trees in right field.
Freshman outfielder Jamaal Matthews drove in the Lions' fourth run of the inning with a bloop single to give Columbia a 4-2 lead before Crimson freshman left-hander Kenon Ronz came in to register the final out.
Harvard came back with three runs of its own in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-4 lead but stranded two runners on the corners.
Llanes added a two-run shot in the fifth to tie the game, 7-7, after Columbia took the lead in the top of the inning.
Franey belted a solo homer in the sixth to tie the game once again, 8-8, and set up the Crimson's seventh inning magic.
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