Leading 7-5 with one away and no one aboard in the eleventh, Penn freshman reliever Andrew McCreery was his own worst enemy.
Struggling with his control, McCreery hit sophomore infielder Nick Carter with a pitch and then walked a pair to load the bases.
Laboring to find the strike zone, McCreery fell behind 3-0 to tri-captain Erik Binkowski before walking him to let up a run and cut the lead to 7-6.
With the winning run on second and the bases still loaded, Llanes, pinch-hitting for sophomore second baseman Faiz Shakir, singled up the middle to score a pair and complete the comeback.
"Llanes and Hopps did a great job for us coming off the bench," Crockett said. "We've got a lot of good hitters and when they're not starting, they're ready to play and help the ball club win a game. We expect it from them."
Harvard had its back up against the wall after the Quakers scored a pair in the top of inning.
With one down and Penn freshman second baseman Nicholas Italiano at second, the Crimson intentionally walked junior outfielder James Mullen to put a runner on first and set up the double play.
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