Princeton 12, Harvard 3

The Tigers hit starter John Franey (0-1) hard in the first and never let up, pounding the junior for seven earned runs on eight hits before chasing him in the bottom of the third, en route to a 12-3 romp.

Right fielder Max Krance and designated hitter Casey Hildreth hit back-to-back RBI singles for the Tigers in the first, and shortstop Pat Boran and first baseman Andrew Hanson knocked in runs in the second before a Princeton three-spot in the third broke the nightcap open.

Franey surrendered singles to the first three batters in the third, then bailed with the bases loaded for freshman Ryan Tsujikawa, who gave up a two-run double to second baseman Jay Mitchell and a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mark Grayson to make it 7-3.

"Franey was pitching well and we felt confident in him, but they got some chinkers early for some runs and then we found out that he wasn't as healthy as he could be, either," Walsh said.

The Crimson had gone neck-and-neck with Princeton through the first two, getting its runs on tri-captain Erik Binkowski's sacrifice fly in the first and shortstop Mark Mager's two-run double to the right-center field gap in the second.

But Princeton righthander Jason Quintana (3-1) settled down as Harvard's tank went dry, and he shut down the Crimson over his final six innings. Quintana allowed three earned runs through eight innings, striking out six without walking any.

"It's frustrating because we've been struggling at the plate, and then today we got hitting but not pitching," said tri-captain Jeff Bridich. "We're waiting for the one weekend where we put it all together."