On the bright side, the Crimson did play an errorless game, an about-face from a seven-error doubleheader at Princeton. Harvard Coach Joe Walsh mixed up the infield alignment, switching sophomore Nick Carter from third to second and moving junior John Franey from the outfield to third. Franey drove in the Crimson's first run with a sacrifice fly in the first.

With sophomore second baseman Faiz Shakir still out with a hyperextended left elbow, Walsh will continue to be creative looking for defensive solutions. Getting back junior Joe Llanes and tri-captain Jason Larocque, neither of whom traveled to Cornell and Princeton, will help.

Llanes started in Franey's place in left, while Larocque got the nod at designated hitter.

"I thought Franey was solid at third," Binkowski said. "He was aggressive on the corner. I like the defense we had out today; we made the plays we're expected to make."

Notes

Binkowski said he expected that junior John Birtwell would be available this weekend. Birtwell, the defending Ivy Pitcher of the Year, earned a save at Cornell last Saturday but was held out of his start on Sunday at Princeton because of soreness in his right shoulder.