Starter Ben Crockett (2-4), struggling through an inconsistent junior season, earned the win with three nearly perfect innings of work. Crockett allowed only a leadoff single and retired that runner on a double play. The righthander struck out three batters while walking none.

With Crockett scheduled to pitch Sunday against Brown, sophomore Kenon Ronz took over in the fourth. In two innings, Ronz also gave up only a single hit, striking out a batter while walking none.

"Our pitchers' ability to throw strikes was the key to the game," Walsh said.

But the most surprising pitching performance of the day belonged to junior Chaney Sheffield. The seldom-used pitcher closed out the game for Harvard, picking up his first save his career and allowing only one run in four innings.

"Chaney gave our staff a rest," Walsh said. "He came in and pitched the best game of his career."

Sheffield fell behind most of the batters he faced. But despite giving up four walks, he pitched effectively from behind in the count, allowing only two hits in all.

No Eagle batter made it past second base until third baseman Brian Macchi finally broke through in the seventh with a solo shot to left-center. It was Macchi's tenth home run of the season.