Over the past two years, junior pitcher Ben Crockett has come a long way on the mound, developing into one of the finest young arms in the country.

But this weekend, Crockett returned to the place where it all began. Columbia's Andy Coackley Field was the site of Crockett's first collegiate win, a three-hit, complete-game victory back in April of 1999.

On Saturday-almost two years to the day after he dominated Columbia as a freshman-Crocket returned to the scene of his first victory to repeat history by hurling another complete-game gem against the Lions.

The 6-3 righthander hurled seven shutout innings while fanning a career-high nine batters as the Crimson steamrolled the Lions 14-0. Crockett scattered eight hits in the win, working himself out of a pair of jams in the fifth and sixth innings to preserve the shutout.

Not that the Crimson's lead was ever in jeopardy. Harvard runners crossed the plate early and often, beginning with a three-run rally in the first that was sparked with two outs and the bases empty. Penn facilitated the outburst, as Quaker starter Matt Waldman threw a wild pitch, hit a batter and the fielders behind him committed two errors. Two freshmen-designated hitter Trey Hendricks and first baseman Marc Hordon- contributed run-scoring singles.

The knockout punch came in the top of the seventh when the Crimson exploded for seven runs. Harvard batted around, banging out five hits and drawing four walks in the single inning.

Hordon finished the day with four hits in five at-bats, including a double and three runs scored. Hendricks and Mager both had two hits apiece.