"Our pitching has always been the best in the league," Hopps said. "Now that we're hitting well, everything's coming together."

Senior outfielder Scott Carmack went 2-for-6 with a homer, while Hopps, Hendricks and Mager each collected three hits apiece.

Also, freshman center fielder Bryan Hale continued his hot hitting of late, going 2-for-3 and scoring three runs. Since last Wednesday-when he hit his first career homer in a 6-1 win at B.C.-Hale has batted just under .400 with three homers and 14 runs scored.

"From the B.C. game on, he definitely has had a different approach," Hopps said. "He's not swinging at bad pitches and just doing what comes naturally."

Harvard added its final run in the sixth inning when Hopps connected for his second homer of the game.

Though his first may have aided by the wind, Hopps' second tater was definitely the product of a smart piece of hitting.

After taking a first-pitch fastball, Hopps was able to correctly predict UMass reliever Pat Reedy's next offering.

"I was going to look inside for the fastball," said Hopps, who plays catcher. "But then I noticed [Reedy] do something that pitchers usually do when they want the same pitch but a different location-he brushed his glove against his chest."