Harvard then took the lead for good in the second with an unearned run of its own. Sophomore Mickey Kropf singled and advanced to second on a balk. Kropf reached third on a groundout to first and scored when pitcher Johnny Mauri mishandled Shakir’s grounder.

The Crimson added three more unearned runs in the sixth off of two St. Thomas errors to seal the win.

Florida Atlantic 11, Harvard 0

The Crimson proved to be no match for the Owls, who won their 16th straight game of the season with their third shutout of the year last Tuesday.

Florida Atlantic starter Matt O’Brien was rested after just three innings, allowing the Owls to cycle through six relief pitchers, who combined to strike out eight.

Harvard was able to muster just three hits on the night, and junior Matt Self allowed seven runs—six earned—in 5.1 innings in his first start of the season.

Ohio State 9, Harvard 0

After six innings of scoreless play last Monday, a balk plated the eventual winning run for the No. 23 Buckeyes, ending a shutout bid by Sheffield (0-1). The Crimson relief pitching then allowed Ohio State to post a blowout, giving up six runs in 3.2 innings.

Christian Snavely scored the difference-maker, and then Doug Dendinger hit a two-run homer two batters later for a 3-0 Buckeye lead.

Ohio State scored four runs in the ninth off of two balks and a wild pitch by junior T.J. Sevier. With one out, junior Ryan Tsujikawa entered the game for the Crimson, and Harvard’s fourth balk of the night led to Ohio State’s ninth run.

Northwestern 9, Harvard 4

In its eighth consecutive loss to Northwestern and second in as many days, Harvard was frustrated by Wildcats’ starter Ryan Bos last Monday afternoon. Bos struck out six Crimson players in eight innings to post the win.

Senior Mike Dryden (0-1) gave up four runs in 4.1 innings, and the Harvard offense—though it outhit the Wildcats 13-12—was unable to put together any rallies.

Northwestern 5, Harvard 1

Northwestern’s Gabe Ribas proved too much for the Harvard offense to handle last Sunday night, as he struck out six in eight strong innings.