With the score tied 7-7 in the top of the 11th, Harvard erupted for five runs to take the game.

Those five runs were more than the Crimson had scored in 14 of its previous 17 games.

“Some people were panicking about our hitting and our record,” Hordon said. “But I was always confident and the rest of the guys were always confident that the talent was there. We knew we’d put it all together.”

After a wild first five innings that chased three Harvard pitchers—including starter Madhu Satyanarayana—Wahlberg entered the game with the score tied at 7-7. The righty quickly silenced the Big Red, allowing only three hits over the next five innings to earn his first win of the season.

Nine different Crimson batters contributed hits, while six posted extra-base hits in the contest.

Senior second baseman Faiz Shakir led the way with three singles and two RBI. Five other Harvard players posted multi-hit games.

Harvard 5, Princeton 2

Senior Ben Crockett recovered from a shaky start to post another strong performance and earn the victory.

Crockett (2-1) rebounded from a two-run first inning to shut out the Tigers through his final seven innings of work. Crockett scattered nine hits while striking out eight in eight innings before being relieved by Wahlberg.

Wahlberg allowed one hit while striking out two to pick up the staff’s first save of the season and complete the sweep.

“I didn’t really know what to expect (when the team was struggling),” freshman Schuyler Mann said. “But a lot of the older guys said that we would come together and we did. It feels good to be winning.”

With the score tied at 2-2 after three innings, Harvard rallied for three runs over the next two to take the game.

With two outs in the fourth, junior centerfielder Bryan Hale doubled to drive in Lopez. Lopez had reached on a double to center.

The Crimson added to its lead in the fifth. Mager rapped his second double of the game to lead off the inning and scored on an RBI single by Hordon. Carter then drove in Hordon with a single to center.

The Tigers outhit the Crimson 10-8, but stranded 12 runners. Junior David Boehle (1-2) took the loss for Princeton (8-14, 4-2).