Harvard 4, Princeton 2
Behind a solid complete-game performance from senior Justin Nyweide (2-2) and a two-run home run from Mager, the Crimson won its Ivy opener over the two-time defending league champion Tigers.
With Harvard ahead 1-0 in the top of the third, Mager turned on a 2-0 offering from Princeton starter Ryan Quillian (0-3) for his first home run since his freshman season.
Senior right fielder Andrew Brunswick, who had reached on an error, also scored on the play.
The three runs was all Nyweide would need. The righthander allowed only five hits while striking out five in seven innings of work. Nyweide also walked five Tigers.
The Tigers cut the lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the third on an RBI-double from freshman centerfielder Adam Balkan, but the Crimson picked up an insurance run in the fourth.
Sophomore catcher Mickey Kropf doubled to right to leadoff the inning, and then advanced to third on a wild pitch by Quillian. Lopez lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to plate Kropf and stretch Harvard’s lead to 4-1.
Lopez also drove in the Crimson’s first run when his second-inning double scored Hordon.