Though Harvard was down 7-3 at the end of the third inning, sophomore Rob Wheeler delivered a stellar effort on the mound in five innings of relief, giving up just four hits and no earned runs, to keep the Crimson in the game and give it a chance at a comeback.
“[Wheeler] did a really great job today,” Lentz said. “He threw strikes and consistently kept the ball down.”
B.C. put the leadoff runner on again in the fourth off Wheeler when Josh Discipio singled. The Harvard hurler got Flynn and Morgan to fly out and Lentz gunned down Discipio trying to steal second base.
Wheeler was the first Harvard pitcher to hold the Eagles scoreless in an inning this season since B.C.’s 24-6 victory last week.
“It’s a frustrating loss,” Farkes said. “We really wanted to win this game, but we can build on this loss.”