“I think we have three of the better pitchers that I’ve seen all year,” Farkes said. “I know that myself and the rest of the team have the utmost confidence in them.”

The trio won’t have to deal with a lineup as problematic as Harvard’s. The Tigers lineup is top heavy, and boasts a team batting average of only .265, 35 points lower than the Crimson’s beefy .300.

The lineup that managed only one run on eight hits in two games against Princeton last month has grown more confident—and more productive. The team’s freshmen are All-Ivy caliber players (Farkes, Lance Salsgiver and Josh Klimkiewicz were all honored yesterday).

“They’re going to see the same lineup, but our confidence is sky high,” Farkes said. “I think we are a completely different team.”

Harvard’s confidence was boosted by a two-game sweep of Dartmouth last Sunday that clinched the Red Rolfe division by a game. Princeton, meanwhile, coasted into the ICS, winning its eighth-straight Lou Gehrig division by a three-game margin.

A doubleheader will be played tomorrow beginning at noon, with game three scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. if necessary.

—Staff writer Lande A. Spottswood can be reached at spottsw@fas.harvard.edu.