With one out, Cirri walked Hordon and sophomore outfielder Chris Mackey, then hit freshmen second baseman Brendan Byrne to load the bases. Sophomore shortstop Morgan Brown then chopped a ball to Penn counterpart Evan Sobel, who went to second for the forceout. Hordon scored on the play to give Harvard a 2-1 lead.

With runners on the corners, Walsh sent Brown on a delayed steal. Though Matt Horn’s throw was on the money, it got past Sobel and Byrne easily scored on the play, stretching Harvard’s lead to 3-1.

The Crimson added another run in the fifth. Sophomore Zak Farkes walked to leadoff the inning, and advanced to third on a base hit by Hendricks. Junior catcher Schuyler Mann then drove him in with a double over the right fielder’s head.

Harvard scored three more in the seventh on an RBI single by sophomore right fielder Lance Salsgiver and a two-RBI single from Hordon, to take a 7-1 lead into the eighth.

“This is probably the best lineup I’ve been a part of since I’ve been here,” said Hordon, a fourth-year junior. “I’ll tell you one thing, I’ve never hit eighth before.”

Hendricks was relieved by freshman Jake Bruton in the ninth, who recorded two outs and gave up a hit before yielding the mound to sophomore Matt Brunnig. Brunnig, who usually throws right-handed for the Crimson, entered the game to pitch left-handed to All-Ivy candidate Nate Moffie, a left-handed hitter. Moffie flied out to end the game.

Trailing 1-0, the Crimson scored its first run in the second inning. Salsgiver doubled to lead off the inning and came around to score on an error by Sobel.

Harvard finished the game with nine hits, led by Hendricks who was 3-for-4. Salsgiver finished the day 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and Mann was 2-for-5 with a double.

HARVARD 5, PENN 1

Penn starting pitcher Brian Winings took the mound Saturday with a 1-3 record and a 9.39 ERA. And despite throwing a complete-game two-hitter, the only thing he left with was another loss.

Sophomore Frank Herrmann tossed a complete game, and the Harvard lineup took advantage of every Quaker weakness, as the Crimson took Game 1, 5-1.

Aided by Mann—who threw out both runners who attempted to steal—and a perfect defensive effort behind him, Herrmann (3-1) faced only two batters over the minimum, finishing with one walk and four strikeouts in seven innings of work, while surrendering just three hits.

“You know, I didn’t really feel great out there,” said Herrmann, whose 4.39 ERA is now second only to Hendricks’ 3.55. “But we played great defense, and it made it a lot easier.”

The Crimson also did a great job of manufacturing runs on a day when Winings’ stuff—if not his control—was impressive. Though he allowed only two hits, Winings issued seven free passes—two on walks and five on hit-batsmen.

Harvard took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. With one out, Farkes walked and stole second, then advanced to third on a groundout by Hendricks. After Mann was hit by a pitch, he successfully diverted the attention of the defense long enough during a delayed steal to allow Farkes to score.