Gottlieb replaced him at second, effectively rolling out the guillotine for the Hillel dynasty.

Trager, sensing the steady approach of his personal Waterloo, lambasted his team and its lack of mental focus, tongue-lashing his infielders as the game slipped away, but to no avail.

Rochelson roped a single down the line past the disgraced Meltzer, playing in at the hot corner, plating both runners. He scored on a single by right fielder Ryan Donovan two plays later, giving the Crimson a 6-5 lead. And the quack, liquefied in CapriSun form, was back in the Crimson’s step, thanks to a CVS run.

After an uneventful sixth, Michnikov recorded the first out before allowing two runners aboard courtesy of fielding difficulties. But without even the slightest hint of fear in his stride, Michnikov mowed down the next hitter, before employing his patented triple deke to induce a feeble pop up to third for the final out.

The Crimson returns to action next weekend at the Junior Goodwill Games against Trinidad and Tobago, known ’round the Yard as the Harvard Salient.

—Staff writer Timothy J. McGinn can be reached at mcginn@fas.harvard.edu. His column never regularly appears.