Franklin singled in two runs in the fifth inning to break a 2-2 tie and give Harvard a lead it would never surrender in the first game of the doubleheader.

“Sam hit the ball well all day,” Walsh said.

Franklin hit 2-4 with 4 RBI’s during the first of the twin bill, and was robbed of a third hit when Brown shortstop Tyler Graham made a leaping catch off of Franklin’s liner to end the sixth inning with the bases loaded.

In addition to his stellar defense, Graham welcomed Crimson sophomore starting pitcher Brent Suter to the mound with a leadoff home run to right field. The Bears tacked on one more in the first when junior Josh Feit singled through the right side of the infield, but Brown was unable to manage any more runs.

Harvard quickly responded to the Bears’ early lead, scoring two of its own in the home half of the frame. With runners on first and second, Franklin doubled down the left field line, scoring O’Hara and sophomore Marcus Way for his first two RBI’s of the game.

Suter calmed down after a rough first inning and pitched the complete seven-inning game to earn his second win of the season.

“Brent was throwing strikes,” Albright said.

The sophomore struck out seven and stranded five Brown runners on the bases en route to the victory.

The Crimson added two more for insurance in the sixth with RBI hits by freshman Kyle Larrow and sophomore Jeff Reynolds, stretching the lead to four.