It wasn’t a bad weekend for Suter, either. The sophomore pitcher was able to get the win against against a foreboding Big Red lineup.

“That was the best-hitting lineup that Cornell has had since I’ve been here,” Walsh said. “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, they were impressive.”

The home team got the upper hand on Suter early, taking a 2-0 lead in the first inning.

“I had a bad error,” said Suter in reference to a wild throw on a bunt attempt.

But the sophomore pitcher hit his stride in the second.

“Suter really found his fastball,” Walsh said.

With Suter in control on the mound, Harvard’s batters took care of the rest. Larrow got things going for the Crimson with a two-run bomb in the second that sparked a five-run inning.

“He’s kind of a little guy,” Albright said. “He takes really quality at-bats. He’s a tough out.”

Larrow was far from the only Harvard player to be successful at the plate. Every hitter reached safely at least once, and the Crimson followed up its solid second frame with three runs in the third to take a commanding lead.

“We’ve always had [balance],” Albright said. “At the bottom of our lineup, we have attackers. There’s not a weak link in our lineup.”

And while the Big Red was able to string together hits late in the game—mounting a last-inning comeback with four runs in the seventh—it proved too little, too late against a solid Harvard showing.

“[Beating Cornell] means a lot,” Suter said. “They made it far last year...They could hit. They’re a good team.”

—Staff writer Christina C. McClintock can be reached at ccmcclin@fas.harvard.edu.