After being swept in its first series of the season at No. 7 Arizona, the Harvard baseball team continued a tough early-season roadtrip this week, traveling to No. 19 Stetson for another non-conference test.

The Crimson managed to pick up its first win of the season Sunday night, topping the Hatters, 5-1, but dropped its remaining three contests in the four-game set at Melching Field in DeLand, Fla., to fall to 1-6 early in the season.

STETSON 9, HARVARD 7

After scoring just four runs in its first five contests, the Crimson offense broke out Sunday night and continued to do so Monday evening, plating seven runs. But the effort was not enough, as Stetson (13-3) broke a 7-7 tie with runs in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings to take the series win.

The Crimson was hurt by five errors, which led to six early unearned Hatters runs off Harvard freshman starter Tanner Anderson that put Harvard in a 6-2 hole.

The Crimson began to climb back from there, with freshman catcher Ethan Ferreira delivering a two-out, two-run single in the top of the fifth to cut the deficit to 6-4. After a bases-loaded walk plated another Stetson run in the bottom of the inning, the Crimson rallied to tie it in the top of the sixth, beginning with a homer to deep left by sophomore shortstop Carlton Bailey.

“[Bailey’s] definitely been a big sparkplug for us,” senior pitcher Brent Suter said. “He’s stepping up in big ways [and] playing his heart out.”

Rookie center fielder Mike Martin then singled and was driven in by junior second baseman Kyle Larrow, who ripped a double down the right field line. Senior third baseman Jeff Reynolds added a single to center, scoring Larrow to tie the game.

But after getting the first three runners on in the bottom of the seventh, Stetson retook the lead thanks to an RBI single through the right side by Spencer Theisen. Trey Blackman singled home a Stetson insurance run in the following inning.

In the top of the ninth, Hatters closer Robbie Powell got Bailey to line out with the tying runs at the corners, ending the contest. Harvard outhit Stetson, 15-13, on the afternoon—including a 3-for-5 day from sophomore outfielder Jack Colton—but it was not enough to pull out the victory.

HARVARD 5, STETSON 1

In game two of Sunday’s doubleheader, the Crimson picked up its first win of the season behind one-run, five-hit ball from sophomore Sam Dodge, junior Matt Doyle, and junior Zack Olson.

The Crimson jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first on a Reynolds sacrifice fly. After Stetson tied the game in the second on a Blackman sac fly, Reynolds responded in the top of the third with an RBI single, scoring Martin.

Harvard plated two more in the second with a two-out rally. A Bailey single to left, scoring freshman right fielder Zach Boden, was followed by an RBI triple down the right field line by senior catcher Jon Smart to extend the Harvard lead to 4-1.

“Even in the games where we haven’t scored a lot of runs, we’ve had hits, but we’ve had trouble stringing a few together,” Reynolds said. “That’s what we did in that game.”