Smart tripled again to lead off the top of the ninth and was brought in by Reynolds. That was more than enough offense for Harvard, which featured five players with two hits on the evening.

“It just felt really good to get in that win column,” Suter said. “[Losing] gets to be frustrating.”

STETSON 3, HARVARD 0

The Crimson was shut out for the second straight contest in a 3-0 loss to Stetson on Sunday afternoon.

The Hatters scored two runs in the fourth thanks to a wild pitch by Crimson starter junior Joey Novak and an RBI single through the right side by Mark Jones. Stetson added an unearned run in the seventh thanks to a Reynolds throwing error.

Hatters starter Lindsey Caughel improved to 3-0 on the season thanks to a dominating seven-inning, five-hit, 10-strikeout performance, while Robbie Powell earned his fourth save with two shutout innings in relief.

“We had a tough time getting anything going offensively,” Reynolds said. “[Caughel] pitched really well.”

STETSON 5, HARVARD 0

Harvard also dropped the series opener, as Stetson took advantage of four Crimson errors to score five unearned runs off Suter—who allowed five hits and struck out six over five innings—and junior captain Andrew Ferreira.

The Hatters scored three in the fourth thanks to a throwing error by sophomore shortstop Jake McGuiggan, which cost Harvard a chance at a double play. After the mistake, a sacrifice fly, single, walk, and two-run single by Robert Crews plated three Stetson runs before Suter finally got out of the inning.

The Hatters added unearned runs in the sixth and the seventh, while the Harvard offense could not muster a run against Stetson pitchers Kurt Schluter, Tucker Donahue, and Jake Boyd, who finished with nine total strikeouts.

“We just had a couple of tough innings,” Suter said. “We didn’t capitalize on opportunities both defensively and offensively to pull that game out.... We were happy with how we battled, but we’ve got to cut down on mistakes to be the team we want to be.”

—Staff writer Scott A. Sherman can be reached at ssherman13@college.harvard.edu