Ferreira got the victory, retiring eight of the nine batters he faced and giving up only one hit to go with his three strikeouts. Davis also contributed 4.2 innings in relief. The defense surrendered no errors.

“Ferreira came in and did an outstanding job in relief,” Walsh said. “We had a limited roster for this away trip, but we got some really solid relief pitching.”

Offensively, a three-run top of the sixth inning brought Harvard even before the Crimson pulled ahead in the eighth. Reynolds and Larrow started off the inning with back-to-back singles, and after Way reached first on a fielder’s choice, sophomore first baseman Steve Dill knocked a triple to left to put Harvard on the board. Dill later scored in the inning on a passed ball.

Reynolds rounded out the scoring in the eighth, advancing to second on a wild pitch before scoring on an error by Hunter.

“We got a little fortunate,” Walsh said. “The ball just got underneath the second baseman’s glove, and Reynolds was running hard the whole way.”

Reynolds went 2-for-4 from the plate, moving his batting average to .297. The two runs gave him 15 on the season, good for second on the team.

“Reynolds was swinging a pretty good bat,” Walsh said. “With these close games, you really appreciate all the runs you can get.”

—Staff writer Alexander Koenig can be reached at akoenig@college.harvard.edu.