PRINCETON 4, HARVARD 1

Princeton jumped out of the gate in the first contest between the two teams, picking up three runs in the fourth inning on a wild pitch, a walk, and a single from Tigers right fielder Alec Keller.

In the sixth inning, Princeton added its fourth and final run of the game, as second baseman Alex Flink batted in fellow infielder Jonathan York.

Senior catcher John Smart earned Harvard’s lone RBI of the game, sending home freshman right fielder Zach Boden with a single to right field in the seventh. But that was as close as the Crimson would get in the 4-1 loss to the Tigers.

“In the first game [of the series], we faced a pretty good pitcher [in Princeton’s Matt Bowman],” Martin said. “He pretty much shut us down.”

CORNELL 12, HARVARD 7

Although Harvard amassed a six-run lead in Saturday’s second contest, scoring five runs in the first two innings, Cornell (15-5-1, 2-1) tied up the game with a six-run effort in the bottom of the fifth. The Big Red took the lead one inning later, plating three runners in the sixth frame. Harvard failed to recover from the deficit.

“The second game [on Saturday] slipped through our fingertips,” said senior left-handed pitcher Brent Suter. “I thought we should have taken two from them [on Saturday].”

Harvard threatened in the eighth inning, as freshman catcher Ethan Ferreira batted in Boden on a single down the first base line. But while Boden’s score put the game within reach, 9-7, Cornell scored three more in the bottom of the eighth to put the contest out of reach.

“We just gave them too many good pitches to hit,” Suter said. “We fell behind from a pitching standpoint. Our offense put enough runs up to win the game…. We let things that were in our control slip a bit.”

Dill led the Crimson with four hits in as many at bats on the game, while sophomore right fielder Zach Boden scored two runs for the Crimson.

Cornell second baseman Brenton Peters cleared the bases with a three-run triple in the eighth inning to seal Harvard’s fate. The middle infielder led his team with four RBIs in the game.

“It was definitely disappointing to have them score those late runs in such a close game,” Dill said. “But that happens sometimes. They just put bat on ball and drove it.”

HARVARD 6, CORNELL 2

In its Ivy League season opener, the Crimson took a two-run lead in the first inning, as senior designated hitter Marcus Way batted in sophomore shortstop Carlton Bailey.  Later that same inning, Way scored a run of his own, unearned, on a single from sophomore outfielder Jack Colton.