Davis hit two batters in the top of the fifth, with the second knocking the helmet off of Yale senior Chris Piwinski. Davis gave up six hits and only recorded one strikeout.

Davis and junior reliever Peter Kaplan each amassed four walks, while co-captain closer Jordan Haviland recorded one more in the sixth.

“These four-game series, they’re a grind,” Decker said. “I felt like we got a little tired at the end. But Haviland has been pretty steady for us all year. He did a pretty good job trying to close for us. “

“We wanted to get four against Yale,” Anderson added. “That obviously didn’t happen, but I don’t think we’re in a bad mood about it. We played good games, they played good games, and they were all very close.”

HARVARD 6, YALE 2

The Crimson’s stronger game was the first of the day, when a combination of big scoring and solid pitching carried the team.

A few innings after a base hit and an RBI in the opening inning by Yale senior Josh Scharff, Saathoff got Harvard on the board. He sent a ball deep over the fence behind right field for his first homer and Harvard’s fourth of the season.

After a sacrifice RBI for the Bulldogs by junior Jacob Hunter in the fifth, the Crimson kept its lead by scoring three more runs in the bottom half of the inning. Anderson hit a two-RBI single up the middle.

Anderson also pitched all seven innings for Harvard, with 60 of his 94 pitches being strikes.

“Tanner pitched it pretty well,” Decker said. “He also hit the ball, and hit it well.”

“I think we came out playing pretty well,” Anderson added. “Our defense was supporting [me] behind the mound.”