Behind a slew of impressive performances from the starting rotation, the Harvard baseball team (7-9) split a pair of doubleheaders this weekend on the road at Fairfield (6-13) and then at home against Albany (8-12).

The team’s four starters combined to allow just four runs over 25.1 innings (1.42 ERA). The bullpen, however, allowed ten runs in 6.2 innings, struggling to find consistency.

Offensively, the team’s hottest hitters continued to produce. Freshman first baseman Pat McColl extended his hit streak to an impressive nine games over the weekend while sophomore third baseman John Fallon’s eight-game streak came to an end on Sunday afternoon after two more multi-hit performances against the Stags.

“[Batter’s box presence] has been the theme with those two this year,” captain DJ Link said. “They’re both young, but when you watch them play, you know they’ve been there before. They’re staying simple, they’re doing their thing, they’re doing their jobs.

HARVARD 3, ALBANY 2

The Crimson finished off the weekend in winning fashion, riding the arm of tall freshman right-hander Kevin Stone to a 3-2 victory on a chilly Sunday afternoon.

Stone had a shaky start, loading the bases in the second before allowing three straight hits and two runs in the fourth, but the Connecticut native regained his composure to post an impressive stat line of two runs over seven innings.

Harvard’s offense did just enough to get the job done, with freshman left fielder Trent Bryan hitting an RBI single to right before Fallon’s sacrifice fly doubled its advantage. After the Great Danes knotted the score at two, the Crimson responded in the bottom of the fifth to retake the lead, one they would never relinquish.

Sophomore left-hander Dylan Combs entered in relief of Stone, recording a two-inning save with two strikeouts and just one hit allowed.

“Kevin got stronger as the game went on,” coach Bill Decker said. “His pitch count was where it needed to be. And to see [Dylan] Combs do what he did, it was great; we need our younger guys to produce.”

ALBANY 3, HARVARD 0

The Crimson dropped the opener against the Great Danes, 3-0, in a game that featured just seven hits between the two teams at O’Donnell Field. Starter Ian Miller recorded five innings of no-hit ball before he and senior Nick Scahill combined to allow three runs in the top of the sixth.

Junior catcher Josh Ellis recorded a single and two walks, reaching safely in all three of his plate appearances. He was a bright spot in an otherwise dismal offensive outing from Harvard, as Albany starter Stephen Woods threw a complete game, seven scoreless, with eight strikeouts. The Crimson also stranded seven runners in scoring position.

“[Driving in runners] is a big part of the game, that you always need to work,” Link said. “Coach has been preaching that to us, you know, hitting with runners in scoring position.”

Miller looked strong in his best outing of the year, allowing just 1 run in 5.1 innings. He was replaced by Scahill in the sixth, but the Coral Springs, Fla. native allowed two doubles and a two-out single to give up the three runs. The offense could muster no response and was ultimately shut out for the first time this season.