DARTMOUTH 3, HARVARD 0
Coming into O’Donnell Field on Sunday, the Crimson struggled mightily to get on base as the team finished with just two runners in seven innings. This was nearly a repeat performance from Saturday’s earlier game, when the hosts put up one run
Defensively, the only bump for Harvard came in the top of the second inning, in which the team gave up all of the Big Green’s three runs. Dartmouth sophomore shortshop Nate Ostmo tripled off Harvard sophomore right-hander Simon Rosenblum-Larson, before then stealing home off an attempted pickoff by Ellis at second.
Rosenblum-Larson delivered an otherwise solid performance, going all seven innings while fanning six batters. He finished the season with three wins in nine starts and an earned run average of 4.42.
The only noteworthy offensive play for the Crimson came off a double from sophomore designated hitter Patrick Robinson, who finished the season with a team-leading batting average of .373 with 34 RBIs and nine home-runs.
HARVARD 8, DARTMOUTH 7
In a back-and-forth final game, Harvard took home the win in dramatic fashion off another final inning RBI by pinch-hitter Black.
Up one run heading into the top of the ninth, Shaw was unable to lock up the victory for the Crimson. Down to the last out, Dartmouth freshman outfielder Trevor Johnson delivered a two-run bomber to center-field.
Unfazed, the Crimson responded in the bottom of the ninth, getting runners on first and second with one out. Having taken out starting third baseman Jake Forte for defensive purposes, Coach Decker brought in pinch-hitter Black to prolong the inning.
“I was just looking for a good fastball to hit,” Black said. “I just had to battle through his pitches and get a good ball to hit to get my guys around.”
Black pulled through for Harvard with a single down the right field line. After a fortuitous fielding error by rightfielder Kyle Holbrook, baserunners McColl and Hoffman both reached home and capped off the victory for the Crimson.
“You can’t paint a better picture than that,” co-captain Josh Ellis said. “It was unbelievable. Black definitely hasn’t had the most conventional career here, being plagued with sickness and injury, but he picked us up big time this weekend. What a way to go out.”