Dartmouth improves to 8-0 in busy Ivy weekend

Dartmouth went into last weekend with a perfect Ivy League record, and after Saturday’s doubleheader, the Big Green remained unbeaten. Dartmouth defeated Princeton by three runs in both games. In game one, Dartmouth won 4-1 behind solid pitching from starter Robert Young. Young went all seven innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while collecting seven strikeouts. In game two, Dartmouth won 8-5 with solid offensive production from the entire team. Ray Allen and Jim Wren each collected two RBI to lead the Big Green.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Brown faced Penn in a high-scoring doubleheader. The Bears edged the Quakers in the first game, winning 9-8. Brown’s Steve Daniels led the offensive attack with five RBI and two runs scored. In game two, Brown dominated Penn with a strong offensive showing, winning 18-11. This time it was Brown’s Pete Greskoff who led the team from the plate, knocking in six runs.
Harvard and Cornell also faced off twice on Saturday. In game one, the Crimson held out for a tight 6-5 victory. Harvard’s Taylor Meehan led the way with three RBI, delivering a late three-run homer to give his team a comeback. In game two, the Crimson won again, this time with a final score of 7-5. In a similar fashion, Harvard’s Tom Stack-Babich launched a two-run home run to give Harvard another comeback victory.

Ivy League baseball continued on Sunday as Dartmouth resumed its dominance over league rivals. The Big Green faced Cornell, winning both games by a comfortable margin. Game one saw them defeat the Big Red by a final score of 13-8. Cornell led early, but a six-run fourth inning highlighted by Jim Wren’s homer put Dartmouth in position for the win. In game two, Dartmouth prevailed 14-11. The Big Green scored nine runs in the second, as its first seven batters got on base base in the inning.

Other action around the league included a doubleheader between Yale and Penn on Sunday afternoon. Yale narrowly won both games by the final scores of 7-6 and 7-4. In game one, Yale’s Trygg Larsson-Danforth went 3-4 with four RBI and two runs scored. In game two, Andrew Kolmar stepped up for the Bulldogs, going 1-3 and knocking in three runs. Yale’s starter, Andy Megee, pitched five solid innings, giving up one earned run on two hits.

Princeton and Harvard met up Sunday for an interminable twin bill that totaled 24 innings. In game one, Princeton edged Harvard 3-1 in a hard-fought pitchers’ duel. Princeton’s David Palms went all seven innings, giving up one earned run on four hits. Harvard’s starter Brent Suter also went the distance, yielding three earned runs on 11 hits. Game two was the exact opposite of game one, as Harvard won 13-12 in a high-scoring affair that lasted 17 innings. Harvard’s Tom Stack-Babich ended the marathon game with a walk-off line drive to right field.