Princeton Wins Series Finale vs. Cornell, 7-6

Sunday, April 1

Princeton, N.J.

1:00 PM

Princeton University

5-11, 2-1

Cornell

4-11, 1-2

Cornell

Princeton

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

April 01, 2018 | Baseball

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – Chris Davis' RBI single in the seventh inning proved to be the game-winner as the Princeton Tigers (5-11, 2-1 Ivy) picked up a series victory over the Cornell Big Red (4-11, 1-2 Ivy) with a 7-6 win at the Clarke Field on Sunday afternoon.

Davis and Jesper Horsted had two hits each. For the second straight game, Princeton's 7-8-9 hitters caused havoc, scoring six runs, adding three hits and two RBI. Max West hit his second career home run, posting two RBI and two runs. James Proctor and Eli Kimbell combined for 11 strikeouts. Kimbell threw the final five innings, allowing just two hits, earning the victory.

Cornell got the scoring started in the top of the second inning on a two-out two-run double from Ellis Bitar. This knock from Horsted in the bottom of the third got the Tigers on the board.

B3: Horsted with the infield single gets the Tigers on the board! Cornell 2, Princeton 1 pic.twitter.com/TmpoFWlFt7
— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) April 1, 2018

A fielding error tied the contest at 2-all a batter later. The Big Red quickly answered in the next half frame. Trey Baur led off with a double. A flyout and hit-by-pitch followed before two stolen bases put runners on second and third with one out. Proctor got a strikeout, but Ryan Krainz lined a base hit to right field putting Cornell ahead, 4-2.

West wasted no time with a response, blasting this long home run to left field in the Tigers' next at-bat, tying the game again, 4-4.

B4: Max West hits a no-doubt blast to left! We're tied at 4-all! pic.twitter.com/GCyRJdoNXI
— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) April 1, 2018

Princeton added on, loading the bases with a fielding error, single from Davis and walk from Asher Lee-Tyson. Horsted's RBI groundout put the home squad in front, 5-4. A wild pitch would also give the Tigers an insurance tally.

This wild back and forth affair continued as Cornell tied it again in the top of the fifth. After the first two hitters reached, Kimbell made this impressive play on the sacrifice bunt …

T5: What a play by Eli Kimbell! #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/W2H4JG9PZj
— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) April 1, 2018

The sophomore got a flyout, but a fielding error extended the inning and tied the game at 6-all. Princeton loaded the bases in its half of the fifth, but a pop up and fly out squashed that threat. In their next at-bat, the Tigers got a runner to third with one out, but couldn't push him across.

In the seventh inning, Davis played hero on this two-out knock …

E7: Chris Davis with a RBI knock to right field puts the home squad in front, 7-6! #TigerUp pic.twitter.com/uFLxYewis9
— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) April 1, 2018

Kimbell had 1-2-3 stanza in the eighth, but hit the first batter in the ninth. After a foul out and strike out, Lee-Tyson ended the game in style …

FINAL: Asher Lee-Tyson closes the game out in style! Princeton earns the series victory with a 7-6 decision over Cornell! #TigerUp pic.twitter.com/9pittBuIjU
— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) April 1, 2018

The Tigers will welcome the Monmouth Hawks to Clarke Field on Wednesday (3:30 p.m.). Stay tuned to GoPrincetonTigers.com for weather updates prior to the game. Princeton gets back into Ivy action next weekend (Apr. 7) at Brown.