Princeton's Bats Break Out In Game 2 Win Over Harvard

Saturday, March 30

Cambridge, Mass.

11:30 AM

Princeton University

4-15, 1-4

Harvard

13-5, 4-1

Princeton

Harvard

Photo by: Graz Giglio

Princeton's Bats Break Out In Game 2 Win Over Harvard

March 30, 2019 | Baseball

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Princeton Tigers earned a split during Saturday's doubleheader vs. the Harvard Crimson at O'Donnell Field.

Harvard took game one, 5-3, but Princeton's offense exploded for 13 hits and three home runs in a 16-9 victory in game two.

Harvard 5, Princeton 3
The Tigers registered the first run of the contest as Ramzi Haddad started his own two-out rally. He singled through the right side, stole second and scampered home on a single down the right field line from Joseph Flynn.

Chad Minato tied the game with a solo shot in the bottom of the second inning. Princeton retook the lead in the fifth on a wild pitch that scored Flynn.

Ryan Smith retired eight of nine hitters between the fourth and sixth frames. An unearned run for Harvard evened the game at 2-all in the seventh.

Harvard took the lead with three unearned runs on two fielding errors in the eighth stanza. The Tigers loaded the bases with no out in the ninth, but could only produce a sacrifice fly.

Taylor Beckett and Haddad had two hits each for Princeton while Flynn snagged two RBI. Smith struck out a career-best 11 hitters in 7 1/3 innings.

Princeton 16, Harvard 9

The Tigers' first at-bat was early preview for the rest of the contest as they registered three runs, highlighted by RBI singles from Nadir Lewis and Beckett. Chris Davis added on with another run-producing hit in the next frame. Two more runs circled the bases in the third stanza before Max West broke open the game in the fourth …

Princeton 10, Harvard 0 | T4

A deep blast to left center that clears the bases! A grand slam for Max West! It's the senior's third career home run.

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— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) March 30, 2019

Following the grand slam, the Tigers continue to pile on, recording three more runs, led by Lewis' RBI double. When the inning ended, the Tigers scored seven times and had a 13-run advantage.

Harvard posted three runs in the fourth stanza, but Flynn got two back on this blast …

Princeton 15, Harvard 3 | M5

Flynn clears the scoreboard on a long drive to left ...

No really, he did. Just watch below ...

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— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) March 30, 2019

Lewis hit his second career four-bagger to give the Tigers' their 16th run …

Princeton 16, Harvard 3 | T6

It's another one for the Tigers.

Lewis with his second HR of the season!

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— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) March 30, 2019

The home squad added four runs in the sixth inning and two more in the eighth… cutting their deficit to … seven (16-9). David Harding ended the eighth with this remarkable defensive play …

Princeton 16, Harvard 9 | E8

Uh .. hello @SportsCenter ... We have a #SCTop10 nomination!

An unbelievable play by David Harding ends the inning! #BaseballDave

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— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) March 30, 2019

Five players for Princeton had multi-hit games with Lewis and Flynn pacing the group with three each. West had four RBI while Flynn and Lewis combined for six more. The Tigers had six extra-base hits and eight walks. The Tigers' 16 runs were the most they scored since a 25-7 victory over Brown on Apr. 10, 2016.

Princeton will head to Monmouth for a non-conference tilt on Wednesday (Apr. 3). First pitch is set for 3 p.m.