Baseball
Harvard Claims First Ivy Series Win Against Princeton
With the Ivy League tournament only a few weeks away, the Harvard baseball team (8-20, 5-7 Ivy) traveled to New Jersey for a critical series against the Princeton Tigers (10-19, 6-6). With its sights set on its first Ivy League series win of the season, the team split the Saturday doubleheader and then blew out the Tigers in the decider, taking two of three on the weekend.
Rebel Rounds
Senior designated hitter Ben Rounds sizes up a pitch in a game against Brown earlier this year.
Harvard Loses to Boston College, Fails to Advance in Beanpot
The Harvard baseball team’s offense has scored more than eight runs three times this season. Its record in those three games is 0-3. Unfortunately for the Crimson (4-17, 2-4 Ivy), its loss to the Boston College Eagles (16-11, 5-7 ACC) on Tuesday — in the semifinal game of the 33rd Baseball Beanpot — solidified a puzzling trend for the team: when the offense is firing on all cylinders, its hitters seem to playing a constant game of catch-up. This time, the final score was 17-9.
Snopek Swings
Senior first baseman Chris Snopek squares up the ball in a game against Brown last weekend.
Baseball Drops First Home Series to Brown
After dropping its Ivy League opener on the road at Columbia, the Harvard baseball team (4-16, 2-4 Ivy) returned to Massachusetts to face off against Brown (7-14, 2-4 Ivy) in the Crimson’s home opener last weekend. The team’s doubleheader on Saturday was moved to Boston College’s Pellagrini Diamond, where it took one-of-two, due to improper field conditions at Harvard’s O’Donnell Field. The Crimson returned to O’Donnell on Sunday for its official home opener and lost the rubber match to drop the series.
Baseball Kicks Off Ivy League Play at Columbia, Wins One of Three
Coming off of a tough spring break trip, the Harvard baseball team (3-13, 1-2 Ivy) kicked off Ivy League play against Columbia (6-12, 2-1 Ivy). The Crimson, who swept the Lions in 2023, looked to start off on a strong note in conference play. The teams started off the series with a doubleheader on Friday, winning one of two before dropping the matinee on Sunday.
Harvard Baseball Is Swept By Troy, Starts the Season 0-3
Harvard baseball traveled down to Alabama to battle against the Troy Trojans, but the result was the same as its last trip to the Crimson Tide state in 2020: a three-game skid to start the season.
Baseball Sweeps Columbia, Clinches Ivy League Tournament Berth
Harvard baseball (17-21, 13-5) clinched a spot in the four-team 2023 Ivy League Baseball Tournament with a dominating sweep of Columbia University (23-17, 11-7) in front of a home crowd last weekend.
Uday's Day
Junior left-handed pitcher Uday Narottam fires towards home plate against Princeton on April 2.
Lane Train
First-year outfielder Max Lane follows through on his swing against Princeton on April 2.
Harvard Baseball Enters Crucial Stretch for Ivy League Standings
It took longer than expected, but Harvard’s baseball team completed its fifth series of Ivy League conference play this season against Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Tuesday. Inclement weather forced the three-game weekend series to stretch into the workweek, but the extra time did not seem to bother the Crimson as it won the rubber game of the series, defeating the Bears 4-1.
Round We Go
Junior outfielder Ben Rounds runs the bases at Harvard's Apr. 11 Beanpot tournament game against then-No. 11 ranked Boston College. The Crimson went on to give the Eagles the Beanpot title after a 5-4 loss.
Beanpot Blues: Harvard Baseball Drops Famed Boston Title to Boston College in Close 5-4 Battle
In the annual Beanpot Tournament final, the Harvard men’s baseball team faced No. 11 Boston College in a winner-take-all matchup, falling to the Eagles 5-4 despite a hard-fought effort. After defeating Northeastern on April 4 in their first-round game, the Crimson’s matchup with the Eagles marked the 32nd anniversary of the historic Beanpot Tournament adding baseball to their schedule.
Line It Up
The Harvard men’s baseball team lines up for the national anthem in its Beanpot title game against No. 11 Boston College. The Crimson lost 5-4 to the Eagles in a hard-fought title match.
Harvard Baseball Hands Texas A&M Its Fourth Series of the Season
The Harvard baseball team continued its uneasy start to the 2023 season in a series against Texas A&M this past weekend, dropping its fourth consecutive series so far this year. The Crimson, having traveled to Florida to face FAU earlier in the week, took a trip down to Corpus Christi in Texas for another road series.
Hey Batter Batter
In April of 2022, a Harvard baseball player takes at-bat against Brown, where the Crimson scored two of three wins. The 2023 team is set to open Ivy play this weekend after losing its fourth consecutive series of the season.
Baseball Drops Season Opening Series to Univ. of Pittsburgh, Avoids Sweep
The Harvard men’s baseball team opened the 2023 season with a series loss against the University of Pittsburgh last weekend in Port Charlotte, Fla., dropping three of its four games. The Florida sun, however, did not help the Crimson not shake off its Cambridge frost as it was overpowered by the Panthers during the series.
In the Firing Line
Then-first year right-handed pitcher Tanner Smith winds up against Brown on April 2, 2022.
Coming Home
Then-sophomore catcher Zach Brown crosses home plate against Brown on April 2, 2022 against Brown.
David Forst, From Harvard Baseball to Moneyball
Former Harvard baseball captain and shortstop David Forst’s journey saw him transition from an exciting point in Harvard baseball’s success to being on the front lines of one of the most influential MLB front offices in recent memory.
Zinn and Stone Ink Major League Deals
Not long after the annual Major League Baseball Draft concluded last Tuesday, July 19th, two Harvard baseball players received life-changing calls.