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Hunter Baldwin
JC Ridley
9
Winner Harvard HARV 6-5
4
Cal Poly CP 7-9
Winner
Harvard HARV
6-5
9
Final
4
Cal Poly CP
7-9
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Harvard HARV 1 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 9 11 0
Cal Poly CP 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 5

W: Matson, Sean (1-1) L: Brooks, Steven (0-1) S: Narottam, Uday (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Tops Cal Poly in Series Finale, 9-4

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Junior center fielder Hunter Baldwin totaled three hits and three RBIs, first-year right-handed pitcher Sean Matson earned his first collegiate win, and sophomore left-hander Uday Narottam gained his first career save as Harvard University baseball topped Cal Poly, 9-4, in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Baggett Stadium.
 
Closing the four-game series on a two-game win streak, the Crimson (6-5) took a 3-0 lead through two innings and extended the margin to as large as 9-2 in the top of the sixth on the way to the victory over the host Mustangs (7-9).
 
Baldwin finished the game 3-for-5 with three RBIs, a double, and a run scored. Matson threw 5.1 innings in the start, allowing four runs on seven hits with no walks and five strikeouts. Narottam tossed 3.2 innings of scoreless and hitless relief with two strikeouts and one walk.
 
The Crimson totaled 11 hits in the contest with four Harvard student-athletes posting multiple hits in the game.
 
Junior Logan Bravo brought in a run in the top of the first before sophomore Ben Rounds and Baldwin each drove in a run in the second to give Harvard a 3-0 lead. After the Mustangs pulled within 3-2 in the third, Harvard tallied six runs from the fourth to the sixth to pull ahead 9-2. That rally included a two-run double from Baldwin in the fifth and an RBI double from sophomore Jake Berger in the sixth. Following a pair of runs from Cal Poly in the last of the sixth, Narottam came on to record the final 11 outs without allowing a hit.

Harvard Highlights

  • Junior center fielder Hunter Baldwin went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, a double, and a run scored.
  • Sophomore left fielder Chris Snopek finished 2-for-3 with a run scored and also reached base twice via hit by pitch.
  • Sophomore shortstop Jake Berger tallied two RBIs, two runs scored, and a double.
  • Junior first baseman Logan Bravo posted two hits and an RBI.
  • Sophomore second baseman George Cooper registered two hits and a run.
  • First-year right-handed pitcher Sean Matson earned the win in his first collegiate start, tossing 5.1 innings and permitting four runs on seven hits and no walks with five strikeouts.
  • In his first collegiate save, sophomore left-handed reliever Uday Narottam threw 3.2 innings of hitless and scoreless relief, allowing just one walk with two strikeouts.
  • Four Crimson student-athletes posted multiple hits as Harvard compiled 11 hits in the contest.

Game Notes

  • For the season, sophomore left-handed pitcher Uday Narottam has thrown 7.0 innings without allowing a run. He has permitted just three hits and three walks.
  • For the series, sophomore outfielder Chris Snopek led the Crimson with a .438 average (7-for-16) with two RBIs, two runs, and a double. Snopek tallied three multi-hit games in the series and closed the set on a three-game hitting streak. Snopek paces the Crimson with a .410 average on the season.
  • Junior Logan Bravo hit .400 (6-for-15) in the series, tallying two RBIs and three doubles. Bravo concluded the series on a three-game hitting streak.
  • Sophomore Jake Berger has reached base safely in six straight games.
  • Harvard outhit the Mustangs, 37-27 in the series. The Crimson posted double-figure hits in each of the last three games of the set (11, 12, 11). The Crimson totaled 11 multiple-hit games over the course of the series.
  • Harvard improved to 2-2 all-time vs. Cal Poly.

What's Next?

Harvard plays at Fresno State on Tuesday, Mar. 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT) before competing in a three-game series at UCLA from Mar. 18-20.
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