SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sophomore right-hander
Ryan McHugh threw 2.0 innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts, but Harvard University baseball fell at Bryant University, 11-0, in seven innings on Tuesday afternoon at Conaty Park.
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Playing in its first mid-week game of the season, the Crimson (0-13) held the Bulldogs (8-10-1) without a run over the second, third, fourth, and sixth frames, but the hosts scored five runs in the first and six runs in the fifth to take the decision.
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McHugh tossed 2.0 innings, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk with three strikeouts while senior right-hander
Nate Baxter hurled a scoreless sixth, permitting no hits and no walks with one strikeout. Sophomore shortstop
Jack Rickheim contributed a hit, a walk, and a stolen base.Â
Harvard Highlights
- Sophomore right-hander Ryan McHugh threw 2.0 innings of scoreless relief, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk with three strikeouts.
- Senior right-hander Nate Baxter threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth, permitting no runs on no hits and no walks with one strikeout.
- Sophomore shortstop Jack Rickheim posted a hit, a walk, and a stolen base while junior third baseman Gio Colasante worked a walk.Â
Gallery: (3-18-2025) Baseball at Bryant
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How It Happened
- Bryant opened the contest's scoring with five runs in the bottom of the first.
- The Crimson then held the Bulldogs without a run across the second, third, and fourth frames.
- The Bulldogs plated six runs in the last of the fifth to move ahead 11-0. A pair of RBI doubles started the frame's scoring for the hosts.Â
Next Up
Harvard opens Ivy League play at Penn with a three-game series from Mar. 22-23 (ESPN+) with a doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 22 starting at 11:30 a.m. and a single game on Sunday, Mar. 23 at noon.