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Next Game:<\/p>\n

vs. University of Massachusetts<\/p>\n

4\/14\/2026 | 2:00 PM<\/p>\n


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. \u2013 Senior Gio Colasante<\/a> hit a home run and a double for both of the Crimson’s RBIs on the day, but Harvard University baseball fell to Yale University, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon at George H.W. Bush Field.
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\nIn the series finale and rubber match of a three-game set, the Crimson (6-19, 5-6 Ivy) scored two of the game’s final three runs but could not rally past the host Bulldogs (19-10, 9-3 Ivy) after the two teams split a doubleheader on Saturday.
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\nColasante went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a home run, and a double, launching his team-high sixth homer of the year, junior Jack Rickheim<\/a> hit his team-high seventh double of the season, and first-year left-hander Brett Gable<\/a> tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless relief with a strikeout.
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\nHarvard remains in fourth place in the Ivy standings \u2013 a half game ahead of Columbia (5-7 Ivy) \u2013 while Yale continues to hold the top spot in the conference rankings \u2013 a half game ahead of Brown (8-3 Ivy).\u00a0
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\n\tSenior Gio Colasante<\/a> went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two RBIs, and a run scored. He hit his team-high sixth home run of the season and his 16th homer of his career.
\n\tJunior shortstop Jack Rickheim<\/a> posted a double and scored a run. He has a team-best seven doubles on the season.
\n\tFirst-year designated hitter Matthew Witkow<\/a> notched a double, junior second baseman Tyler Shulman<\/a> added a hit, and sophomore left fielder Gavin Smith<\/a> worked a pair of walks.
\n\tFirst-year right-hander Davis Kahn<\/a> threw 4.0 innings in relief, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts.
\n\tFirst-year left-hander Brett Gable<\/a> tossed 1.2 innings of relief, permitting no runs on one hit and no walks with one strikeout. He faced just four batters over eight pitches for his five outs.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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We turn the double play!<\/p>\n

End 3 – Yale 2 Harvard 0<\/p>\n

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?? Gio Colasante<\/a> with the RBI double!<\/p>\n

Top 6 | Yale 4 Harvard 1<\/p>\n

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How It Happened<\/p>\n


\n\tYale plated the game’s first four runs scoring, once in the first, once in the third, and twice in the fifth. The Crimson turned a double play in the third to help minimize the damage.
\n\tHarvard cut into the margin in the top of the sixth. After Rickheim got into scoring position with a double to right center, Colasante brought him home with a double of his own to left field, bringing the Crimson within 4-1.
\n\tThe Bulldogs scored once in the bottom of the seventh to move ahead 5-1, but the Crimson turned its second double play of the game to remain within four runs heading to the eighth.
\n\tColasante hit a solo home run to left field in the top of the ninth before Yale held on for the decision.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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?? Gio Colasante<\/a> hits the solo shot!<\/p>\n

Top 9 | Yale 5 Harvard 2<\/p>\n

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Next Up
\nHarvard plays Massachusetts in the third-place game of The Baseball Beanpot on Tuesday, Apr. 14 at 2:00 p.m. at Boston College’s Harrington Athletics Village before hosting Dartmouth in an Ivy League series with a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 18 at 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+) and a single game on Sunday, Apr. 19 at noon (ESPN+).<\/p>\n