Baseball Sweeps Cornell Doubleheader 10-1, 5-1

The Harvard's men's baseball team broke out of an early-season hitting slump in dramatic fashion yesterday afternoon by pasting Cornell in a doubleheader at Soldier's Field, 10-1 and 5-1.

The Crimson (7-10 overall, 4-2 Ivy) amassed eight hits in each of the two contests after garnering only four in a loss to New Hampshire earlier this week.

"Our play was much better this game than earlier this season, especially our hitting," junior shortstop Mike Giardi said. "We've been hitting the ball hard all year, but we've been hitting at people--hardly anything has been dropping. Today we hit the ball hard and in the right places."

Crimson Defense Strong

While the Crimson hitting was especially good, so was its defense. Harvard committed one error on the day behind pitching that was nothing less than impressive.

Sophomore Jamie Irving (pitching righthanded) started the first game for the Crimson and went the full distance, allowing only one earned run on five hits while striking out five.

Senior Ray Desrocher went to the mound in the second game. He also went the distance, allowing one run on seven hits, while striking out seven.

"Everything seemed to be clicking defensively," Desrocher said. "I felt pretty good on the mound and the guys were flawless in the field. That makes your job a lot easier when you're pitching."

Despite the good performances, the Crimson was under no illusion after the game that they had faced a great team in Cornell (1-11 overall, 0-2 Ivy).

"From what I hear, they lost a lot of seniors last year--especially pitchers," said junior third baseman Eric Weissman, who stood out both offensively and defensively in the second game by hitting a second-inning two-run double and making a clutch defensive play. "They're playing with a lot of young players right now who are just looking to get some experience."

Big Red Weak on Mound

Cornell's inexperience on the mound was readily apparent throughout the games. Five Big Red pitchers made appearances, none of whom appeared capable of silencing the hot Crimson bats.

The top hitters on the day for the Crimson were Weiss, who went 3-for-7 with four RBI's on the day; sophomore second baseman Bo Bernhard, 2-for-4 with four RBI's; senior right fielder Captain Mike Hill, 3-for-8 with three RBI's; and junior first baseman Dave Morgan, 3-for-5 with one RBI.

While a few players stood out, however, pretty much every man on the field had a hand in the team's 15-run day.

"This was just a real good day for us," Weissman said. "We cut down our mistakes in the field, we started to swing our bats a little better, and just about everyone contributed. We just need to keep it up." HARVARD, 10-1 (Game 1) at Soldiers' Field           R  H  E Cornell  001  000  0  --  1  5  2 Harvard  405  001  1  --  10  8  0 CORNELL  AB  R  H  BI  BB  SO DeLorenzo 2b  3  0  1  0  0  0 Armonini 3b  3  0  1  1  0  2 Cottle p-dh  3  0  1  0  0  0 Telford rf  2  0  0  0  0  1 Dawe rf  1  0  0  0  0  0 Magur 1b  2  0  0  0  0  0 Kirby 1b  1  0  0  0  0  0 Pospischil lf  3  0  1  0  0  2 Hanson cf  2  1  0  0  0  0 Matzkin c  2  0  0  0  0  0 Snider c  1  0  0  0  0  0 Eagleroad ss  2  0  1  0  0  0 FDrame ss  1  0  0  0  0  0 TOTALS  26  1  5  1  0  5 E: DeLorenzo, Eagleroad. DP: None. LOB: Cornell 5, Harvard 7. 2B: None. 3B: None. HR: None. SB: None. CS: Bernhard. CORNELL  IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Cottle, L  2  3  7  6  2  0 Conti  3  4  2  0  2  2 Ryan  1  1  1  1  1  1 HARVARD  IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Irving, W (3-2)  7  5  1  1  0  5 WP: COttle, Ryan. PB:Snider. BK: None. HBP: Hanson (Irving), Morgan (Cottle), Bernhard (Cottle, Frame).

HARVARD, 5-1 (Game 2) at Soldiers' Field           R  H  E Cornell  000  010  0  --  1  7  1 Harvard  030  020  x  --  5  8  0 CORNELL  AB  R  H  BI  BB  SO DeLorenzo 2b  3  0  3  0  1  0 Armonini 3b  3  0  0  0  0  0 Cottle dh  3  0  0  1  0  0 Lingo 1b  3  0  0  0  0  2 Mugar lf  3  0  1  0  0  2 Snider c  3  0  2  0  0  0 Ryan rf  2  0  0  1  1  2 Hanson cf  2  0  0  0  0  0 Kirby ph  1  0  0  0  0  1 Eagleroad ss  3  1  1  0  0  0 TOTALS  26  1  7  1  2  7 HARVARD  AB  R  H  BI  BB  SO Hill rf  4  0  1  1  0  2 Giardi ss  3  0  0  0  1  0 Morgan 1b  3  1  2  1  1  0 Crowley dh  2  0  1  0  1  0 Weiderbach pr/dh  1  1  0  0  0  0 Bernhard 2b  2  0  0  0  1  0 Weissman 3b  3  0  2  1  0  0 Andriola c  2  1  0  0  1  0 Zarate cf  2  1  1  0  0  0 Levy lf  3  1  1  2  0  0 TOTALS  25  5  8  5  5  2 E: Lingo. DP:Cornell1, Harvard 1. LOB: Cornell 7, Harvard 8. 2B Snider, Hill, Crowley, Weissman (2), Levy. 3B: None. HR: Morgan. SB: Crowley. CS: None. CORNELL  IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Herrick, L  4.1  7  5  5  4  1 Cuthill  1.2  1  0  0  1  1 HARVARD  IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Desrocher, W (1-2)  7  7  1  1  2  7 WP:Herrick, Cuthill. PB: None. BK: None. HBP: None.

HARVARD, 5-1 (Game 2) at Soldiers' Field           R  H  E Cornell  000  010  0  --  1  7  1 Harvard  030  020  x  --  5  8  0 CORNELL  AB  R  H  BI  BB  SO DeLorenzo 2b  3  0  3  0  1  0 Armonini 3b  3  0  0  0  0  0 Cottle dh  3  0  0  1  0  0 Lingo 1b  3  0  0  0  0  2 Mugar lf  3  0  1  0  0  2 Snider c  3  0  2  0  0  0 Ryan rf  2  0  0  1  1  2 Hanson cf  2  0  0  0  0  0 Kirby ph  1  0  0  0  0  1 Eagleroad ss  3  1  1  0  0  0 TOTALS  26  1  7  1  2  7 HARVARD  AB  R  H  BI  BB  SO Hill rf  4  0  1  1  0  2 Giardi ss  3  0  0  0  1  0 Morgan 1b  3  1  2  1  1  0 Crowley dh  2  0  1  0  1  0 Weiderbach pr/dh  1  1  0  0  0  0 Bernhard 2b  2  0  0  0  1  0 Weissman 3b  3  0  2  1  0  0 Andriola c  2  1  0  0  1  0 Zarate cf  2  1  1  0  0  0 Levy lf  3  1  1  2  0  0 TOTALS  25  5  8  5  5  2 E: Lingo. DP:Cornell1, Harvard 1. LOB: Cornell 7, Harvard 8. 2B Snider, Hill, Crowley, Weissman (2), Levy. 3B: None. HR: Morgan. SB: Crowley. CS: None. CORNELL  IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Herrick, L  4.1  7  5  5  4  1 Cuthill  1.2  1  0  0  1  1 HARVARD  IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Desrocher, W (1-2)  7  7  1  1  2  7 WP:Herrick, Cuthill. PB: None. BK: None. HBP: None.