VERO BEACH, Fla. – The Yale baseball team picked up its first win of the 2026 season, downing Bethune-Cookman 8-3 in the final game of the Andre Dawson Classic.
Chace Chaplin drove in three runs, and
Ben Winslow earned the victory on the mound for the Bulldogs.
With the victory, Yale improved to 1-2 overall. Bethune-Cookman dropped to 4-3 overall.
Key Performers
- Chaplin went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
- Garrett Larsen reached base four times, going 2-for-2 and reaching two more times after being hit by pitches.
Scoring Summary
- TOP 4th | The Bulldogs got on the scoreboard first on a groundout by Owen Turner. 1-0 YALE
- BOTTOM 4th | B-C responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning. 2-1 B-C
- TOP 5th | Yale tied the game on a bunt by Larsen, scoring Jackson Hays. 2-2
- TOP 7th | The Bulldogs took the lead for good with two runs in the seventh. Larsen drove in his second run of the game. Chaplin followed up with a two-run single to left-center. 5-2 YALE
- TOP 9th | Yale tacked on three insurance runs in the final frame. Jack Dauer singled to right, scoring Larsen. Chaplin drove in his third run with a bunt, and Colin Sloan capped off the inning with an RBI single of his own. 8-2 YALE
- BOTTOM 9th | B-C tacked on one run on a solo home run by Darryl Lee. 8-3 YALE
Game Notes
- Larsen is off to a blistering start this season. In the first three games, the junior went 7-for-9 and has reached base 10 times.
- Kaiden Dossa picked up two hits and has hit safely in all three games this season.
- Alex Hwang started on the mound for the Bulldogs. He tossed 5.0 innings while allowing two earned runs.
- Ben Winslow came on in relief, earning the victory. The junior hurled 3.2 innings, allowing one run while striking out four. Tate Evans came on to get the final out of the game.
- Sloan recorded his first multi-hit game of the season.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will travel to California for a three-game series against Pepperdine, beginning on Feb. 27.
