NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Entering the weekend, the Yale baseball team needed a three-game sweep of Dartmouth to secure the Ivy League regular-season title and hosting rights for next weekend's conference tournament. After defeating the Big Green in Friday's series opener, the Bulldogs controlled their own destiny entering the final two games of the regular season Sunday at George H.W. Bush '48 Field.
In game one, the duo of Tate Evans and Ben Winslow combined for a dominant performance on the mound to lead the Bulldogs to a 3-2 victory. In the second game, Yale clinched its second consecutive Ivy League regular-season title with a 4-1 win over Dartmouth. Senior Daniel Cohen hurled a complete-game gem, while classmate Davis Hanson homered twice to help the Bulldogs secure the No. 1 seed in the Ivy League Tournament.
With the victories, Yale concluded the regular season with a 27-13-1 overall record and a 14-6-1 mark in Ivy League play. The Bulldogs will host the conference tournament for the second straight year as the tournament's top seed. Penn finished the regular season in second place, followed by Brown and Columbia. All four teams will compete in the Ivy League Tournament, which begins May 15. Dartmouth finished the 2026 season with a 15-25 overall record, including a 7-14 mark in conference play.
Game 1 – Yale 3, Dartmouth 2
Key Performers
• Evans delivered a strong start on the mound for the Bulldogs, tossing six innings while allowing just two earned runs.
• Winslow earned the save, pitching the final three innings to preserve the 3-2 lead.
Scoring Summary
• B1 | Colin Sloan hit a two-RBI single through the right side to put the Bulldogs on top in the first inning. 2-0 YALE
• T3 | Dartmouth tied the game on a two-RBI double by A.J. DeMastrie. 2-2
• B3 | After Kaiden Dossa was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, Garrett Larsen doubled off the wall in left, plating the Bulldogs' third run. 3-2 YALE
Game Notes
• Yale won its 26th game of the season, marking the seventh time in program history the Bulldogs have reached or surpassed that total.
• Dossa extended his on-base streak to 33 games and his hit streak to 13 games.
• Evans picked up his Ivy League-leading sixth win of the season. He finished the regular season with a 2.86 ERA.
• Winslow earned his second save of the season.
Game 2 – Yale 4, Dartmouth 1
Key Performers
• Cohen tossed a complete game while allowing one unearned run. The senior right-hander was incredibly efficient, throwing just 91 pitches in the clinching victory.
• Hanson homered twice and drove in three of Yale's four runs.
Scoring Summary
• B1 | Dossa led off the inning with a walk. After stealing second, he scored on a single to left by Chris DiPrima. 1-0 YALE
• B4 | Davis Hanson hit a solo home run to left to extend Yale's lead. 2-0 YALE
• T6 | The Big Green cut into Yale's lead with an RBI groundout by Sam Andersen. 2-1 YALE
• B6 | With one runner on, Hanson hit his second home run of the game, an opposite-field shot to right. 4-1 YALE
Game Notes
• Yale secured its 10th Ivy League title in program history. The Bulldogs won back-to-back conference crowns for the first time since 2017-18.
• It was Yale's first outright conference title since 2017.
• Yale won its 27th game of the season, the fifth-highest single-season win total in program history.
• Cohen earned his fifth win of the season. For the second straight year, Cohen was the winning pitcher in the Bulldogs' regular-season clinching game.
• Hanson hit his fourth and fifth home runs of the season. He recorded the second multi-homer game of his collegiate career.
• Dossa reached base for the 34th consecutive game.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will play No. 4 Columbia in the opening game of the Ivy League Tournament on Friday, May 15, at George H.W. Bush '48 Field.
