NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale baseball team picked up a crucial win on Friday afternoon at George H.W. Bush '48 Field, downing Dartmouth 7-3. The combo of Jack Ohman, Tate Evans, and Alex Hwang held the Big Green to four hits, and the Bulldogs' offense came up big in the clutch, leading the team to victory in the opening game of a three-game set.
With the victory, Yale improved to 25-13-1 overall with a 12-6-1 mark in Ivy League play. With two games remaining in the regular season, the Bulldogs can clinch the Ivy League title and home-field advantage in the conference tournament with a pair of victories. Dartmouth dropped to 15-23 overall with a conference record of 7-12.
Key Performers
• Jack Ohman started the game on the mound for the Bulldogs, tossing six innings while allowing just three earned runs. He also struck out seven hitters.
• Tate Evans was fantastic in relief of Ohman, pitching 2.2 shutout innings. The senior struck out four while allowing just two baserunners.
Scoring Summary
• B1 | Kaiden Dossa led off the bottom of the first with a double. The next batter, Garrett Larsen, singled through the left side, scoring Dossa. 1-0 YALE
• T2 | Dartmouth took the lead on a two-run home run by Milo Suarez. 2-1 DARTMOUTH
• B4 | The Bulldogs tied the game on an RBI single from Colin Sloan. 2-2
• T6 | The Big Green retook the lead on a solo shot by Suarez. 3-2 DARTMOUTH
• B6 | Yale answered with four runs in the sixth. Larsen led off the inning with a double and scored on a sac fly by Chris DiPrima. The Bulldogs tallied three more runs on bunts by Jackson Hays and Davis Hanson. 6-3 YALE
• B8 | The Bulldogs picked up an insurance run on an RBI groundout by Sloan. 7-3 YALE
Game Notes
• Yale won its 25th game of the season, the fourth time hitting that mark since 1996.
• The Bulldogs have won 56 games over the past two seasons, tying the highest two-year win total since 1992-93.
• Dossa extended his on-base streak to 32 games and his hit streak to 12 games.
• Larsen collected three hits, recording his team-leading 22nd multi-hit game of the season.
• Ohman started the game, tossing six innings. Evans pitched 2.2 innings, and Hwang recorded the final out of the game with two runners on base.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will wrap up the regular season with a doubleheader against Dartmouth on Sunday, May 10, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
