PRINCETON, N.J. (Interstat) — Gio Colasante homered twice and drove in four runs to lead Harvard past Princeton 7-5 in the first game of an Ivy League doubleheader Saturday at Bill Clarke Field.

Colasante, the Crimson’s designated hitter, went 2 for 3 with a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the fifth. He added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Jordan Kang and Gavin Smith each had three hits and an RBI for Harvard, which improved to 10-26. Brett Gable tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.

Harvard starter Andrew Abler allowed three unearned runs on no hits over six innings, striking out four. The Crimson built a 7-0 lead before Princeton scored three in the fifth on a wild pitch, an error and RBI hits from Trey Googins and Isaac Lamson.

The Tigers added two in the eighth on RBI doubles by Jake Kernodle and Daniel Zdunek, but Harvard’s bullpen held. Princeton fell to 14-26. Ryan Penney took the loss, allowing two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.