ITHACA, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Yale Bulldogs scored early and often, pounding the Cornell Big Red 16-5 in the first game of an Ivy League doubleheader Saturday at Hoy Field.

Yale sent 10 batters to the plate in a four-run first inning, capitalizing on two Cornell errors, a wild pitch and a balk. The Bulldogs added five runs in the sixth and three more in the eighth. Jack Dauer drove in three runs on two hits for Yale, which had 12 hits.

Cornell scored all five of its runs against Yale starter Jack Ohman, with Caden Wildman and Tyler Beaulieu each collecting three of the Big Red’s 11 hits. Reliever Ben Winslow earned top star honors for Yale with three perfect innings of relief, striking out five.

Yale improved to 21-11 overall. Cornell fell to 7-22.