Cornell edges Brown in 13-inning pitcher’s duel
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Interstat) — Cornell’s Ross Yoshida threw seven shutout innings of no-hit relief, and the Big Red defeated Brown 2-1 in 13 innings Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader at Murray Stadium.
Yoshida, the top star for Cornell, allowed no hits and one earned run with four strikeouts over seven innings. John Hegarty added five scoreless innings of no-hit relief with one strikeout. Ethan Hamill pitched a perfect 13th inning for the win.
Cornell improved to 9-24 overall; Brown fell to 19-15.
The Bears scored first in the sixth on Logan Meusy’s RBI groundout. Cornell tied it in the eighth on John L.’s RBI double. The game remained deadlocked until the 13th, when Swidorski’s single up the middle drove in an unearned run.
Cornell outhit Brown 10-8. Christian Keel allowed one run over five innings for Brown, and Drew Nelson tossed seven innings of seven-hit shutout ball. Matt Wilmarth struck out one in a relief inning.
Luke Johnson and Matt Luigs each had two hits.