Wilson’s four RBIs lead Harvard past Princeton 11‑6
PRINCETON, N.J. (Interstat) — Liam Wilson drove in four runs and Dominic Brancel homered as Harvard defeated Princeton 11-6 on Sunday afternoon at Bill Clarke Field in an Ivy League matchup.
The Crimson scored three unearned runs in the first inning on two Princeton errors and took a 3-0 lead. Harvard broke the game open in the fifth, scoring five runs highlighted by Wilson’s three-run double and an RBI single from Brancel. Brancel added a two-run homer in the seventh.
Princeton answered in the bottom of the fourth when Will Robbins grounded out to score Jake Koonin. The Tigers scored two in the sixth on Robbins’ single and three in the eighth on Bradley Kaufman’s two-run single, but could not close the gap. Tommy Googins homered for Princeton in the seventh.
Harvard pitchers Gio Colasante, Davis Kahn and Daniel Sams combined to limit Princeton to six hits. Colasante threw four scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Sams struck out four in 1⅔ hitless innings.
Wilson went 2-for-3 with four RBIs. Brancel finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs. For Princeton, Robbins went 1-for-4 with three RBIs and Koonin was 2-for-4.
Harvard improved to 11-26; Princeton fell to 14-27.