WEST HAVEN, Conn. (Interstat) — Harvard scored five runs in the fifth inning and held on to defeat Yale 5-3 on Saturday at Yale Field in the first game of an Ivy League doubleheader.

The Crimson sent 10 batters to the plate in the decisive fifth, scoring on an RBI single from Rickheim J., a run-scoring single by Tyler Shulman, a hit-by-pitch from Max Lane and a bases-loaded walk by Kang J. Yale’s Jack Dauer and Colin Sloan drove in runs, but the Bulldogs stranded key runners.

Harvard starter Gio Colasante earned the win, allowing two unearned runs over six innings. Yale starter Jack Ohman struck out 11 but took the loss. Harvard improved to 6-17, while Yale fell to 17-10.