WEST HAVEN, Conn. (Interstat) — The Yale Bulldogs outlasted the Harvard Crimson 9-6 in the first game of an Ivy League doubleheader Saturday at Yale Field. Yale overcame an early deficit, erasing a 6-2 Harvard lead with a four-run third inning before pulling ahead for good with a three-run sixth.

Harvard shortstop Jack Rickheim led all hitters, going 3 for 5 with a two-run homer and three RBIs. Yale was paced by Daniel Cohen, who earned the win with five innings of two-run relief, and Jackson Hays, whose two-run double in the sixth provided the decisive runs. The Bulldogs improved to 18-10 overall, while the Crimson fell to 6-18.