ITHACA, N.Y. (Interstat) — Max Lane homered twice and drove in seven runs Monday afternoon as the Harvard Crimson opened Ivy League play with a 16-3 rout of the Cornell Big Red at Hoy Field.

Lane, who finished 3 for 4, launched a three-run homer in the first inning to set the tone. Jack Rickheim added two homers and five RBIs on a 4-for-6 day for Harvard, which pounded out 13 hits. Gio Colasante also homered, a three-run shot in the second.

Harvard pitchers Andrew Abler and Ryan McHugh combined for nine innings, allowing just two earned runs on nine hits while striking out 11. Cornell’s three runs came on a first-inning groundout, a wild pitch and a ninth-inning double by Troy Ashkinos.

Both teams moved to 3-14 overall. The game was the conference opener for each.