Baseball
16
Winner YALE YALE 1-0
3
Queens QUEENS 2-3
Winner
YALE YALE
1-0
16
Final
3
Queens QUEENS
2-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
YALE YALE 0 2 3 3 1 0 2 5 16 21 1
Queens QUEENS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 3

W: Shaw, Colton (1-0) L: Landry Jurecka (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Bulldogs Mercy Queens in Season Opener

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Yale baseball team started the 2025 campaign with a resounding 16-3 win over Queens University on Friday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C. The Bulldogs put up five runs in the eighth inning to go up by 13 runs against the Royals, ending the game via the mercy rule. 

Yale improved to 1-0 overall, while Queens dropped to 2-3 on the season.

Key Performers
  • Jake Williams went 4-for-5 and set a new career high with four RBI. The senior also scored twice and recorded a stolen base.
  • Alec Atkinson, Tommy Martin, and Garrett Larsen each tallied three hits. Larsen also swiped a pair of bases. 
  • First year Jack Dauer recorded two base hits and three stolen bases.
  • Starting pitcher Colton Shaw picked up right where he left off last year with a strong performance on the mound. Shaw pitched 6.0 innings, allowing three earned runs while striking out eight.
Scoring Summary
  • Bottom 1st -- Queens tallied the first run of the game on an RBI single by Nick Alderfer. 1-0 QUEENS
  • Top 2nd -- The Bulldogs took the lead for good, tallying a pair of runs. Dauer and Sobecki each recorded RBI. 2-1 YALE
  • Top 3rd -- Yale added three more runs on RBI singles by Williams, Martin and Larsen. 5-1 YALE
  • Top 4th -- Williams continued to make an impact with a two-RBI triple to right. Max Imhoff added his first RBI of the season. 8-1 YALE
  • Top 5th -- Jeff Pierantoni added on with a sac fly. 9-1 YALE
  • Bottom 5th -- Jake Barbour homered for Queens to make a small dent in the Yale lead. 9-3 YALE
  • Top 7th -- The Bulldogs added two more unearned runs to extend their lead. 11-3 YALE
  • Top 8th -- Yale piled on with five more runs in the eighth to put the mercy rule in effect. Atkinson, Williams, and Dauer drove in runs for the Bulldogs. 16-3 YALE
Game Notes
  • After dropping its first eight games of the 2024 season, Yale wasted no time picking up its first win of 2025. The Bulldogs scored their most runs in a season opener in more than 15 years. 
  • Yale swiped 10 bases as a team, the most stolen bases that Queens has allowed in program history.
  • Dauer had a fantastic collegiate debut, picking up his first hit, run scored, stolen base, RBI and walk while starting at third base.
  • Mick Kelley tossed two scoreless innings to close out the game in relief of Shaw.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will play Queens in the second game of the three-game series on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. 
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