Baseball
11
Winner Yale YALE 6-3
8
RICE RICE 2-12
Winner
Yale YALE
6-3
11
Final
8
RICE RICE
2-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yale YALE 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 11 13 0
RICE RICE 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 8 12 3

W: Spadaccini, Teo (1-0) L: Jackson Blank (0-1) S: Lewis, Ethan (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Bulldogs Mount Late Rally to Secure Comeback Win Against Rice

HOUSTON, Texas – The Yale baseball team tallied seven runs in the eighth inning to complete a wild comeback over Rice on Saturday afternoon at Reckling Park. The Bulldogs fell behind 5-0 through six innings, but mounted a late-inning rally to secure the 11-8 win and a series victory.

With the win, Yale improved to 6-3 overall this season. Rice dropped to 2-12 overall.

Key Performers
  • Garrett Larsen went 2-for-5 with a key two-RBI double in the eighth, giving the Bulldogs the lead for good.
  • Kaiden Dossa recorded a two-RBI single with two outs in the eighth.
  • Teo Spadaccini earned his first collegiate win, coming on in relief.
Scoring Summary
  • Bottom 2nd | Rice scored three runs in the second to open the scoring effort. 3-0 RICE
  • Bottom 4th | The Owls added another run on a sac fly. 4-0 RICE
  • Bottom 5th | The hosts tacked on a run in the fifth. 5-0 RICE
  • Top 7th | Alec Atkinson hit a solo shot to right to get the Bulldogs on the scoreboard. Yale added a second run on a bases-loaded walk by Max Imhoff. 5-2 RICE
  • Bottom 7th | Graiden West homered for the Owls to extend the lead. 6-2 RICE
  • Top 8th | The Bulldogs exploded for seven runs in the eighth to take the lead. Chace Chaplin, Dossa, and Larsen had key hits to drive in runs for the visitors. 9-6 YALE
  • Top 9th | Yale added two insurance runs on an errant pickoff attempt and a wild pitch. 11-6 YALE
  • Bottom 9th | Rice scored two runs in the final frame, but could not complete the comeback. 11-8 YALE
Game Notes
  • Yale defeated Rice for the second consecutive game.
  • The Owls have made seven errors in two games while the Bulldogs have played errorless ball.
  • Yale has won three straight games.
  • The Bulldogs scored all 11 runs in the last three innings of the game.
  • Daniel Cohen started on the mound for the Bulldogs. He pitched 4.0 innings while allowing four runs. DJ Peterson came on in relief and threw 2.0 innings while allowing just one run. Spadaccini followed out of the pen. Ethan Lewis earned his first save of the year, getting the final two outs of the game.
  • Atkinson hit his first homer of the season.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will wrap up the three-game series with Rice on Sunday, March 9 at 2 p.m. (ET)/ 1 p.m. (CT).
 
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