NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale baseball team continued its winning ways, defeating Princeton on Monday afternoon at George H.W. Bush '48 Field. The Bulldogs topped the Tigers 7-3 to complete the three-game sweep over their Ivy League foes.
With the victory, Yale improved to 26-12 overall with a 13-5 record in the Ivy League. The Bulldogs currently sit atop the Ivy League standings with three conference games remaining. Princeton dropped to 10-29 overall with a 6-11 mark in Ivy play.
Key Performers
Scoring Summary
- Bottom 2nd | Yale scored four runs in the second inning. Max Imhoff tripled home two runs with a deep drive to center. The next batter, Pierantoni, hit a two-run homer to right to cap off a big inning for the Bulldogs. 4-0 YALE
- Top 4th | Jake Bold hit a solo home run for Princeton to cut into the Yale lead. 4-1 YALE
- Top 5th | Jake Koonin smashed a solo homer for the Tigers. 4-2 YALE
- Bottom 5th | The Bulldogs got one back on an RBI single by Atkinson. 5-2 YALE
- Top 6th | Princeton added a run on a sac fly. 5-3 YALE
- Bottom 7th | Yale scored two in the seventh on an RBI double by Jake Williams and a single by Atkinson. 7-3 YALE
Game Notes
- With three games remaining, Yale is tied with Columbia for first place in the Ivy League standings. The Bulldogs hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Lions.
- Yale extended its winning streak to five games over Princeton.
- Pierantoni hit his first home run of the season.
- Dossa has reached base in 33 consecutive games.
- Daniel Cohen started on the mound for Yale. He tossed 4.2 innings while allowing two runs. Alex Hwang pitched 2.1 innings in relief to earn the victory. Ben Winslow and Mick Kelley pitched scoreless eighth and ninth innings, respectively.
Up Next
Yale will host Iona in the team's last regular season home game on Wednesday, May 7 at 6 p.m.
