Three members of the 2008 Yale baseball team — which finished the season 20-24-1 (9-10-1 Ivy) and second in the Rolfe Division — were selected in last week’s 47-round Major League Baseball first-player draft. Catcher/outfielder and Second-Team All-Ivy performer Ryan Lavarnway ’09 was the only Bulldog taken on the draft’s first day. The World Series champion...
The baseball team knew there was a slim chance of remaining in the Red Rolfe Division race after this past weekend. But by Saturday night, it had played itself out of contention. Needing to win at least three of the weekend’s four games against the Bears (19-24, 9-11 Ivy) to stay within reach of Dartmouth (24-14, 15-5), the Bulldogs (20-24-1, 9-10-1) were shut out...
After 41 games in 54 days, the baseball team’s hopes for an Ivy League title rest on this weekend’s four games against Brown (15-24, 5-11 Ivy). Various scenarios could take place this weekend but, to put it simply, Yale (20-20-1, 9-6-1) needs to win at least two games more than Dartmouth (21-13, 12-4) — who will play four against Harvard this weekend — to retain...
The baseball team knows that this weekend’s pair of doubleheaders against Brown is all that matters. But a win never hurts. The Bulldogs (20-20-1, 9-6-1 Ivy) played their final non-conference game of the season at Northeastern Conference member Hartford (14-20) on Wednesday afternoon and came out of the matchup with an 11-6 victory. Although the game was, in effect...
The members of the baseball team knew a split this weekend would only hurt their chances of winning the Red Rolfe Division and, ultimately, the Ivy League title. But that was all they could manage. The Bulldogs (19-20-1, 9-6-1 Ivy) were able to take the first game in extra innings Saturday before falling convincingly in the nightcap to first-place Dartmouth (20-13...
The most important weekend of the regular season is finally upon the baseball team. The Bulldogs (17-18-1, 7-4-1 Ivy) travel to Hanover to play the Rolfe Division-leading Dartmouth Big Green (18-11, 10-2) for two doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday. With the Elis 2.5 games behind Dartmouth in the divisional standings, a bad weekend could very well eliminate Yale from Ivy...
This weekend the baseball team will play its most important games of the regular season. But yesterday the Bulldogs had to take care of business against Fairfield. And they did just that. Yale (17-18-1, 7-4-1 Ivy) swept the doubleheader against its in-state rival Stags (10-22) with relative ease in New Haven. Game one saw five pitchers combine for a six-hit shutout in a...
A split this weekend against the worst team in the Ivy League was something the baseball team did not want to have happen. But the results could have been even worse. After earning a 6-1 victory behind stellar work on the mound by starter Brian Irving ’08 on Saturday, the Elis (15-18-1, 7-4 Ivy) were crushed by the Crimson (4-25, 3-9) — 12-2 — in game two. Sunday...
Winners of three straight and five of the last six, the Yale baseball team heads into this weekend with substantial momentum. This weekend brings Harvard (2-23, 1-7 Ivy) to town for four crucial intradivison games for the Bulldogs (13-16-1, 5-2). The Elis now stand a game and a half behind Rolfe Division leader Dartmouth (14-9, 7-1) and will look to keep pace against the...
Yale baseball knows drama. After splitting two with Princeton (12-14, 4-4 Ivy) on Saturday afternoon, the Bulldogs (12-16-1, 5-2) swept Cornell (6-15, 0-6) and finished the season’s first weekend in New Haven in dramatic fashion on Sunday with two walk-off hits. Ryan Lavarnway ’09 continued his assault against opposing hurlers with a game-winning solo home run in...
After 25 consecutive games on the road, Yale baseball will finally have its home opener this weekend. Two doubleheaders are on tap for the Bulldogs (9-15-1, 2-1 Ivy). Princeton (10-12, 2-2) comes to New Haven for two games on Saturday, followed by Cornell (6-10, 0-2) on Sunday. The Elis will be coming off a 19-13 slugfest against in-state rival Quinnipiac (5-11) on...
With a collaborative effort and heavy winds at Bobcat Field, the baseball team was able to offset 13 Quinnipiac runs with an explosion of its own. The Bulldogs (9-15-1, 2-1 Ivy) put 19 runs on the scoreboard to defeat the in-state rival Bobcats (5-11), 19-13. The win comes in the team’s final away game to conclude 25 consecutive games — yes, 25 games — away from...
