The Tigers put three singles together in the fourth to tie the score again, but Harvard came back, this time with two runs. Bilodeau singled and McGugan got to first on another drag bunt. After Harvey walked, Barbiaux brought two runs home with a single.

Harvard's starting pitcher Barry Malinowski had been removed for a pinch-hitter, and Brayton came in with only one day's rest to get the win. Brayton allowed only one hit in three innings, bringing his record to 8-1.

Last year Harvard and UMass met in the finals of the NCAA Division I tournament, and Bill Kelley and J. C. Nickens sent the Crimson out to Omaha with 2-1 and 4-2 victories.

UMass started off this season with thirteen straight victories, and it went into the weekend with a chance to tie UConn for the Yankee Conference championship. The Huskies warded off the threat with a 9-3 victory in 20 innings on Saturday, and they capitalized on five errors to beat the Redmen again yesterday, 13-3.

The UMass pitching staff went into the weekend with a combined E.R.A. of 0.87, but coach Richard Bergquist sent eight pitchers into action in the two games with Connecticut, and he doesn't expect much help from his bullpen today. Sophomore righthander John Olson will be starting, with a record of 4-2 and an E.R.A. of 1.67. He was the losing pitcher in Saturday's game.

UMass has scored only six runs in the last 38 innings, and the team's two best hitters, Dan Kelley and Ron Beaurivage, have both slumped off badly. Only shortstop Ed MacMahon has continued to hit consistantly.

Harvard's overall record is now 25-6, and its last regular season game will be on Saturday at Springfield.