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Baseball Falls in North Carolina Over Break

HARVARD 2, NORTHEASTERN 1

Hendricks tossed a complete game four-hitter and scored the game-winning run to lead the Crimson to a 2-1 win over the Huskies (7-6) in the second game of a doubleheader at Friedman Field on March 26. The senior struck out six batters in seven innings to earn his second win of the season.

Trailing 1-0 in the top of the ninth, sophomore second baseman Zak Farkes and Hendricks singled to lead off the inning, advancing on a sacrifice bunt by junior catcher Schuyler Mann. Northeastern starting pitcher Justin Thomson then struck out both sophomore third baseman Josh Klimkiewicz and Wheeler, but wild pitch third strikes to both scored Harvard runs.

Thomson (2-1) took the loss despite allowing only four hits and striking out eight in seven innings.

NORTHEASTERN 3, HARVARD 1

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Husky starting pitcher Justin Hedrick outdueled sophomore pitcher Matt Brunnig to lead Northeastern to a 3-1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader March 26.

Hedrick (2-1) allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out 14 in 7 2/3 innings to earn the victory.

With the score knotted at 0-0 through six, Farkes grabbed Harvard the lead by leading off the seventh inning with a solo home run, his fifth of the season.

But the Huskies answered right back, scoring two runs in the bottom of the frame before adding an insurance run in the eighth.

Brunnig took the loss for Harvard, allowing three earned runs while striking out eight in eight innings.

Hendricks—who finished the day 1-for-1 with three walks—and Salsgiver had the Crimson’s only other hits.

HARVARD 16, VERMONT 6

Fourteen hits more than made up for three errors as the Crimson dominated the Catamounts 16-6 in Harvard’s home opener at O’Donnell Field March 25.

Hendricks homered twice and drove in four runs while Farkes went 4-for-4 with a homer and three RBI to lead Harvard past Vermont (4-11).

The Crimson did the majority of its damage in a seven-run eighth inning that was highlighted by a three-run double by Morgan Brown and an RBI double by Bach.

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