Top‑seeded Yale and third‑seeded Brown opened the Ivy League Baseball Tournament with victories that kept their championship hopes alive.
Yale rolled past Columbia 12‑3, pulling away midway before a four‑run eighth sealed the win. Chris DiPrima sparked the offense with a two‑out, two‑run double that cleared the bases, while Jack Ohman earned the win by limiting Columbia to two runs over five innings and striking out five. Reliever Teo Spadaccini shut down the rest of the lineup, retiring all nine batters he faced across three scoreless innings.
Yale’s Pitching Takes Command
Brown, the third seed, answered with a ninth‑inning rally to down Penn 7‑4. Mark Henshon ripped a three‑run double down the right‑field line that put the Bears ahead for good, capping a comeback that saw the team score four runs in the final frame. Christian Keel earned the relief win, and Camren Piwnicki recorded his first career save by retiring the side in order.
The offensive highlights featured DiPrima’s 2‑for‑4 performance with three RBIs and Henshon’s two hits and three RBIs, while Yale’s pitching staff combined for 13 strikeouts and just five earned runs across the two games. Both programs now move into the winner’s bracket, where they will face the survivors of the other opening matchups.