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Baseball Falls Short to Yale in Series Finale
4/14/2024 5:37:00 PM | Baseball
Miller has three-home run game; Lions drop their first Ivy series
Sam Miller recorded the first three-home run game of his career and drove in a career-high six RBIs. Columbia (15-14, 9-3) sits one game ahead of Cornell for first place in the Ivy League, while Yale moves to 11-17 (6-6).
Columbia took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly from Jack Cooper. It was his Ivy League-leading 42nd RBI of the year.
Yale exploded with a five-run third inning to go in front 5-1. Max Imhoff started the Bulldogs off with a solo home run, followed by a two-run single and a two-run double off Lions starter Thomas Santana.
Columbia chipped into the lead with a Miller three-run home run in the fourth inning. The Lions added three more the next inning on a Griffin Palfrey three-run home run to re-take the lead, 7-6.
Bottom 4 | Sam Miller (@2_sammiller) launches a three-run shot to left to make it a one-run ballgame!
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Bulldogs 5, Lions 4
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Yale then posted its second five-run inning of the game in the sixth inning. The frame was capped by a two-run triple and a two-run double.
Miller's second home run of the game brought Yale's lead to 11-9. But Yale tacked on another run in the seventh due to a Columbia error.
Bottom 6 | Make it 2⃣! Sam Miller (@2_sammiller) launches a two-run homer for his second bomb of the day!
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Bulldogs 11, Lions 9
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Miller blasted his third home run of the day in the eighth to make it a two-run game again at 12-10. The Lions would threaten with two runners in scoring position, but Skye Selinsky struck out to end the inning.
Bottom 8 | 3⃣ homer game! Sam Miller (@2_sammiller) records his third long ball of the game to bring Columbia within two!
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Bulldogs 12, Lions 10
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Yale added a run in the ninth and then worked around a base runner in the home half to close out the game and win the series.
Columbia hits the road on Tuesday for a midweek matchup at St. John's. First pitch from Keiser Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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