Columbia University
21-14, 13-3
Cornell
13-15, 10-6
Baseball Claims 16th Ivy League Championship; Takes Two at Cornell
4/27/2024 6:53:00 PM | Baseball
Lions can clinch Ivy Tournament No. 1 seed with win Sunday
The Lions (22-14, 14-3) have now won seven straight games and crushed eight home runs on Saturday en route to their 16th Ivy League Championship. With a win Sunday, Columbia can lock up the No. 1 seed and host the Ivy League Tournament which is set for May 17-20.
In the second inning of game two, Griffin Palfrey hit Columbia's 73rd home run of the year and set a new program single-season record that was previously broken last season. Columbia and Cornell (13-16, 10-7) wrap up the three-game series on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Game 1 Recap
Columbia took the lead two batters in on a Palfrey RBI double. Cornell responded with a four-spot in the home first inning and then added two more in the second to go up 6-1.
Sam Miller blasted his 10th home run of the season in the top of the third to cut the Big Red's lead in half, 6-3. Columbia quickly tied the game with home runs from Eric Jeon and Cole Hage in the fourth inning.
The Lions re-took the lead in the fifth inning on a Palfrey grand slam. It was his fifth of the year and Columbia's fourth of the day to make it 10-6.
Columbia tacked on two insurance runs in the ninth inning and held off a Cornell rally in the bottom half of the frame. The Big Red got within three on a three-run home run but Will Parkinson then shut the door with a strikeout and groundout to seal the win.
Starter Derek Yoo got through five innings, allowing six runs on seven hits and earned the win.
Game 2 Recap
Columbia poured across six runs over the first three innings, including Palfrey's three-run shot. The Lions offense continued to dominate, as Jack Cooper launched his 14th home run of the year to make it 8-0 in the sixth inning.
Starter Joe Sheets threw 6.2 strong innings, allowing one run on four hits with eight strikeouts. The Lions would add two more runs in the seventh when Anton Lazits drilled a two-run home run and then two more in the ninth.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Yoo, Derek (5-1)
L: Noah Keller (1-4)
S: Parkinson, Will (2)
Batting:
2B: Palfrey, Griffin 1 ; Selinsky, Skye 1 ; Cooper, Jack 1 ; Miller, Sam 1
HR: Hage, Cole 1 ; Palfrey, Griffin 1 ; Selinsky, Skye 1 ; Miller, Sam 1 ; Jeon, Eric 1
RBI: Hage, Cole 2 ; Palfrey, Griffin 5 ; Selinsky, Skye 1 ; Miller, Sam 4 ; Fellows, Cole 1 ; Jeon, Eric 1
SH: Fellows, Cole 1
SF: Fellows, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hage, Cole 3 ; Palfrey, Griffin 1 ; Selinsky, Skye 2 ; Cooper, Jack 1 ; Reynolds, Dean 1 ; Lazits, Anton 1 ; Miller, Sam 1 ; Jeon, Eric 2 ; Estabrook, Owen 2
HBP: Hage, Cole 1 ; Selinsky, Skye 1 ; Lazits, Anton 2
Batting:
2B: John Quinlan 1 ; Matt Barnhorst 1
HR: Max Jensen 1 ; Nathan Waugh 2 ; Mark Quatrani 1
RBI: Max Jensen 3 ; Nathan Waugh 5 ; Mark Quatrani 1 ; Braden Mack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: John Quinlan 2 ; Max Jensen 3 ; Nathan Waugh 3 ; Caden Wildman 1 ; Mark Quatrani 1 ; Kyle Musser 1
CS: John Quinlan 1 ; Matt Barnhorst 1
HBP: Kyle Musser 1 ; Jakobi Davis 1
