Princeton University
After Matt Scannell led off with a single and moved to second on a groundout, Nick DiPietrantonio doubled him in to get the Tigers on the board. Two batters later, Jake Koonin brought home DiPietrantonio before he came around to score on an RBI single from Kyle Vinci.
Columbia got two back on an RBI single from Anton Lazits and sacrifice fly from Cole Fellows in the second inning.
The Lions took the lead on a three-run double from Fellows in the third.
In the next half, Princeton responded with four runs to jump back in front. Jake Kernodle doubled in Vinci before Tommy Googins’ RBI single tied the contest at 5-all.
After an RBI ground out from Caden Shapiro, DiPietrantonio’s RBI knock made it 7-5.
In the fifth, Kernodle’s two-run blast and Shapiro’s three-run home run extended Princeton’s lead to seven, 12-5.
Princeton 9, Columbia 5 | Top 5
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— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) May 18, 2024
Princeton 12, Columbia 5 | Top 5
The boom sticks are out! @cadenreids goes yard as the Tigers push their advantage to seven!
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— Princeton Baseball (@PUTigerBaseball) May 18, 2024
Kernodle added his fourth RBI of the contest on a run-scoring single in the ninth. A wild pitch allowed him to score before an RBI groundout from Shapiro and run-scoring double from DiPietrantonio made it an 11-run contest.
A home run by the Lions finished off the scoring.
DiPietrantonio finished with four hits and three RBI. Shapiro had a career-high five RBI while Kernodle had a season-best three runs, three hits and four RBI.
Jacob Faulkner threw a complete game, allowing three earned runs while striking out three.
Princeton will play the loser of Penn and Cornell tomorrow. The time has not been announced yet as the game with Penn and Cornell on Saturday was postponed due to a mound issue.
