NEW YORK — Columbia belted five home runs to lift the host Lions to a 12-6 victory over the Cornell baseball team at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Andy Blake went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and Anton Lazits also had a three-hit day, going 3-for-4 for Columbia (11-10, 3-1 Ivy). Seth Dardar and Cole Hage each had three-RBI days in the victory.

Andy Leon allowed four runs over six innings of work, while yielding six hits, walking three and striking out five while improving to 4-1 on the year.

Ethan Hamill was the losing pitcher for Cornell (2-14, 2-2 Ivy), after allowing six runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings. He walked two and did not strikeout any Columbia batters.

Senior infielder Joe Hollerbach and sophomore infielder Ryan Porter each hit two-run home runs for the Big Red, and senior outfielder Sam Kaplan also hit a round-tripper for Cornell in the setback.

Hollerbach went 3-for-4 with a double, home run, and three RBI in the contest.

Cornell opened the scoring in the first inning with a two-run frame, thanks to senior outfielder Wils Guy registering a one-out single. Kaplan hit a 3-2 pitch over the batter's eye in right-center field, nearly landing in Spuyten Duyvil Creek. The home run for Kaplan registered an exit velocity of 108 mph.

Columbia doubled Cornell's output in the first inning as a pair of two-run home runs by Hayden Schott and Dardar gave the Lions a 4-2 lead.

Griffin Palfrey hit a two-out solo home run to further extend the Lions' lead in the second inning.

Following a leadoff walk drawn by Kaplan in the fourth, Hollerbach hit his two-run home run to cut Columbia's lead to 5-4.

A sacrifice fly in the fifth was the first of five unanswered runs by Columbia, as the Lions plated four runs in the seventh on just two hits. A pinch-hit, three-run home run by Hage enabled the Lions to distance themselves from the Big Red.

Porter hammered an off-speed pitch over the left-center field wall, giving Cornell its third home run of the day and trimming the Big Red's deficit to 10-6.

Jack Kail tacked on insurance runs for the Lions with a two-run home run in the eighth, marking the second consecutive game in which Columbia recorded five-plus home runs.

Hollerbach tried to spark a two-out rally for the Big Red in the ninth as he roped an RBI double that one-hopped off the left-field wall, but a strikeout by Will Parkinson solidified his second save of the season.

Game Notes

• Cornell and Columbia met for the 244th time on Saturday, as Cornell is now 129-115 all-time against its Empire State rival. The Lions have won the last five games against the Big Red.

• The three home runs hit by Cornell matches the team's most in a game this season, as the Big Red hit three against James Madison on Feb. 26.

• Kaplan's home run was his first since last year on May 1, also against Columbia's Derek Yoo.

• With a leadoff double in the ninth, Quinlan extended his career-long hit streak to five games.

• Freshman Josh Shea recorded his first collegiate strikeout in the eighth inning when he retired Hayden Schott, who entering the contest with a .398 batting average that ranked second in the Ivy League.

Looking Ahead

Cornell and Columbia will conclude its three-game series on Sunday when the two teams play a doubleheader at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium. The opening game of the twin bill is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.