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Nathan Waugh stands on first base during game action against Princeton on April 21, 2023.
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Winner Princeton PRIN 17-17, 9-5 Ivy
5
Cornell COR 6-22, 5-9 Ivy
Winner
Princeton PRIN
17-17, 9-5 Ivy
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Final
5
Cornell COR
6-22, 5-9 Ivy
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Princeton PRIN 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 13 1
Cornell COR 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1

W: Jacob Faulkner (2-1) L: Hamill, Ethan (1-6)

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Winner Princeton PRIN 18-17, 10-5 Ivy
0
Cornell COR 6-23, 5-10 Ivy
Winner
Princeton PRIN
18-17, 10-5 Ivy
11
Final
0
Cornell COR
6-23, 5-10 Ivy
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Princeton PRIN 2 1 1 1 0 1 5 11 11 0
Cornell COR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

W: Tom Chmielewski (5-4) L: Keller, Noah (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Swept by Princeton as Booth Field Officially Gets Dedicated

ITHACA, N.Y. — Exactly 101 years to the date of David Hoy throwing out the first pitch at the dedication of Hoy Field, former Cornell pitcher Rich Booth '82 threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the dedication of the baseball team's brand-new off-campus facility in honor of the former Big Red hurler.

Amid the pomp and circumstance, the Big Red could not continue the celebration on the field as Princeton took both games of Saturday's doubleheader, 8-5 and 11-0, to sweep the first-ever series at Booth Field.

Cornell falls to 6-23 overall on the year and is 5-10 in Ivy League play, while Princeton is 18-17 on the year and 9-5 in Ancient Eight play.

Game One Recap

Picking up where it left off on Friday as the Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead behind a two-run home run by Eric Marasheski. Matt Scannell opened the contest with a double to the right-center field gap that would have left the park despite gusty winds blowing in from right field to left field.

Similar to Friday's game, Cornell responded with a two-run first inning to tie the game. A wild pitch by Princeton starting pitcher Andrew D'Alessio led sophomore infielder Max Jensen to score from third before Joe Hollerbach singled home junior catcher Nathan Waugh to even the game.

Waugh finished the contest going 4-for-5 with two runs scored, a double, and an RBI. Hollerbach logged the only other multi-hit game for Cornell, going 2-for-4.

After Cornell starting pitcher Ethan Hamill got a pair of outs to open the third, a two-out walk set up three consecutive base hits — with the latter two being an RBI single by Kyle Vinci and a three-run home run by Nick DiPietrantonio — which put Princeton ahead 6-3.

Hamill ended up being the losing pitcher after he gave up seven runs on eight hits in his five innings toeing the rubber. He struck out a season-high six batters and walked just one.

Cornell was able to trim the deficit to one behind a pair of RBI singles by senior left fielder Wils Guy in the third and Waugh in the fourth.

Brendan Cumming drove in his two RBI on the day to increase the lead for the Tigers. Cumming hit a solo home run in the fifth before drawing a bases-loaded walk in the sixth.

Princeton closer Jacob Faulkner was summoned from the bullpen by Tigers head coach Scott Bradley in the fifth inning and the sidearm right-hander stymied the Big Red hitters over his 4.1 innings of work, allowing just one hit and striking out six.

Faulkner retired the first 12 batters prior to Waugh hitting a two-out single in the ninth.

Sophomore shortstop Ryan Porter recorded three of Cornell's five bases in the setback.

Game Two Recap

Princeton's offense was on full display in the nightcap, logging 11 runs and 11 hits to shutout the Big Red, 11-0, in a seven-inning contest. The game was called during the eighth inning due to the threat of prolonged rainfall, reverting back to the last full inning played.

For the third time in as many games, Princeton plated two runs in the first inning thanks to an RBI single by Kyle Vinci. A wild pitch with the bases loaded by Cornell's starting pitcher, freshman left-hander Noah Keller, enabled Cumming to score.

Keller was the losing pitcher of record, pitching four innings and allowing seven hits and five runs. The southpaw hurler walked three and also fanned a trio of Tigers hitters.

The Tigers added runs in the next three innings to increase its lead to 5-0. A sacrifice fly by Carlos Abello was bookended by RBI doubles by Marasheski.

Noah Granet added an insurance marker in the sixth with a home run before Princeton plated five runs in the seventh, highlighted by a grand slam by Vinci.

Tom Chmielewski tossed a four-hit complete game shutout for Princeton, striking out nine Cornell batters.

Waugh registered half of Cornell's hits in the game, going 2-for-3 with a double. Hollerbach and junior second baseman Matt Barnhorst had the other base knocks for the Big Red.

Game Notes

• Saturday marked the 258th and 259th all-time meetings between the two Ivy League rivals, dating back to 1888. Cornell now has a 100-157-2 record against the Tigers.

• Waugh went 6-for-8 in the pair of games on Saturday, increasing his batting average by 44 points. His four-hit game was his second of the season (April 2 at Columbia).

• Porter's three steals in the opening game were the most by a Big Red player since Jakobi Davis swiped a trio of bases at Yale on March 24.

• Cornell's pitching freshmen trio of Hamill, Beck Urofsky, and John Gerfen combined to strikeout 11 Princeton batters in the first game, matching the Big Red's season high (11 at VCU on March 12).

• Hollerbach's two-hit game in the opener was his 20th career multi-hit performance.

Booth Field Firsts

GRAND SLAM: Kyle Vinci, Princeton, 7th inning off Von Baker
COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT: Tom Chmielewski, Princeton (11-0)

Looking Ahead

Cornell returns to Booth Field for another three-game Ivy League series next weekend when the Big Red hosts Penn, who currently sits atop the Ivy League standings.

The series begins on Friday with a noon first pitch before the two teams meet for a Saturday doubleheader at 11:30 a.m. All games of the series will air live on ESPN+.
 
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