ITHACA, N.Y. — Nine of Columbia's 13 hits went for extra bases as the visiting Lions posted a 13-0 victory over Cornell on its Senior Day at Booth Field, sweeping the three-game series and clinching the outright Ivy League title.
Sam Miller led the Lions' potent offensive attack by going 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. Griffin Palfrey, Anton Lazits, and Cole Fellows all had two-hit days.
Tommy Santana allowed four baserunners during his seven shutout innings for Columbia (23-14, 15-3 Ivy League), issuing one walk and striking out eight Cornell batters. James Vaughn and JD Odgen aided the Lions to its two-hit shutout as they combined to strikeout five of the six batters they faced, including Vaughn registering an immaculate inning in the eighth.
Junior third baseman
Max Jensen and freshman shortstop
Kevin Hager registered the base hits for Cornell (13-17, 10-8 Ivy League).
GAME NOTES
• Sunday was the 254th meeting between Cornell and Columbia on the baseball diamond. Cornell's lead in the series was trimmed to 133-121 as the Lions have won nine of the last 10 contests.
• Senior catcher
Nathan Waugh extended his on-base streak to 34 games after drawing a first-inning walk and getting hit by a pitch in the sixth inning.
• With his sixth-inning single, Jensen extended his hit streak to 10 games, marking the fourth Big Red player this season to register a hit streak of at least 10 games this season.
LONGEST HIT STREAKS
This Season
• 19 games, Nathan Waugh
• 11, Caden Wildman
• 10, Max Jensen (ACTIVE)
• 10, Mark Quatrani
ON DECK
Cornell will open a four-game road swing to conclude its 2024 regular-season slate on Tuesday when it travels to Central New York rival Binghamton. First pitch between the Big Red and Bearcats from the Bearcats Baseball Complex is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.
