ITHACA, N.Y. — Sophomore infielder Kevin Hager and junior right-handed pitcher Carson Mayfield have both earned weekly awards from the Ivy League, the conference office announced Monday morning.

Following his stellar performance on the mound in Cornell baseball's season-opening upset of No. 17-ranked Duke, Mayfield was named the Ancient Eight's Pitcher of the Week after hurling six no-hit innings for the Big Red en route to its 11-8 victory over the Blue Devils at Jack Coombs Field last Friday.

Toeing the rubber for the first time for Cornell since April 20, 2024, after missing the final month of last year's campaign due to injury, Mayfield made an impactful return to the mound, facing just one batter over the minimum after issuing two walks and striking out a pair of Duke hitters.

Hager was named Player of the Week after finishing the weekend tied for the team lead in batting average (.500), going 3-for-6 at the plate with a home run and two RBI, while concluding the weekend leading the Big Red in runs (4), slugging percentage (1.000), and OPS (1.636).

In the season-opening upset win, Hager hit a leadoff home run in the third inning, which put Cornell ahead for good as it never trailed for the remainder of the contest, en route to its first win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 6-ranked Georgia Tech in the nightcap of a March 23, 1991 doubleheader.

The win over Duke marked Cornell's first win in a season opener since 2017, against Navy, and was its first win over Duke since April 3, 1941, snapping a 10-game losing streak to the Blue Devils. Cornell has now defeated an ACC opponent in consecutive seasons for the first time since posting five wins over NC State across three years (twice in 1966, twice in 1967, and once in 1968).

Cornell will return to action this Saturday, March 1, when it opens a three-game set with a doubleheader against UMBC (0-3) in Baltimore, Md., at Varsity Field. First pitch of the twin bill is scheduled for noon. All three games will be streamed live on AmericaEast.tv.