ITHACA, N.Y. — A three-run seventh inning turned a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 lead for Brown (4-13, 1-3 Ivy League) as it defeated the Cornell baseball team (7-8, 2-2 Ivy League) in its home opener on a brisk Friday afternoon at Booth Field.
 
Mika Peterson paced the Bears offense by going 3-for-4 with a double, triple, and driving in two RBI. Jack Edmunds also had a two-hit game and had a triple and RBI as Brown logged its first conference win of the season.
 
Santhosh Gottam was dominant in his start for Brown, despite ending with a no-decision. Gottam allowed three runs on four hits in 5.2 innings of work. He issued two walks and struck out a season-high seven batters.
 
Peter Dubie was the winning pitcher for Brown, pitching 1.1 innings of relief of Gottam. Christian Keel earned the save after setting the Big Red down in order in the bottom of the ninth.
 
Senior two-way player William Jaun was the lone Big Red player with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with two RBI. Sophomore catcher Mark Quatrani and senior two-way player Ryan Porter each tallied a double in the setback.
 
Junior right-handed pitcher Carson Mayfield allowed two runs and scattered four hits across his six-inning outing. He issued two walks and struck out six. Freshman right-handed pitcher John Hegarty was the losing pitcher after pitching the final three innings and allowing three runs on six hits while striking out three Bears hitters.
 
Brown took a 2-0 lead in the third inning as an RBI double by Peterson and an RBI groundout by Chris Butera put the Bears ahead first.
 
Gottam settled into a groove after allowing the first two baserunners to reach safely in the bottom of the second, retiring the next 10 batters and 13 of the following 14.
 
Cornell would take a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning as senior infielder Max Jensen scored on a wild pitch with the bases loaded before Jaun singled two Big Red runs home on a base hit through the right side of the infield.
 

 
A leadoff single and sacrifice bunt by Brown set up four consecutive base hits, which included an RBI triple by Petersen and RBI singles by DJ Dillehay and Edmunds that put the Bears ahead 5-3.
 
A sacrifice fly by Quatrani trimmed the Bears' lead to 5-4, but Brown was able to limit Cornell's offense to just one baserunner over the final two innings as senior center fielder Jakobi Davis drew a one-out walk in the eighth inning.
 
GAME NOTES
• Brown and Cornell met for the 139th time on Friday as the Bears increased their lead in the series to 74-63-2 and have won 11 of the last 13 meetings in the series.
 
• Friday was the Bears' first-ever trip to Booth Field, as Brown's last time playing at Cornell was in the final regular-season series at Hoy Field.
 
• Mayfield's six strikeouts matched his season-high, established last weekend against Yale.
 
• John Quinlan saw his team-leading 10-game hit streak come to an end after going 0-for-4. Despite being held hitless, Quinlan extended his on-base streak to 15 games after drawing a walk in the seventh inning. Davis also increased his on-base streak to 15 games after drawing two walks.
 
UP NEXT
Cornell and Brown will return to Booth Field on Saturday for a doubleheader beginning at 11:30 a.m. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
Sophomore left-handed pitcher Huxley Holcombe (1-0, 9.67 ERA) is scheduled to open the twin bill for Cornell and freshman southpaw Sam Keene (1-0, 12.15 ERA) will toe the rubber in the nightcap.