ITHACA, N.Y. — After posting a 15-1 victory in the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader, the Cornell baseball team (12-21, 7-13 Ivy League) lost the nightcap, 9-5, to Princeton (11-30, 7-12 Ivy League), ensuring a split of the twin bill at a rainy Booth Field.

Cornell posted an impressive .324 batting average on the day (22-for-68), which included 12 extra-base hits (five doubles, seven home runs). Six of the Big Red's seven home runs occurred in the opening game, setting a new season high and finishing one blast shy of matching the program record.

Senior two-way player Ryan Porter led the Big Red's offense, going 5-for-9 with three doubles, one home run, and two RBI while scoring four runs. Senior outfielder John Quinlan went 2-for-4 over the two games, scoring four runs, hitting two home runs, drawing three walks, and stealing two bases. Senior Kyle Musser and sophomore Mark Quatrani each hit two home runs in the first game.

GAME ONE RECAP
Jumping out to a 9-0 lead in the fourth inning, Cornell capitalized on a seven-run rally to pull away from Princeton and cruise to its 15-1 victory.

Cornell's top five hitters all delivered multi-hit performances, combining for 11 hits in 24 at-bats (.458) with nine runs, one double, five home runs, and 10 RBI. Porter led all Big Red hitters with his three-hit game, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, one home run, and an RBI. Musser and Quatrani each contributed two home runs and four RBIs, while Quinlan hit a home run and drove in three runs.

Eight of the Big Red's starters recorded at least one base hit and scored at least once in the victory.

The Big Red took a 2-0 lead in the second inning thanks to a leadoff home run by Porter and a sacrifice fly by senior center fielder Jakobi Davis.

Cornell's bats came alive in the fourth inning, scoring seven runs on as many hits. Following a leadoff double by Porter and a fly out, the Big Red saw its next seven batters reach base, with the last five doing so in succession. Quinlan ignited the streak with a two-run home run that doubled the lead to 4-0. After Davis was hit by a pitch, sophomore infielders Luke Johnson and Owen Carlson recorded consecutive singles to set up Musser (three-run) and Quatrani (solo) for back-to-back home runs that increased the lead to 9-0.

Princeton thwarted Cornell junior right-handed pitcher Carson Mayfield's no-hit bid in the sixth inning with an RBI single up the middle, prompting the Big Red to bring in senior two-way player William Jaun.

Posting his second victory of the season and his first since throwing six no-hit innings at Duke on Feb. 21, Mayfield allowed one run on one hit, while walking five and striking out seven. Jaun fired 3 2/3 innings of shutout relief, scattering three hits and striking out four while recording his third save of the season.

Mayfield and Jaun's 11 combined strikeouts matched Cornell's season-high set on March 1 against UMBC.

Cornell capped off the scoring with six unanswered runs between the sixth and eighth innings, highlighted by Musser and Quatrani's second home runs in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively.

GAME TWO RECAP
Jake Bold's two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning transformed a 5-4 Cornell lead into a 6-5 Princeton advantage, sparking the first two of the Tigers' five unanswered runs in the final three innings to secure their 9-5 victory over Cornell in the nightcap and split Saturday's doubleheader.

Cornell's four through seven hitters combined for five of the Big Red's seven hits in the nightcap, going a collective 5-for-12 with three runs, three doubles, one home run, and four RBI.

Porter carried his success from game one, posting Cornell's only multi-hit outing, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI. Freshman catcher Mason Barela (double) and Quinlan (home run) also recorded extra-base hits.

Princeton jumped out to a 3-0 lead during the first two innings, thanks to a sacrifice fly by Bold and RBI singles from Will Robbins and Jake Kernodle.

Cornell took its first lead of the game in the fourth inning when Porter doubled home the Big Red's first run, followed by an RBI groundout and a sacrifice fly that tied the game. Quinlan recorded his second home run of the day, completing Cornell's four-run fourth inning with a two-out solo shot to right-center field.

The Big Red's lead would not last long as Caden Shapiro blasted a leadoff home run to tie the game at 4-4 in the fifth inning.

In the home half of the sixth, freshman catcher Mason Barela hit a double to left field, but a fielding error by Shapiro allowed Cornell to take the lead again.

Bold's two-run homer was the game-winning run, while Shapiro (RBI double) and Jake Koonin (two-RBI double) added insurance runs in the ninth for the Tigers.

GAME NOTES
• Saturday was the 267th and 268th games played between Cornell and Princeton, as the Tigers' lead in the all-time series now stands at 162-103-2.

• Cornell's 15 runs in the opening game marked its highest scoring output against the Tigers at home since having a 15-9 victory at Hoy Field on April 20, 2019. The 15 runs are tied for the fourth-most against the Tigers in program history.

MOST RUNS SCORED VS. PRINCETON
Cornell Program History
• 23, April 28, 2000 (W, 23-3)
• 17, April 27, 2001 (L, 17-20)
• 16, May 4, 1979 (W, 16-3)
• 15, April 20, 2019 (W, 15-9)
• 15, March 24, 2024 (W, 15-2)
• 15, May 3, 2025 (W, 15-1)

• Cornell's 14-run victory stands as the second-largest win over Princeton in program history, only trailing its 23-3 triumph on April 28, 2000, at Hoy Field.

LARGEST SCORING MARGINS VS. PRINCETON
Cornell Program History
• 20, April 28, 2000 (W, 23-3)
• 14, May 3, 2025 (W, 15-1)
• 13, May 4, 1979 (W, 16-3)
• 13, March 24, 2024 (W, 15-2)
• 12, April 30, 2017 (W, 13-1)
• 10, April 26, 2015 (W, 10-0 – 7 inn.)

• The six home runs hit by Cornell in the opening game are tied for the second-most in a game in program history, matching the output against Wofford on March 12, 2016 and trailing the Big Red's seven-home run game against Dartmouth last season (March 30, 2024).

MOST HOME RUNS IN A SINGLE GAME
Cornell Program History
• 7, vs. Dartmouth (March 30, 2024)
• 6, at Wofford (March 12, 2016)
• 6, vs. Princeton (May 3, 2025)
• 5, at Columbia (April 27, 1997)
• 5, vs. Dartmouth (May 2, 2009)
• 5, at James Madison (March 15, 2014)

• Musser and Quatrani became the first pair of Cornell teammates to hit multiple home runs in the same game in program history. It marked just the fifth instance in program history where there were multiple multi-home run games on the same day, joining Erik Rico (April 27, 2002, vs. Columbia), Brian Billigen (March 23, 2011, at James Madison; April 10, 2011, at Harvard), Ryan Karl (March 15, 2014, at James Madison – game one), and Spencer Scorza (March 15, 2014, at James Madison – game two).

MULTIPLE 2+ HR GAMES ON SAME DAY
Cornell Program History
• April 27, 2002, vs. Columbia (Erik Rico – both games)
• March 23, 2011, at James Madison (Brian Billigen – both games)
• April 10, 2011, at Harvard (Brian Billigen — both games)
• March 15, 2014, at James Madison (Ryan Karl – game one; Spencer Scorza – game two)
• May 3, 2025, vs. Princeton (Kyle Musser and Mark Quatrani – game one)

• Quatrani's pair of home runs upped his career total to 17, entering a tie with Marlin McPhail (1979-82) and Erik Rico (1999-02) for the seventh-most round-trippers in Big Red history.

MOST CAREER HOME RUNS
Cornell Program History
1. 25, Chris Cruz (2011-14)
T2. 21, Gary Kaczor (1977-80)
T2. 21, Bill Walkenbach (1995-98)
T4. 20, Brian Kaufman (2005-08)
T4. 20, Brian Billigen (2009-12)
6. 18, Nathan Waugh (2022-24)
T7. 17, Marlin McPhail (1979-82)
T7. 17, Erik Rico (1999-02)
T7. 17, Mark Quatrani (2024-Present)
T10. 16, Eric Kirby (1993-95, 1997)
T10. 16, Raul Gomez (1998-01)
T10. 16, Andrew Luria (1999-02)

• The seven home runs hit by Cornell on Saturday raised the Big Red's season total to 44, surpassing the output produced by the 2009 team (38) and is eight home runs shy of tying the program record set last season (52).
 
MOST HOME RUNS IN SINGLE SEASON
Cornell Program History
1. 52, 2024
2. 44, 2025
3. 38, 2009
4. 35, 1999
5. 34, 2001
6. 33, 2022
T7. 30, 1995
T7. 30, 2010
T7. 30, 2023

• Mayfield's seven-strikeout performance moved him into a tie with Brendan McQuaid (1999-02) for the 23rd-most strikeouts in the Big Red's modern era (since 1947), surpassing Dan Gala (115 – 2001, 2003-05), Ted Thelander (115 – 1955, 1957-59), Paul Balestrieri (116 – 2014-17), and Robert List (120 – 1957-58).

MOST CAREER STRIKEOUTS BY A PITCHER
Cornell Modern Era (Since 1947)
1. 217, Greg Myers (1979-82)
2. 203, Steve Hamrick (1973-74)
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20. 127, Michael Byrne (2013-16)
21. 124, John O'Connor (1985-88)
22. 122, Gary Gronowski (1976-77)
T23. 121, Brendan McQuaid (1999-02)
T23. 121, Carson Mayfield (2023-Present)
25. 120, Robert List (1957-58)
26. 116, Paul Balestrieri (2014-17)
T27. 115, Ted Thelander (1955, 1957-59)
T27. 115, Dan Gala (2001, 2003-05)
29. 114, Brian McAfee (2012-15)

• Freshman right-handed pitcher John Hegarty made his 15th appearance on the season in the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader. Hegarty's 15 appearances are the fifth-most appearances by a freshman pitcher in program history. Only Kellen Urbon (22 in 2012), Chris Ellison (18 in 2022), and Mayfield (18 in 2023) made more appearances as freshmen.

MOST PITCHING APPEARANCES BY FRESHMAN
Cornell Program History
• 22, Kellen Urbon (2012)
• 18, Chris Ellison (2022)
• 18, Carson Mayfield (2023)
• 16, Blake Hamilton (2002)
• 16, Beck Urofsky (2023)
• 15, John Hegarty (2025)
• 14, Larry Jackson (1978)
• 14, Huxley Holcombe (2024)

A LOOK ON DECK
Cornell and Princeton will return to Booth Field on Sunday for the rubber match of this weekend's three-game series. The first pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.