ITHACA, N.Y. — Princeton's Jacob Faulkner pitched a complete game to aid the visiting Tigers (12-30, 8-12 Ivy League) to a 5-2 victory over Cornell (12-22, 7-14 Ivy League) at a rainy and foggy Booth Field during the Big Red's Senior Day contest on Sunday afternoon.

Princeton's victory not only secured the series win but also kept its hopes of claiming the No. 4 seed in the Ivy League Tournament alive. The Tigers will travel to Harvard on Wednesday for a crucial makeup game of a postponed contest from mid-April. They must defeat the Crimson while Dartmouth can win no more than one game against Yale next weekend.

Faulkner allowed two runs on seven hits over his nine-inning outing, without issuing a walk and striking out eight. Of his 121 pitches thrown on Sunday, 88 were strikes (72.7 percent). In two appearances during the weekend series, Faulkner yielded just two runs on nine hits in 12 innings of work, with three walks and 11 strikeouts.

Freshman catcher Will Robbins paced Princeton's offense, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI. Senior left fielder Caden Shapiro chipped in a two-run home run in the eighth inning.

Offensively for Cornell, senior left fielder John Quinlan and senior center fielder Jakobi Davis each had two-hit days for the Big Red. Both of Cornell's runs on the day were driven in by seniors as senior first baseman Kyle Musser had a fifth-inning RBI single before Quinlan hit a two-out solo home run in the ninth inning to center field.

Freshman left-handed pitcher Sam Keene could not get out of the second inning for the second consecutive start, allowing two runs on two hits while walking two and striking out three.

Keene's classmate, right-hander Gus Magill, shined out of the bullpen for the Big Red, walking three and striking out eight across four shutout and hitless innings of relief.

Robbins opened the scoring in the first inning with a one-out, two-run double with the bases loaded after Keene gave up a single before walking and hitting one batter.

After three scoreless innings, Cornell halved the Tigers' lead with Musser's two-out RBI single in the home half of the fifth inning. Princeton increased its lead back to two, 3-1, in the seventh on a two-out RBI double to left field by Robbins before Shapiro hit a two-run home run to provide the Tigers with some insurance.

With Cornell down to its final out, Quinlan hit a solo home run to center field into the fog that steadily inched closer to the field, reducing the Big Red's deficit to three. Faulkner slammed the door on the Big Red's attempted two-out rally by striking out Davis to conclude the game.

GAME NOTES
• Sunday was the 269th game played between Cornell and Princeton, as the Tigers' lead in the all-time series increased to 163-103-2.

• Cornell's 15 combined strikeouts were tied for the third-most in program history and represented its highest total in a game since fanning 15 Canisius batters in a 6-5 victory over the Golden Griffins at Hoy Field on April 4, 2018. Ironically, it was the second time in program history that Cornell struck out Princeton 15 times on May 4, also done in 2003.

MOST STRIKEOUTS IN A GAME
Cornell Program History
• 18, at Princeton (April 29, 2009 – W, 9-0)
• 17, at Delaware State (March 21, 2003 – W, 7-4 – 14 inn.)
• 15, at Hawai'i-Hilo (March 22, 1979 – 6-3 – 7 inn.)
• 15, vs. Scranton (May 9, 1989 – W, 4-3)
• 15, at Columbia (April 19, 2003 – W, 7-1)
• 15, vs. Princeton (May 4, 2003 – L, 3-9)
• 15, vs. Canisius (April 4, 2018 – W, 6-5 – 10 inn.)
• 15, vs. Princeton (May 4, 2025 – L, 2-5)

• Magill's eight strikeouts matched junior right-handed pitcher Carson Mayfield's (April 13 vs. Penn) for the individual high for strikeouts this season.

SEASON NOTES
• Cornell concludes the 2025 season with the third-highest slugging percentage in program history, having a .451 figure across 1,177 at-bats. Only the squads from 1982 (.456) and 2024 (.453) had better figures.

HIGHEST SLUGGING PERCENTAGES IN A SEASON
Cornell Program History
1. .456 (1181 AB), 1982
2. .453 (1364 AB), 2024
3. .451 (1177 AB), 2025
4. .449 (1221 AB), 1981
5. .445 (1224 AB), 1984

• The Big Red's .382 on-base percentage ranked as the ninth-highest in program history and was its highest clip since having a .391 figure in 1998.

HIGHEST ON-BASE PERCENTAGES IN A SEASON
Cornell Program History
1. .414 (1192 AB), 1991
2. .405 (1221 AB), 1981
3. .402 (1224 AB), 1984
4. .396 (1181 AB), 1982
5. .391 (1094 AB), 1998
6. .388 (1092 AB), 1992
7. .387 (1228 AB), 1979
8. .384 (1341 AB), 1985
9. .382 (1177 AB), 2025
10. .381 (1134 AB), 1997

• With Quinlan's ninth-inning home run, Cornell concludes the 2025 season with 45 home runs, the second-highest total in program history, only behind last year's program-record 52-home run season.

MOST HOME RUNS IN A SEASON
Cornell Program History
1. 52, 2024
2. 45, 2025
3. 38, 2009
4. 35, 1999
5. 34, 2001
6. 33, 2022
T7. 30, 1995
T7. 30, 2010
T7. 30, 2023
T10. 29, 1997
T10. 29, 2012

• After being hit by five Princeton pitches this weekend, Cornell drew 50 hit by pitches this season, marking the fifth time in program history it had 50-plus hit batters.

MOST HIT BATTERS IN A SEASON
Cornell Program History
1. 58, 2006
2. 56, 2012
3. 55, 2024
4. 54, 2010
5. 50, 2025

• Building upon its program-record .975 fielding percentage (35 errors in 1,407 chances) from last season, Cornell continued its fielding success into the 2025 campaign, committing only 30 errors in 1,229 opportunities (.976 fielding percentage).

BEST FIELDING PERCENTAGE IN A SEASON
Cornell Program History
1. .976 (861 putouts, 338 assists, 30 errors), 2025
2. .975 (993 putouts, 379 assists, 35 errors), 2024
3. .971 (921 putouts, 397 assists, 39 errors), 2017
4. .970 (915 putouts, 404 assists, 41 errors), 2007
5. .969 (586 putouts, 251 assists, 27 errors), 2014

• The 30 errors committed by the Big Red was tied for the fourth-fewest in a season, only trailing the outputs from 2020 (14), 1958 (26), and 2014 (27).

FEWEST ERRORS IN A SEASON
Cornell Program History
1. 14, 2020
2. 26, 1958
3. 27, 2014
T4. 30, 1953
T4. 30, 2025
6. 31, 1959
7. 35, 2024
8. 36, 1955
T9. 38, 1952
T9. 38, 1956
T9. 38, 1963

CAREER NOTES
• Senior infielder Max Jensen concludes his Cornell career as one of 14 players to have scored over 100 runs with the Big Red, finishing in a tie with Mike Kalfopoulos (1982-85) for the 13th-most career runs scored. Quinlan is right behind Jensen with 92 runs, tied with Jordan Schaeffer (1997-00) for 17th in program history.

• Jensen's 36 doubles are tied with Terry Birrer (1982-85) and Bill Walkenbach (1995-98) for the fifth-most in program history.

MOST CAREER DOUBLES
Cornell Program History
1. 45, Mike Kalfopoulos (1982-85)
2. 40, Frank Hager (2009-12)
3. 39, Marlin McPhail (1979-82)
4. 37, Andrew Luria (1999-02)
T5. 36, Terry Birrer (1982-85)
T5. 36, Bill Walkenbach (1995-98)
T5. 36, Max Jensen (2022-25)
8. 34, Mickey Brodsky (2008-11)
9. 33, Erik Rico (1999-02)
10. 31, Dan Autiello (1982-85)

• Concluding with 101 RBI, Jensen is one of eight Big Red players to surpass the century mark for runs batted in, joining Terry Birrer (1982-85), Bill Walkenbach (1995-98), Erik Rico (1999-02), John DeMayo (1979-82), Marlin McPhail (1979-82), Mickey Brodsky (2008-11), Brian Billigen (2009-12), and Mark Smith (1984-87).
 
MOST CAREER RUNS BATTED IN
Cornell Program History
1. 121, Terry Birrer (1982-85)
2. 120, Bill Walkenbach (1995-98)
3. 114, Erik Rico (1999-02)
T4. 110, John DeMayo (1979-82)
T4. 110, Marlin McPhail (1979-82)
6. 107, Mickey Brodsky (2008-11)
7. 106, Brian Billigen (2009-12)
8. 101, Max Jensen (2022-25)
9. 100, Mark Smith (1984-87)

• Jensen's 149 hits are tied with Frank Hager (2009-12) for the 16th-most in program history, while Quinlan's 126 base knocks ranked 29th all-time.