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O’Hare Named Coastal Plain League Pitcher of the Week
June 16, 2010Yale freshman Christopher O’Hare (Lynnfield, Mass.) was named Rawlings Pitcher of the Week for June 7-13 in the Coastal Plain League. -
Larsson-Danforth Drafted By Red Sox
June 10, 2010Senior Trygg Larsson-Danforth (Mattapoisett, Mass.) was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 49th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Seven Elis Named All-Ivy
May 17, 2010Seven Yale players have been selected to the 2010 All-Ivy Baseball Team that was announced today, including first-team pick Trygg Larsson-Danforth.
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Three Bulldogs Earn Academic All-District Honors
May 13, 2010Trygg Larsson-Danforth, Robert Gruber and Gant Elmore have been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2009-10 Baseball Team. Larsson-Danforth, a senior first baseman, was one of 12 athletes named to the Academic All-District first team. Gruber and Elmore both earned spots on the second team.
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Andy Megee Elected 2011 Captain; Yale Announces Year-End Awards
May 09, 2010John Stuper, the Mazzuto Family Head Coach for Baseball, has announced that the captain of the 2011 Yale baseball team will be third baseman/pitcher Andy Megee. The announcement comes following a team vote at the annual year-end dinner on Thursday evening at Ray Tompkins House. Yale also announced its team awards at the banquet, honoring seven different players.
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Bulldogs Finish Strong with Senior Day Split
May 01, 2010The Yale baseball team capped a record-breaking season on Saturday, splitting a doubleheader with Ivy League foe Brown. Several players reached individual milestones on the day, and the Yale offense added to its résumé of team records, as the Bulldogs dropped game one to the Bears, 8-3, before taking the second by a score of 14-7 to conclude Senior Day at Yale Field and the 2010 campaign win a victory. Junior Trey Rallis went 5-for-7 with two home runs and five RBI in the doubleheader, while sophomore Matt Schmidt went 6-for-9 in the twinbill.
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Bulldogs Break Team Home Run Record in Doubleheader Sweep at Brown
April 30, 2010The Yale baseball team hit five home runs on Friday- bringing its season total to a program-record 43 roundtrippers- en route to sweeping Ivy League foe Brown by scores of 15-9 and 9-3. Sophomore Charlie Neil and junior Andrew Kolmar each had five RBI in the doubleheader; Neil’s long home run was the record-breaking shot, while Kolmar hit his second grand slam of the season. Senior Trygg Larsson-Danforth, junior Andy Megee and freshman Cam Squires also went yard for the Elis. Junior left-handers Brook Hart and Vinny Lally got the wins on the mound, while senior right-hander Robert Gruber earned a save in game one.
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Bulldogs to Close Out 2010 against Brown
April 29, 2010The Yale baseball team will have a chance to play spoiler this weekend, as the 2010 season concludes with a four-game series against Rolfe Division foe Brown. The Bulldogs (18-21-1, 5-11 Ivy) will travel to Providence to play the Bears (12-27, 9-7 Ivy) in a doubleheader on Friday, while a twinbill at Yale Field closes out the 2010 campaign on Saturday. First pitch of both doubleheaders is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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Rallis Sets Doubles Mark, Yale Splits Twinbill with Harvard
April 28, 2010The Yale baseball team nearly completed an historic comeback at Yale Field on Wednesday, falling behind 13-0 to perennial rival Harvard before storming back to within two runs in game one of an Ivy League doubleheader. Though the Bulldogs were eventually clipped, 14-12, in the opening game, the Elis continued their hot-hitting in the nightcap, salvaging a split with an 8-3 win. Junior designated hitter Trey Rallis went 4-for-7 in the twinbill, hitting two doubles in game one to break the Yale single-season record for two-baggers with 18. Rallis tops the 17 doubles hit by Ryan Lavarnway, who is currently playing in the Red Sox organization, in the 2007 season. Additionally, senior first baseman Trygg Larsson-Danforth hit a pair of home runs to become the sixth Yale player to hit 10 or more roundtrippers in a season. Lavarnway holds that record as well, hitting 14 home runs in that same 2007 campaign.
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Holy Cross Outslugs Bulldogs, 11-9, in Non-Conference Clash
April 27, 2010Since scoring just nine runs in a four-game skid at Dartmouth two weeks ago, the Yale baseball team has come alive at the plate. The Bulldogs came into Tuesday’s non-conference finale against Holy Cross having scored 37 runs in their last three contests. Yale continued to produce offensively against the Crusaders, tallying nine runs in the nine-inning contest, but the visitors matched the Bulldogs swing-for-swing in the midweek game en route to an 11-9 victory. Freshman centerfielder Cam Squires went 3-for-5 with an RBI out of the lead-off spot for the Bulldogs, while senior first baseman Trygg Larsson-Danforth extended his hitting streak to 17 games with two RBI singles.
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Vinny Lally Earns Ivy League Weekly Honors
April 27, 2010After carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning of Saturday’s 15-1 victory over Harvard, junior left-hander Vinny Lally has been honored by the Ivy League as its co-Pitcher of the Week. Lally allowed just three hits and one earned run in seven innings of work to earn his team-best sixth win of the season.
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Non-Conference Slate Concludes Against Holy Cross on Tuesday
April 26, 2010While inclement weather has wreaked havoc on the Yale baseball team’s schedule for this upcoming week, the Bulldogs will finally return to the diamond on Tuesday as Holy Cross visits historic Yale Field for a 5 p.m. contest. The single nine-inning game will be the last non-conference game for the Bulldogs (17-19-1, 4-10 Ivy), who will resume their four-game set with Harvard on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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Baseball Schedule Changes Announced
April 25, 2010Due to inclement weather in the Elm City, the Yale baseball team has altered its schedule for the upcoming week. The Bulldogs' Monday doubleheader against Harvard has been postponed; the Crimson will instead visit Yale Field on Wednesday for a twinbill beginning at 2 p.m. Additionally, Yale's scheduled home doubleheader with Holy Cross on Tuesday has been changed to a single, nine-inning game beginning at 5 p.m.
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Elis Pound Harvard to Earn Doubleheader Split
April 24, 2010After a late rally fell short in game one of Saturday’s Ivy League doubleheader against Harvard, the Yale baseball team ensured that another comeback bid would not be necessary in the nightcap with the Crimson. The Bulldogs posted seven runs in the first inning and led by a score of 13-0 after four frames en route to a 15-1 victory. Nine different Bulldogs had hits in the rout, led by a 3-for-3 showing by junior designated hitter Trey Rallis and a 4-for-5 performance from sophomore shortstop Matt Schmidt. Junior left-hander Vinny Lally did more than enough to make the huge lead hold up, carrying a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and earning his team-best sixth victory of the season. Harvard held off the Bulldogs for a 7-4 win in the seven-inning first game.
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Burrell to Receive Polly Sweeten “Excellence In Sports” Award
April 23, 2010Former Yale football and baseball coach Sam Burrell will be given the Polly Sweeten “Excellence In Sports” Award at the third annual Farnam Neighborhood House Sports Celebrity Breakfast on May 6, at 7:15 AM at Amarante’s Sea Cliff.
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Bulldogs Host Harvard on Saturday and Monday
April 23, 2010The threat of inclement weather has altered the schedule, but the Yale baseball team will host historic rival Harvard for a four-game series beginning Saturday at 1 p.m. The squads will play a doubleheader on Saturday and then return to Yale Field on Monday at for a second twinbill (game time TBA). The Bulldogs enter the weekend at 16-18-1 overall and 3-9 in Ivy League play.
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Wild Wednesday Game Goes to Quinnipiac, 19-18
April 21, 2010The Yale baseball came back from deficits of 9-2, 13-9 and 16-14 on Wednesday afternoon at Quinnipiac, taking an 18-16 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning. The host Bobcats, however, made the final comeback on a wild day in Hamden, Conn. as Brian Monack hit a walk-off three-run home run to give Quinnipiac a 19-18 victory. Junior Andrew Kolmar led Yale, going 3-for-3 with two home runs- including a grand slam- and seven RBI. He also walked three times to round out a huge day at the plate. Junior Andy Megee had four runs batted in, while junior Trey Rallis was 4-for-6 with three RBI.
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Bulldogs Head to Quinnipiac for Midweek Showdown
April 20, 2010A rainy October may have washed out the 2009 City Series, but the Yale baseball team will still have a chance to play intra-state rival Quinnipiac this season. The Bulldogs will take a break from the Ivy League slate this Wednesday, trekking to nearby Hamden for a single game with the host Bobcats. First pitch from the shadows of Sleeping Giant is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
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Tuesday's Baseball Game at Northeastern Cancelled
April 19, 2010The Yale baseball team's scheduled contest at Northeastern has been cancelled. The Bulldogs will trek to Quinnipiac on Wednesday for a single 3:30 p.m. contest. Ivy League play resumes this weekend as Yale hosts historic rival Harvard on Saturday and Sunday.
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Bulldogs Fall in Doubleheader at Dartmouth
April 19, 2010The Yale baseball team got 5.2 strong innings from freshman left-hander Christopher O’Hare at Dartmouth on Monday, but a 10th-inning single by Chris O’Dowd gave the host Big Green a 3-2 victory in game two of the Ivy League doubleheader. Earlier in the day, Dartmouth took game one at Red Rolfe Field in Hanover, N.H. by a score of 8-2. Junior outfielder Andrew Moore had three hits and two RBI in the twinbill for the Bulldogs.
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Dartmouth Takes Two from Bulldogs
April 18, 2010The Yale baseball team got a stellar pitching performance from sophomore Pat Ludwig in game one and then two RBI off the bat of junior Andrew Kolmar in the nightcap on Sunday at Dartmouth, but the Bulldogs came up short on both ends of the Ivy League twinbill. Ludwig struck out 10 batters as Big Green shutout the Elis, 3-0, and Kolmar homered and tripled in a 7-4 loss.
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Dartmouth Hosts Elis in Rolfe Division Opener
April 17, 2010With a 3-5 Ivy League record entering the weekend, the Yale baseball team can take a huge step forward in the race for the league championship with a quartet of games against the defending Ancient Eight champion, Dartmouth. The Bulldogs (16-13-1 overall) and Big Green (13-12, 4-4 Ivy) will play a pair of doubleheaders beginning at noon from Hanover, N.H. on both Sunday and Monday to open Rolfe Division play. Live stats are available courtesy of the home team for all four contests.
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Baseball, Softball Schedules Altered For Weekend
April 16, 2010Due to inclement weather in Hanover, N.H., the Yale baseball and softball series this weekend have been pushed back. Baseball will now play at Dartmouth on Sunday and Monday at Noon (both doubleheaders). Softball will play at Dartmouth on Sunday at 12:30 PM and Monday at 2:00 PM (both doubleheaders).
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Elis Earn Doubleheader Split with Fairfield
April 14, 2010Six different players had two hits, and right-handers Greg Lyons and Chris Finneran each turned in solid starts on the mound as the Yale baseball team earned a doubleheader split with visiting Fairfield on Wednesday. The Stags rallied to take the first of two seven-inning games by a 4-3 tally, while Yale posted four runs in the top of the first en route to a 7-3 victory in the nightcap. Senior first baseman Trygg Larsson-Danforth hit his team-leading eighth home run of the season, joining junior right fielder Andrew Kolmar and sophomore catcher Ryan Brenner with two runs batted in.
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Bulldogs Host Fairfield in Wednesday Doubleheader
April 13, 2010The Yale baseball team used last week’s non-conference doubleheader- a split with Sacred Heart- to get back on track after starting the Ivy League season with four straight losses. The goal has changed this Wednesday, however, as the Bulldogs will look to use a non-conference twinbill against Fairfield to keep their momentum rolling after taking three of four games from Gehrig Division Cornell and Princeton this past weekend. Yale (15-12-1, 3-5 Ivy) will send right-handers Greg Lyons (1-2, 5.79 ERA) and Chris Finneran (0-0, 5.40 ERA) to the mound in the squad’s final tune-ups prior to the commencement of Red Rolfe Division play on Saturday at defending Ivy League champion Dartmouth. The Stags (12-14, 3-3 MAAC) come to Yale Field as winners of four of their last five games.
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Robert Gruber Named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week
April 13, 2010After earning three wins in relief for the Yale baseball team this past week, senior right-hander Robert Gruber has been recognized by the Ivy League as its Pitcher of the Week. Gruber posted a 0.00 ERA in 5.2 inning of work out of the bullpen, scattering just three hits and one walk while striking out three batters in his trio of appearances.
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Bulldogs Rally to Split Ivy League Twinbill
April 11, 2010The members of the Yale baseball team are no strangers to playing from behind. One day after taking two games from Cornell, one in extra innings and one that they trailed entering the bottom of the sixth, the Bulldogs nearly came back from a 7-0 deficit in game one on Sunday against Princeton, then completed a come-from-behind victory with a 6-5 win in the nightcap. The Elis, who also came back from a 10-1 deficit to win on the road earlier this season, were led offensively by three doubles and two RBI from senior Trygg Larsson-Danforth. The Yale bullpen worked 11.0 strong innings in the double-dip, allowing just two earned runs as senior right-hander Robert Gruber got the relief win and junior left-hander Brook Hart notched the save in game two.
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Bulldogs to Open Ivy League Home Slate with Cornell, Princeton
April 10, 2010After taking four losses on the road to open the 2010 Ivy League season, the Yale baseball team kicks off its home league slate looking to get back on track against Gehrig Division foes Cornell and Princeton. The Bulldogs (12-11-1, 0-4 Ivy) will host Big Red (6-10, 2-2 Ivy) on Saturday before the Tigers (7-16, 2-2 Ivy) visit the Elm City on Sunday. Both doubleheaders, which will consist of a seven-inning game followed by a nine-inning game, will begin at noon and will feature audio courtesy of WYBC, Yale’s student radio station, both online at wybc.com and over the airwaves on channel 1340 AM.
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Larsson-Danforth’s Game One Walk-Off Fuels Yale Sweep of Cornell
April 10, 2010The Yale baseball team fell behind 2-0 in both ends of a doubleheader against Cornell on Saturday afternoon at Yale Field in New Haven. The Bulldogs, however, proved to be down but not out as they rallied in both contests to sweep the visiting Big Red by scores of 4-3 and 7-5. Senior first baseman Trygg Larsson-Danforth hit a walk-off home run to give Yale the win in the seven-inning first game, and junior second baseman Gant Elmore had the go-ahead, two-run double in the nightcap as a part of a four-hit day.
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Eli Professionals Back to Work
April 08, 2010With the 2010 Major League Baseball season upon us, four former Yale baseball players will continue their professional careers this spring. Craig Breslow ’02 has begun his fifth season on a Major League roster, suiting up for the Oakland Athletics in 2010. Ryan Lavarnway is climbing the ladder in the Red Sox farm system from Class A Greenville to the Class A Advanced Salem (Va.) Red Sox of the Carolina League, and hurlers Brandon Josselyn ’09 and Brian Irving ’08 will begin 2010 in Class A with the Clinton (Iowa) LumberKings (Seattle Mariners) and Augusta (Ga.) GreenJackets (San Francisco Giants), respectively.
