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Ivy League Tournament

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It took a sweep of Dartmouth in the last series of the year for Yale to claim a share of the regular season championship with Columbia, and to also host the Ivy League Tournament. It was Yale’s first regular season championship since 2018, as they looked to win the win the tournament and gain their first automatic berth to the College World Series since 2017.

We were able to attend 4 out of the 6 games played, including the championship game. Weather was perfect all weekend, but there were lighter crowds than I expected. I was hoping for a packed Yale Field to bring some extra energy, but it wasn’t in the cards.

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Cornell @ Harvard

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“Win the inning, we win the game.” — Bill Decker

Concluding Eli’s spring break trip was an Ivy League matchup, with the Crimson taking on the Big Red. This was our first trip to Harvard and first time seeing them play, while we saw Cornell @ Yale earlier in the season. The ride was short from our hotel by Fenway, but I didn’t anticipate the parking nightmare that would shortly unfold.

I didn’t realize it was the first annual “Cambridge Day” hosted at Harvard, with many local vendors, activities and sports. I counted 5 teams hosting matches, including baseball, softball, rugby, lacrosse and tennis, and believe there were even more. Parking was awful – single line of traffic from outside the gates, and by the time we arrived had to park past the rugby fields making for a long walk to the baseball field.

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