Baseball drops two of three to Harvard, picks up dramatic walk-off win

Rookies DJ Dillehay

’26, Mika petersen ’26 continue standout seasons

LINUS LAWRENCE SPORTS EDITOR

The baseball team (8-23, 5-10 Ivy) lost two out of three games in a home series against Harvard (14-21, 10-5 Ivy) this week, falling to five games back of a spot in the Ivy League playoff tournament with six games to go in the season. The Bears split a double-header on saturday and fell on Tuesday afternoon in a series finale, which was originally scheduled for sunday but was postponed due to rain.

The Bears’ sole victory came in dramatic walk-off fashion in the backend of Saturday’s doubleheader. Trailing 3-1 entering the bottom of the ninth inning, Bruno mounted a rally, with center fielder Derian Morphew ’23 singling home Jared Johnson ’25 to cut the deficit to one. With two outs and the bases loaded, shortstop DJ Dillehay ’26 — who has displayed a proclivity for late-game heroics before — knocked a 1-2 offering from Crimson pitcher sean Matson up the middle, bringing home

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In his testimony, Bellaire explained that some students may face “restrictive voting laws in their home states” which make them ineligible to vote absentee. Bellaire added that if “Rhode Island had same-day voter registration, these students could change their registration in an instant … which would allow (them) to still have their voices heard.”

Bellaire said that his experience testifying was “interesting and eye-opening in terms of how the political process really works.” He recalled that the group of Brown Votes students watched as the representatives conversed with one another and debated several pieces of legislation before the members were called to testify on HR 5770.

After giving his prepared testimo-

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“I had struggled the whole day. I was 1-7 (across the two games) going into the last at-bat. I really just needed something to go my way,” Dillehay said.

“I hit the ball, saw it get through and I was very excited.”

Dillehay was one of two rookies who shone in the series, with designated hitter Mika petersen ’26 going 6-for12 and extending his hitting streak to 18 games. Two of those six hits came on bunts.

“I use the bunt quite a bit,” Petersen ny, Bellaire then answered a series of questions from a representative, an experience he said was “pretty cool.”

Cronin recalled that the students were “really confident that what we were doing was for the right cause and we all came prepared with evidence and stories,” he said.

He added that the experience of testifying taught him that “state government can be slow, like any other legislative process, but that it can be one of the most accessible forms of government.”

According to Cronin, Tullai and Bellaire, HR 5770 aligns with the organization’s core mission. “Brown Votes exists to increase voter access and voter turnout,” Cronin said. “So we believe that it’s responsible and in line with our club’s goals to advocate for (a) nonpartisan, pro-voter agenda.”

The bill “is not designed to advantage anyone other than the voters,” he added. Many Brown students “don’t have access to the ballot box in the state they’re from, so being able to participate here (in Rhode Island) is

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Brown’s two losses against Harvard both came by final scores of 4-1. The Bears made five errors across the two games, giving Harvard an unearned run in each. Catcher Jacob Burley ’23 was responsible for the team’s only RBI on Saturday morning. On Tuesday, with Matson back on the mound as a starter, Dillehay once again lined an RBI single up the middle to give the Bears an early 1-0 lead. But by the fourth inning, Harvard crept back to take a 2-1 lead, where the score held until the Crimson tacked on two more in the top of the ninth.

Meanwhile, the Bears’ bullpen was stellar, with Christian Keel ’26, Jack seppings ’25 and Bobby Olsen ’23 combining to allow just three runs across ten innings of work.

“Our pitching did great this weekend,” Achilles said. Harvard is “a good offensive team. The way that we were able to attack and limit extra baserunners forced them to earn their way through it.” said. “It’s something that I can rely on every game. I really just want to lean in to what my strengths are, so that’s been a large part (of) the streak.” petersen and Dillehay have batted second and third in the lineup, respectively, in each of the team’s past ten games.

“They’re not playing like freshmen anymore, that’s for sure,” said Head Coach Grant Achilles. “I think that’s been the case for a while now. It’s good to see the confidence that they’re showing every time they go out there.”

“I definitely feel a lot more comfortable now than I did in my first couple important.”

Beyond advocacy for HR 5770, Brown Votes is working on other initiatives to expand voter registration and engagement on campus.

According to Bellaire, the organization is working on creating a voter registration database of Brown students in order to “really target our outreach efforts and provide tailored information” to students based on their home states and cities.

Tullai said that the organization is also considering developing state-bystate absentee voting guides to help ease the process of requesting and mailing in absentee ballots from College Hill. In his testimony, Bellaire explained that some students may face “restrictive voting laws in their home states” which make them ineligible to vote absentee. Bellaire added that if “Rhode Island had same-day voter registration, these students could change their registration in an instant … which would allow (them) to still have their voices heard.”

Bellaire said that his experience tes-

“That game could have gone either way for 8 1/2 innings,” Achilles said following Tuesday’s game. “Just really proud of the effort and … the way we battled today.” tifying was “interesting and eye-opening in terms of how the political process really works.” He recalled that the group of Brown Votes students watched as the representatives conversed with one another and debated several pieces of legislation before the members were called to testify on HR 5770.

Bruno’s starting pitchers were solid all around, stepping up after surrendering eleven earned runs in eight total innings last weekend against penn. Paxton Meyers ’24 and Santhosh Gottam ’25 each turned in quality starts on saturday, with Meyers tossing six innings of three-run, four-hit ball in the morning and Gottam giving up just two runs in six innings in the afternoon. Dylan Reid ’26 impressed on Tuesday, making his first start of Ivy play and allowing one earned run in five innings.

After giving his prepared testimony, Bellaire then answered a series of questions from a representative, an experience he said was “pretty cool.”

Cronin recalled that the students were “really confident that what we were doing was for the right cause and we all came prepared with evidence and stories,” he said.

He added that the experience of testifying taught him that “state government can be slow, like any other legislative process, but that it can be one of the most accessible forms of government.”

According to Cronin, Tullai and Bellaire, HR 5770 aligns with the organization’s core mission. “Brown Votes exists to increase voter access and voter

The Bears have six games left of Ivy play to make a run at earning one of the top four spots in the conference standings, which would qualify them for the league playoff tournament. They will next host Dartmouth, who have yet to win an Ivy League matchup, for a three-game set this coming weekend before concluding their season on the road against princeton the following weekend. All games can be streamed on EspN+.

“We’re gonna treat every day as an opportunity to gain ground in the standings one pitch at a time,” Achilles said. “Competitive at-bats, competitive innings from the pitchers, give ourselves every opportunity to close the regular season strong.” turnout,” Cronin said. “So we believe that it’s responsible and in line with our club’s goals to advocate for (a) nonpartisan, pro-voter agenda.”

“We’re definitely bouncing back,” Dillehay said. “Hopefully a lot of wins” are in store for the team.

The bill “is not designed to advantage anyone other than the voters,” he added. Many Brown students “don’t have access to the ballot box in the state they’re from, so being able to participate here (in Rhode Island) is important.”

Beyond advocacy for HR 5770, Brown Votes is working on other initiatives to expand voter registration and engagement on campus.

According to Bellaire, the organization is working on creating a voter registration database of Brown students in order to “really target our outreach efforts and provide tailored information” to students based on their home states and cities.