Baseball Recap: Harvard Finds Home Field Redemption Against Rockford Auburn

There's no place like home for Harvard, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against the Rockford Auburn Knights on Saturday as Harvard made off with a 13-6 victory. The Hornets not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 16, 2024.

Eltan Powles and Diego Escobar did most of the damage at the plate: Powles scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Escobar scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs Powles has posted since back in March of 2024. Landon Crone also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Harvard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rockford Auburn only posted a batting average of .200.

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Previous 5 Games

03/22/25 - Home	11-1 W
03/22/25 - Home	13-6 W
03/16/24 - Away	18-2 W
03/16/24 - Away	19-1 W
03/21/22 - Away	3-5 L

Harvard's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Harvard beat Rockford Auburn by a score of 11-1 later that day.