Baseball
Harvard Baseball’s Complex Racial History: William Clarence Matthews and the Southern Road Trips
Former Harvard president Charles Eliot once said, “This year I'm told the team did well because one pitcher had a fine curveball. I understand that a curve ball is thrown with a deliberate attempt to deceive. Surely this is not an ability we should want to foster at Harvard.” While Eliot’s understanding of off-speed pitches may have missed the strike zone, he was correct to highlight that the baseball team during his tenure had a skewed moral compass. For some players on the team, the curves off the field proved more troublesome than those on the diamond.
Before His Time
Matthews, one of the best players of his time, had his professional baseball chances dashed by the MLB's systemized racism.
Triple Play: Harvard Baseball's Stone Brothers
From helping all three play at a young age to supporting them throughout the long summers of baseball, family is a thread that has always been present for the Stones.
Nine in the Ninth: Baseball vs. Yale, Comeback of the Year
The fairytale comeback was indicative of a truly storybook season for Harvard Baseball.
Harvard Baseball Travels West for Its NCAA Tournament Opener Against Oklahoma State
For McColl and the other seniors, the berth into the Tournament is especially meaningful. The veterans of the Crimson squad will leave their mark on the program as they don a Harvard uniform for the last couple of times.
The Elder One
Senior pitcher Kevin Stone cheers from the dugout of this season’s Beanpot Championship at Fenway Park.
Baseball Wins Ivy Championship, Advances to NCAA Tournament for First Time Since 2005
For the first time since the 2005 season, Harvard baseball won the Ivy League Playoff Series, defeating Columbia by an 8-6 score in a pulse-racing 11-inning affair and advancing to the Regional round of the NCAA Tournament.
Shaw-shank
Junior reliever Kieran Shaw pitched three shutout innings to secure the victory on Sunday.
