Baseball Defeats Dartmouth in Series Opener, 9-2

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior right-hander Sean Matson and first-year right-hander Truman Pauley combined to limit the Big Green to two runs, senior Ben Rounds and junior William Lybrook each hit home runs, and Harvard University baseball defeated Dartmouth College, 9-2, in the series opener on Saturday afternoon at O’Donnell Field. Competing in the first game of a three-game set and the opening contest of a seven-game homestand, the Crimson (10-20, 6-7 Ivy) plated six runs in the bottom of the third to gain separation from the visiting Big Green (10-18, 6-8 Ivy). Harvard improved to 6-2 in its last eight…