In lieu of varsity athletic contests while the College engages in distance learning, Haverford Athletics has dug into the archives. Our "Fords Flashback" will be profiling instant classic games from recent history.
May 8, 2016
The Haverford College baseball team has established itself as one of the premier temas in the Centennial Conference with eight conference championship series appearances since the 2006. Today's instant classic looks back at the Fords' 2016 Championship as Haverford went a perfect 3-0 in the CC Tournament, including back-to-back wins against top-seeded Johns Hopkins. Game 6 clinched the championship for the Fords with a 7-4 win. Then-senior Grant Finn simply dazzled for the Fords as he went eight innings before giving way to classmate George Hatamiya to lock down the save in the ninth. The title was Haverford's third in five years after also winning in 2012 and 2014.
Head coach Dave Beccaria interviewed postgame
Key moments
Opening pitch
Haverford swipes an early run as Lee-Tyson takes home
Thomas Vollaro singles home Ben Furlong to make it 2-1 Fords
Sam Partee's two-run homer in the third puts Haverford up 4-0
Zach Taylor's smash back to the pitcher helps two more come home
Grant Finn gets out of trouble by stranding two in the eighth
George Hatamiya gets the final strikeout to seal the championship