Baseball's Late Rally Comes Up Short in 4-2 Loss to Brown
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — No. 3 Brown held off Columbia baseball, 4-2, to end the Lions' Ivy League Tournament run Sunday afternoon at George H.W. Bush Field.
lede photo — baseballCompleted Event: Baseball versus Yale on April 26, 2026 , Tie , 15, to, 15
Final
vs
Baseball
15
Yale
15
5/17/2026 3:11:00 PM | Baseball
The Lions’ Ivy League Tournament run comes to an end in tight contest
Columbia (16-25-1) brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth inning, but Brown's Christian Keel induced a game-ending groundout to send the Bears (23-19) to the championship round against top-seeded Yale.
The Lions retired the first two batters in the bottom of the first before Brown loaded the bases on two walks and a single. Another free pass gave the Bears a 1-0 lead, but
Columbia threatened in the fifth after putting runners on the corners with one out.
The Lions threatened again in the seventh after an error and a
Columbia mounted one final push in the ninth. Estabrook reached on an error before Snyder worked a one-out walk. Slabaugh broke up the shutout with an RBI single to center, and Vogler followed with a fielder's choice that scored pinch-runner
For the latest on Columbia baseball, follow @CULionsBaseball on X and Instagram, and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
Pitching:
W: Drew Nelson (6-3)
L: Korthas, Jack (1-3)
Columbia
Batting:
RBI: Snyder, Hunter 1 ; Vogler, Tate 1
SH: Slabaugh, Charlie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Santiago, Jaden 1 ; Chadwell, Jimmy 1
Brown
Batting:
2B: Logan Meusy 1
RBI: Mark Henshon 1 ; Christian Butera 2 ; Brandon Chang 1
SH: Brandon Chang 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alex Benevento 1 ; Dj Dillehay 1 ; Logan Meusy 1 ; Mark Henshon 1
SB: Mika Petersen 1
CS: Logan Meusy 2
HBP: Logan Meusy 1
PO: Dj Dillehay 1
Highlights: BASE | Columbia 6, Penn 3 (Ivy League Tourney)
Saturday, May 16
Highlights: BASE | Columbia vs. Yale (Ivy League Tourney)
Friday, May 15
Preview: BASE | Captains Preview Ivy League Tourney
Wednesday, May 13
Highlights: BASE | Columbia 9, Cornell 1
Sunday, May 03


