Yale Athletics

The Yale men’s baseball team (30–12, 16–5 Ivy) capped off their 2025 regular season in dominant fashion en route to capturing the program’s first Ivy League regular season title since 2018. 

With three blowout road wins against the Dartmouth Green (11–25, 8–13 Ivy), the Bulldogs earned a share of the title alongside Columbia and hit the 30-win mark on the season. 

“It was truly special to watch the players — especially our seniors — perform so well in the Dartmouth Series to win the championship, knowing how much hard work they put in,” head coach Brian Hamm told the News. “We continue to improve and grow as a team, so it is exciting that we are playing good baseball at the end of the season.”

Entering into the first matchup on Saturday, the Elis needed a three-game sweep to have a chance of clinching a share of the title. However, for Hamm and his team, their approach to the high-stakes games was no different than any other day at the ballpark. 

“Coach Hamm consistently talks about having the same intensity and competitiveness in practice as we have in games, because then the games will be just another day,” senior catcher Max Imhoff ’25 said.  “This mentality prepares us for each game. Our confidence on the field is because of how much we prepare during practice.” 

With that approach, the Bulldogs came out in full force in their first at bats in the Granite State. Leadoff man and model of consistency Kaiden Dossa ’27 got on base in the top of the first, and Jake Williams ’25 belted a two-run opposite-field home run to break open the scoring. After that, Yale never looked back. 

First-year phenom Jack Ohman ’28 notched his eight wins of the season, allowing only two runs over six innings. He currently leads the nation with a 1.09 earned run average. At the plate, Dossa went four for five, and every Bulldogs starter picked up a base hit. Not only did the 18-4 victory help the Bulldogs set a new season-high for runs scored in a single game, but it also gave them plenty of momentum for the double-header on Sunday. 

“Game one definitely set the tone, and it was really rewarding for our offense to see the rewards of our hard work throughout the weekend. Getting that first win in a series is huge, but you have to take the series one game at a time and stay present.” said Dossa. 

On Sunday morning, the Bulldogs showed that the prior day’s thumping was no fluke. With captain Colton Shaw ’25 on the mound, the Elis cruised to another victory. Shaw has pitched marvelously in his last four starts, pitching into the eighth inning in every one and tallying a 0.87 ERA during that stretch.

Senior Tommy Martin ’25 went two for three with a grand slam to lead the Bulldog offense on their way to a 19-0 stomping. For Yale, Shaw and Martin’s performances on Sunday epitomized how the seniors have truly led by example all season long. 

“The senior class has meant everything to this team,” Dossa said. “They have set the standard for us and have led the team on and off the field this whole year. They have built an amazing culture that is so much fun to be a part of and have been the foundation for our success this season.” 

With the title on the line on Sunday afternoon, Yale closed out the weekend just as they had started it. Once again, a high-flying offense and unhittable pitching carried the day. Daniel Cohen ’26 came up big as he has done so many times this season. He allowed only one run and three hits over six innings, and his classmate Tate Evans ’26 sealed the win with three scoreless innings in relief. 

Sophomore Garrett Larsen ’27 had four knocks and Dossa scored twice to help the Bulldogs put up ten by game’s end. Dossa’s base hit-and-walk during Sunday afternoon’s contest extended his on-base streak to 37 games. 

“I never knew about this streak until a few days ago and it was cool to see because I would have never guessed that through the season thus far,” he said. “For me, controlling what I can and sticking to our team approach made this possible and very rewarding. Not playing to keep the streak has been important this past week and will be going forward as well.”

As the Bulldogs rejoiced in their title hats and with their 2025 regular season title banner after the game, they began looking ahead to the Ivy League Tournament, which will start on Friday. 

“Coach Hamm preaches how we need to focus on pitch by pitch, day by day, and not looking too far into the future,” Imhoff said. “He loves the power of the process.”

Yale will take on the No. 4 seed Harvard Crimson (12–26, 9–12 Ivy) at noon at George H.W. Bush ’48 Field. The Bulldogs enter the tournament as the top seed, while Columbia (24–17, 16–5 Ivy) and UPenn (21–18, 13–8 Ivy) are slotted in at two and three, respectively. 

The Ivy tournament is a double-elimination style tournament. In the regular season, the bulldogs went 2–1 in each of their series against Harvard, Columbia and Penn.