2026 Yale Bulldogs baseball team

2026 Yale Bulldogs baseball
2026 Yale Bulldogs baseball
Ivy League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Eugene Regional, 0–2
Conference	Ivy League
Record	30–15–1 (14–6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Brian Hamm (4th season);
Assistant coach	Trevor Wren (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Corey Keane (5th season)
Pitching coach	Chris Wojick (2nd season)
Captains	Davis Hanson; Colin Sloan;
Home stadium	George H. W. Bush Field
	Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 Yale Bulldogs baseball team represented Yale University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bulldogs played their home games at George H. W. Bush Field in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by fourth-year head coach Brian Hamm.

2026 Ivy League baseball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Yale ‍†‍‡‍^y	14	–	6	–	1	.690	30	–	13	–	1	.693
Penn ‍‍‍	14	–	7	–	0	.667	20	–	22	–	0	.476
Brown ‍‍‍	13	–	8	–	0	.619	23	–	20	–	0	.535
Columbia ‍‍‍	10	–	10	–	1	.500	16	–	25	–	1	.393
Harvard ‍‍‍	9	–	12	–	0	.429	11	–	26	–	0	.297
Princeton ‍‍‍	9	–	13	–	0	.409	15	–	27	–	0	.357
Cornell ‍‍‍	8	–	13	–	0	.381	11	–	26	–	0	.297
Dartmouth ‍‍‍	8	–	15	–	0	.348	15	–	25	–	0	.375

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 17, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Yale won their second-consecutive Ivy League regular season title, and also won the 2026 Ivy League baseball tournament. They qualified for the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball tournament in the Ivy League's automatic berth. There Yale played in the Eugene Regional where they went 0–2.

Preseason

Ivy League Coaches Poll

The Ivy League Coaches Poll was released February 12, 2026, and the Bulldogs were picked to finish second overall in the conference.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches Poll
1	Columbia	118 (9)
2	Yale	116 (7)
3	Penn	100
4	Harvard	73
5	Princeton	49
6	Cornell	45
7	Dartmouth	41
8	Brown	34

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	9	Owen Turner	Sophomore
1B	8	Davis Hanson	Senior
2B	13	Jackson Hayes	Freshman
3B	5	Jack Dauer	Sophomore
SS	10	Colin Sloan	Junior
LF	24	Chris Diprima	Junior
CF	28	Kaiden Dossa	Junior
RF	12	Bryce Miller	Freshman
DH	1	Garrett Larsen	Junior

Weekend pitching rotation
Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	16	Tate Evans	Senior
Saturday	17	Jack Ohman	Sophomore
Sunday	25	Daniel Cohen	Senior

Roster

2026 Yale Bulldogs baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1	UTL	Garrett Larsen	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Fairfield, CT
4	RHP	Matt Pearch	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Dunwoody, GA
5	C	Jack Dauer	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Royal Oak, MI
6	UTL	Pablo Rodriguez	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Santa Clarita, CA
7	OF	Brady Ruiz-Weiss	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Potomac, MD
8	INF	Davis Hanson	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Winston-Salem, NC
9	C	Owen Turner	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Oxford, MI
10	INF	Colin Sloan	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Bellaire, TX
12	C	Bryce Miller	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	San Diego, CA
13	INF	Jackson Hays	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Wylie, TX
14	RHP	Nick West	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Nacogdoches, TX
15	RHP	Alex Hwang	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	New York City, NY
16	RHP	Tate Evans	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Flower Mound, TX
17	RHP	Jack Ohman	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Mesa, AZ
19	RHP	Ethan Lewis	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Golden, CO
20	UTL	Dylan Uribe	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Round Rock, TX
21	UTL	Ricky Nunez	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Queens, NY
22	RHP	Teo Spadaccini	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Lexington, MA
23	RHP	Ben Winslow	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Charlottesville, VA
24	UTL	Chris DiPrima	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	San Diego, CA
25	RHP	Daniel Cohen	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Ganesvoort, NY
26	LHP	Levi Strahm	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Lewsville, NC
27	RHP	Amir Eltaki	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Franklin Lakes, NJ
28	OF	Kaiden Dossa	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Mini Valley, CA
29	RHP	Brett Faccio	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Midland, MI
31	INF	Chace Chaplin	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Apex, NC
32	LHP	DJ Peterson	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Berwyn, PA
40	OF	Matt Hutchinson	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Dallas, TX

Head coach

Brian Hamm

Assistant coach(es)

Trevor Wren
Corey Keane
Chris Wojick

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 10, 2026

Game log

2026 Yale Bulldogs baseball game log (30–15–1)

Regular season: 27–13–1 (Home: 15–4; Away: 12–8–1; Neutral: 1–0)

February: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–2; Neutral: 1–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Ivy
Andre Dawson HBCU Classic
February 20		at Bethune–Cookman*		Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL	L 5–7	Miller (1–0)	Winslow (0–1)	—	251	0–1	—
February 21		vs. Jackson State*		Holman Stadium Vero Beach, FL	L 5–6	Turner (1–0)	Cohen (0–1)	Edwards (1)	1,876	0–2	—
February 22		at Bethune–Cookman*		Jackie Robinson Ballpark	W 8–3	Winslow (1–1)	Evans (0–2)	—	112	1–2	—

February 27	ESPN+	at Pepperdine*		Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, CA	W 7–1	Ohman (1–0)	Scavone (0–1)	—	448	2–2	—
February 28	ESPN+	at Pepperdine*		Eddy D. Field Stadium	L 3–4	Wechsberg (1–0)	Winslow (1–2)	—	451	2–3	—

March: 11–6 (Home: 7–3; Away: 4–3; Neutral: 0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Ivy
March 1	ESPN+	at Pepperdine*		Eddy D. Field Stadium	W 10–8	Spadaccini (1–0)	Pace (0–1)	—	470	3–3	—
March 4	ESPN+	Manhattan*		George H. W. Bush Field New Haven, CT	Canceled (inclement weather)
March 6	ESPN+	at George Washington*		Barcroft Park Arlington, VA	W 18–3	Evans (1–0)	Haug (1–2)	Spadaccini (1)	102	4–3	—
March 7	ESPN+	at George Washington*		Barcroft Park	L 5–6	Miller (1–0)	Hwang (0–1)	Lebel (2)	119	4–4	—
March 8	ESPN+	at George Washington*		Barcroft Park	W 15–11	Cohen (1–1)	Crochet (0–1)	Evans (1)	169	5–4	—
March 10	ESPN+	Sacred Heart*		George H. W. Bush Field	W 4–2	Faccio (1–0)	Alejandro (0–1)	West (1)	73	6–4	—
March 13	ESPN+	Albany*		George H. W. Bush Field	L 2–4⁽¹³⁾	Enea (1–0)	Evans (1–1)	Kneller (1)	103	6–5	—
March 14	ESPN+	Albany*		George H. W. Bush Field	W 6–5	Spadaccini (2–0)	Banner (0–3)	—	326	7–5	—
March 15	ESPN+	Albany*		George H. W. Bush Field	W 15–7	Hwang (1–1)	Nalawadi (0–2)	—	217	8–5	—
March 18		at Quinnipiac*		Quinnipiac Baseball Field Hamden, CT	L 9–15	Lajoie (1–0)	West (0–1)	—	126	8–6	—
March 21^[a]	ESPN+	Brown		George H. W. Bush Field	W 14–7	Evans (2–1)	Dubie (1–3)	—	187	9–6	1–0
March 21^[a]	ESPN+	Brown		George H. W. Bush Field	L 1–2	Nelson (2–1)	Winslow (1–3)	Keel (3)	187	9–7	1–1
March 22	ESPN+	Brown		George H. W. Bush Field	L 0–8	Reid (1–2)	Cohen (1–2)	—	139	9–8	1–2
March 25		at Iona*		Flowers Park New Rochelle, NY	W 7–6⁽¹⁰⁾	West (1–1)	Mata (1–1)	—	41	10–8	—
March 28	ESPN+	Penn		George H. W. Bush Field	W 16–14	Evans (3–1)	Darling (0–1)	—	222	11–8	2–2
March 29^[a]	ESPN+	Penn		George H. W. Bush Field	W 4–0	Cohen (2–2)	Coyne (2–3)	—	177	12–8	3–2
March 29^[a]	ESPN+	Penn		George H. W. Bush Field	W 3–2⁽¹⁰⁾	Spadaccini (3–0)	von Zuben (0–1)	—	177	13–8	4–2
March 31		at Fairfield*		Alumni Baseball Diamond Fairfield, CT	L 6–9	Kelly (1–0)	Lewis (0–1)	Maiorano (4)	112	13–9	—

April: 10–4–1 (Home: 4–1; Away: 6–3–1; Neutral: 0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Ivy
April 3	ESPN+	at Princeton		Bill Clarke Field Princeton, NJ	W 7–6	Cohen (3–2)	Eaton (1–4)	Evans (2)	203	14–9	5–2
April 4^[a]	ESPN+	at Princeton		Bill Clarke Field	W 12–7	Ohman (2–0)	Kim (2–3)	—	164	15–9	6–2
April 4^[a]	ESPN+	at Princeton		Bill Clarke Field	W 5–4	Hwang (2–1)	Gilman (0–1)	—	150	16–9	7–2
April 8		New Haven*		George H. W. Bush Field	W 20–0⁽⁷⁾	West (2–1)	Eckrote (1–2)	—	107	17–9	—
The Series
April 11^[a]	ESPN+	Harvard		George H. W. Bush Field	L 3–5	Colasante (3–4)	Ohman (2–1)	McHugh (2)	329	17–10	7–3
April 11^[a]	ESPN+	Harvard		George H. W. Bush Field	W 9–6	Cohen (4–2)	Abler (1–3)	Hwang (1)	329	18–10	8–3
April 12	ESPN+	Harvard		George H. W. Bush Field	W 5–2	Evans (4–1)	Alagheband (0–3)	—	300	19–10	9–3

March 15	ESPN+	Quinnipiac*		George H. W. Bush Field	W 6–5	West (3–1)	Rusinak (0–1)	—	167	20–10	—
April 17	ESPN+	at Cornell		Booth Field Ithaca, NY	L 3–5	Yoshida (1–1)	Cohen (4–3)	—	128	20–11	9–4
April 18^[a]	ESPN+	at Cornell		Booth Field	W 16–5	Ohman (3–1)	Holcombe (1–6)	Winslow (1)	207	21–11	10–4
April 18^[a]	ESPN+	at Cornell		Booth Field	W 6–3	Evans (5–1)	Hamill (0–3)	Spadaccini (2)	274	22–11	11–4
April 22		at Sacred Heart*		Veterans Memorial Park Fairfield, CT	W 14–5	Spadaccini (4–0)	Emrich (0–2)	—	108	23–11	—
April 24	ESPN+	at Columbia		Phillip Satow Stadium New York City, NY	L 4–6	Santana (4–3)	Ohman (3–2)	Kleinhans (2)	383	23–12	11–5
April 26^[a]	ESPN+	at Columbia		Phillip Satow Stadium	L 8–9	Kleinhans (2–2)	Spadaccini (4–1)	—	422	23–13	11–6
April 26^[a]	ESPN+	at Columbia		Phillip Satow Stadium	T 15–15	—	—	—	422	23–13–1	11–6–1
April 28		at Central Connecticut*		CCSU Baseball Field New Britain, CT	Canceled (inclement weather)

May: 4–0 (Home: 4–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Ivy
May 6		Iona*		George H. W. Bush Field	W 12–1	West (4–1)	Neville (0–1)	—	79	24–13–1	—
May 8	ESPN+	Dartmouth		George H. W. Bush Field	W 7–3	Ohman (4–2)	Isler (1–6)	—	147	25–13–1	12–6–1
May 10^[a]	ESPN+	Dartmouth		George H. W. Bush Field	W 3–2	Evans (6–1)	Kugler (2–4)	Winslow (2)	387	26–13–1	13–6–1
May 10^[a]	ESPN+	Dartmouth		George H. W. Bush Field	W 4–1	Cohen (5–3)	Klaric (0–1)	—	387	27–13–1	14–6–1

Postseason: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–1; Neutral: 0–1)

Ivy League tournament: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	ILT Record
May 15	ESPN+	(4) Columbia	(1)	George H. W. Bush Field	W 12–3	Ohman (5–2)	Santana (5–5)	—	431	28–13–1	1–0
May 16	ESPN+	(3) Brown	(1)	George H. W. Bush Field	W 5–2	Evans (7–1)	Reid (4–4)	—	407	29–13–1	2–0
May 17	ESPN+	(3) Brown	(1)	George H. W. Bush Field	W 7–5	Spadaccini (5–1)	Piwnicki (4–2)	Ohman (1)	427	30–13–1	2–0

NCAA tournament: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1; Neutral: 0–1)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	NCAAT Record
May 29	ESPN+	at (1) No. 15 Oregon*	(4)	PK Park Eugene, OR	L 2–14	Twist (4–0)	Ohman (5–3)	—	4,278	30–14–1	0–1
May 30	ESPN+	vs. No. 8 (2) Oregon State*	(4)	PK Park	L 2–9	Segura (6–2)	Owens (7–2)	—	3,945	30–15–1	0–2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Canceled
Bold = Yale team member * Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.^[3]

Schedule Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Part of a doubleheader.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches'^[4]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America^[5]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[6]	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	rv	rv	rv
D1Baseball^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

↑ "Ivy League baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
↑ "Ivy League Baseball Preseason Poll Projects Tight Finish". ivyleague.org. February 4, 2026.
↑ "2026 Baseball Schedule". yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
↑ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
↑ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
↑ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
↑ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

External links

Yale baseball

[Doubleheader-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Part of a doubleheader.

[1] "Ivy League baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 11, 2026.

[poll-2] "Ivy League Baseball Preseason Poll Projects Tight Finish". ivyleague.org. February 4, 2026.

[4] "2026 Baseball Schedule". yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved May 10, 2026.

[5] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[6] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[7] "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[8] "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[perfect_game-9] "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

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