James traveled to Easton, Pennsylvania with the championship trophy and his two oldest sons. Ephraim, the older of the two boys, as you know, just wrapped up his first year at Rutgers. Like many freshmen, Ephraim didn't see any playing time on the field. The second oldest son, James Jr., was now 16 and was hoping to follow in his older brother's footsteps and play ball at the collegiate level.
As game time rolled around for Game 2 of the Collegiate Championship Series, the weather was in the upper 50's, with the wind blowing straight out to center well enough to carry a deep fly ball over the fence. Two familiar faces were on the mound. Shaun Louis for Harvard and Tom Drummond for Lafayette. The game got off to a rough start for Drummond and the Leopards, as the first two Crimson batters got on base thanks to defensive errors. Unfortunately, it didn't end there. Harvard got three base hits, Lafayette committed three more errors, and after a half inning, the Crimson held a 4-0 lead.
Lafayette went down quickly for the first two outs, but got new life after a Harvard error. A base hit, two more errors and a wild pitch later, the Leopards scored two runs and cut the lead in half. At the end of the 1st inning, Harvard leads 4-2. In the top of the 2nd, Harvard comes out swinging again. They get three singles and a double, and with two more Lafayette errors, the Crimson score three times and build their lead to 7-2.
Fortunately for everyone involved, the pitchers and the fielders settled down. Harvard scores a run in the 4th and 7th innings, while Shaun Louis just dominates Lafayette hitters, allowing only four hits. Harvard wins the game 9-2 and claims their first Collegiate Baseball National Championship!! Louis is named the Series MVP after pitching 18 innings, giving up 7 hits and allowing no earned runs.