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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Sophomore pitcher Connor Kaufmann threw a no-hitter, leading the baseball team to a 2-0 victory over Dartmouth on Sunday afternoon at Hoy Field. The game was seven innings, because it was originally scheduled to be the opener of a doubleheader. The second game was postponed by rain. 

It was the first no-hitter for the Big Red since Kerry Brooks, Rob Wilson and Doug Petillo combined to no-hit Rochester on April 5, 1989 in another seven-inning affair. The last solo no-hitter for Cornell was April 8, 1979, when Greg Myers worked five innings in a 1-0 victory over Canisius. To find the last Big Red solo no-hitter of at least seven innings, you would have to go back to Larry Rafalski's nine-inning blanking of Hartwick on April 25, 1968.

Kaufmann worked around two walks, striking out four while facing the minimum 21 batters. The Big Red took the lead in the second inning, started by a two-out double from senior catcher Brandon Lee. He moved to third on a wild pitch, then came around to score on a single by sophomore Ben Swinford.

Senior Frank Hager provided the Big Red with its other run on a line-drive home run over the tall fence down the left-field line. It was his first homer of the season. Cornell's other hit on the day was a triple from freshman JD Whetsel.

The second game postponed before it started and will be made up at noon on Monday, April 2.