Dartmouth (19-11, 14-2 Ivy) scored in the double digits in its three victories, while the Bulldogs (12-20, 6-10 Ivy) earned their only win in the first game of the four-game series, a 4-1 pitchers' duel on Saturday.
The Big Green bats quickly warmed up to beat Yale 12-9, 13-2 and 17-8 in the next three games of the weekend.
"It's always nice to take three games from an opponent like Yale," captain Jack Monahan '09 said. "We're obviously excited and hope to keep it going."
With the score tied at 8-8 and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth of the second game Saturday, Nick Santomauro '10 capped a Big Green rally by belting a grand slam to right field. Dartmouth defeated Yale 12-9, compiling 12 hits and eight walks.
Santomauro leads the Big Green with a .389 batting average, .664 slugging percentage, seven home runs and 29 RBIs this season. He is also tied for first in the Ivy League in batting average.
"When Nick got up with the bases loaded, I don't think there was anyone who thought he wasn't going to hit the grand slam," Monahan said. "Everyone is so ready to keep going, and we all trust each other to get the big hit. It was extremely exciting, and he's been doing it all year."
The Big Green also came out swinging in both of Sunday's games, posting a total of 30 runs off of 35 hits in the doubleheader. Dartmouth's freshmen starting pitchers both earned the wins, holding Yale to a total of 10 runs.
Scoring 17 runs in the nightcap on Sunday, Santomauro, Joe Sclafani '12 and Brett Gardner '10 all cracked three hits against five different Yale pitchers.
The Bulldogs attempted a comeback, posting five runs in the fifth inning, but failed to suppress the Dartmouth offense later in the game. Starting pitcher Cole Sulser '12 helped the team hold on for the victory, striking out six in five-and-two-thirds innings for his third win of the season.
Kyle Hendricks '12 pitched a seven-inning complete game in the first game on Sunday, giving up only one earned run on four hits and striking out eight in Dartmouth's 13-2 victory.
Dartmouth broke the early game open during the second inning, Sunday, when the Big Green sluggers manufactured seven runs off of seven hits. Jim Wren '10 had the game's biggest hit as he drilled a three-run homer into left field, driving in Ray Allen '09 and Mike Pagliarulo '09. It was Wren's fifth home run of the season.
Pagliarulo started Dartmouth off by ripping his own three-run homer in the first-inning of the game. He has now slammed four home runs this season, and has accumulated 26 RBIs.
In Dartmouth's sole loss of the weekend, the Big Green sluggers had only three hits and struck out nine times during the 4-1 loss in the first game Saturday. The Bulldogs took the lead in the first inning, greeting Dartmouth starter Robert Young '10 with a home run over the center-field fence.
Despite scoring a run in the fifth inning, the Big Green could not come back from the small deficit. Dartmouth is 2-6 so far this season when trailing after the first inning.
"Sometimes you face someone who is throwing pretty well," Monahan said. "You have to give the other guy credit. The big thing is that you have to rebound, which we obviously did with the three wins."
The Big Green will take the field next against the University of Vermont at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Burlington, Vt.
Ivy League competition then continues when Dartmouth returns home to face Harvard (10-26, 8-8 Ivy) in a doubleheader Saturday, before traveling to Cambridge, Mass., on Sunday to face the Crimson in another doubleheader.
"We just need to stay in a rhythm and keep hitting the ball well," Monahan said about preparing for the weekend's matchup with the Crimson. "Our pitchers are doing really well on the mound. We just need to keep things going in the right direction."
Dartmouth is currently in first in the Red Rolfe Division of the Ivy League, and can clinch the division to earn a bid to the Ivy championship if the team wins at least three out of its four games against Harvard this weekend. The team can also clinch the division title with two Big Green victories against Harvard and at least one Brown (18-15, 12-4 Ivy) loss to Yale this weekend.
A playoff for the division title between Dartmouth and second-place Brown could occur if Dartmouth only wins two against Harvard and Brown sweeps Yale, or if the Big Green loses three to Harvard and the Bears win three games against Yale.
"Basically, we need to win at least three to guarantee we win [the division]," Young said. "And I think we'll win at least three."
