The first five batters were responsible for eight of the nine Harvard hits, and each member of the 3-4-5 combo of Barresi, Brown, and Hayes had a pair of hits.

Comeback

Maine jumped out to a 3-0 lead to the third, on five consecutive singles of Ribin.

The Cantabs came right back in the bottom half of the third, as Barresi lined a two-run home run that skipped past Black Bear centerfielder Gina Omellette.

With a pair of runs in the fifth and a single tally in the sixth, however, Maine appeared to have the game in the bag, Lynn Hearty, the UM pitcher, gave up consecutive doubles in the sixth, to Brown and Hayes, but still took a comfortable three-run cushion with her to the mound in the seventh.

However, before anyone could quite realize what was happening, Bluestone and Baldauf had singled, Barren had reached on a bungled fielder's choice grounder, Brown had driven in one with her single, and Hayes had cleared the sacks with her shot.

After hasty calculations to make sure that that four runs had actually materialized to quality. Hayes was mobbed as she stood at third.

The Crimson hopes to repeat yesterday's success when it faces Tufts tomorrow--but perhaps without quite as much suspense. "I don't think they are quite the caliber of the other teams we've been facing," Wentzell predicted.