With one down and the potential winning run only on deck, Bentley's situation certainly hadn't been helped by the sacrifice bunt.

Two spectacular defensive plays later--a line drive snag by second baseman Mary Baldauf and a sliding grab by right fielder Janet Dickerman--and Harvard had nailed down the victory.

At the start of the contest, however, it looked like the Crimson might not be so lucky.

After Baldauf hit a solo home run in the top of the first--her third in three games the--the Falcons stormed back with four runs on five hits in the bottom of the inning.

At that point, Harvard hurler Gerri Rubin settled down, facing four batters in the second and setting the Falcons down one-two-three over the next six frames.

"Gerri was mixing it up very well, throwing as well as she has all year," Wentzell said.

With Rubin mowing down the Falcons, the Crimson battery manufactured three runs in the fourth, with Baldauf (who went four-for-four on the day) driving in two with a double.

Then, in the eighth, Hanya Bluestone picked up the game-winning RBI with a single. The insurance run crossed the plate on a Bentley fielding error.

And that was all the skilled--and a little bit lucky--Crimson needed to notch yet another victory.