"She's very consistent," Haskell says. She's not overpowering, but we can always count on her to give us a strong outing."

She has what big leagues call a "rubber" arm. It just doesn't get tired. If you need a complete game victory, give Christine the ball.

Of course, with seven inning games, a lot of pitchers can go the distance, and Harvard only plays with a three-woman rotation.

But what about double headers? Surely, you throw Carr in the first, let her do her work, and then send her to the showers.

Well, no.

"In many instances she has pitched both ends of a double header," Haskell says.

Carr loves to pitch, and she doesn't know the word fatigue. So what the heck, why not let her throw? So goes the thinking in Cambridge, anyway.

And if by some chance Carr isn't pitching one day, you'll still find her in the game, perched over on first base.

She's not just a pitcher. She can hit too. She's sort of the Babe Ruth of softball. One day she'll strike you out. The next, she'll get the key hit to win the game.

You can see it now. Harvard goes into the last two games of the season, needing both wins in double header for the Ivy league title.

Carr pitches both games, give up a total of five hits, zero runs, and gets the game-winning hits in both battles. Harvard sweeps the double header, wins the Ancient Eight title and crowns Carr queen.

Maybe its just a dream. But don't tell that to Carr. She knows dreams can come true.