Despite dropping its opening-round game in the tournament to Cornell, Harvard came right back and reeled off three consecutive victories, including an 8-0 avenging of that first loss. The Crimson would come up just short, however, falling to the Big Red 6-3 in the championship game.

With second-place finishes in the Ivy League standings and the ECAC Championships, the season was definitely a success for the Crimson. The same can be said for a number of individuals on the team.

Senior outfielder Melissa Kreuder was Harvard's leading hitter and fifth in the Ivies with a .372 batting average. For her efforts, Kreuder was the only Harvard player named to the Northeast All-Region first team.

Freshman shortstop Deborah Abeles made the most of her inaugural season, hitting .338 and leading the league in triples (6) and RBIs (37). Abeles was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week in two of the last three weeks of the season.

Sophomore Terri Teller's .329 average and co-captain Katina Lee's .325 average placed them 12th and 14th on the list of the Ivy League's leading hitters. Lee also led the league in hits (61).

Collectively Harvard was the only team to have four players on the list of the league's top 15 hitters. The Crimson as a team led the league in hits (401).

Harvard also made its mark defensively in the form of junior pitcher Tasha Cupp. Cupp easily led the Ivies in strikeouts with 182 (52 more than her nearest competitor), and her 1.87 ERA was third best in the league. She was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week in the second week of the season.

Overall Harvard had a good year on the diamond. The team is graduating three seniors in Kreuder, Lee and co-captain Melissa Reyen. But with two of its top hitters returning along with a pitching staff led by the remarkable "T-Cupp", the Crimson should once again challenge for the Ivy League crown next season.