After Brown tied the game in their half of the sixth inning, the Crimson put the game away for good with some timely hits by sophomore Cherry Fu and freshman Tiffany Whitton in a two-run seventh. Brown failed to mount a comeback in the game's final inning, falling by a final score of 5-3 in the close game.

Thoke tossed a complete game and choked any offensive outbursts with 11 strikeouts en route to her second win of the weekend despite the nagging injury.

"It still hurts to throw my knuckleball, but I am glad that I was able to perform well," Thoke said.

The Crimson put on an impressive hitting display in the second game of the afternoon, pounding the Bears for nine runs in the first two innings and eliminating any chance of a late-inning comeback.

Both veterans and rookies contributed to the five-inning 12-2 victory, which was called on account of the mercy rule. Senior Jessie Amberg and freshmen Grace Bloodwell and Whitton led the team with two hits apiece.

"This was the first double-header that we actually finished," Whitton said. "We came out in the second game pretty strong."

The Crimson was also powered by a barrage of doubles, which drove in most of the runs in the productive opening innings. Senior Ghia Godfree, junior Mairead McKendry, Fu and Montijo each doubled during the first three innings to build up a virtually insurmountable 10-run lead.