Four straight batters -McKendry, Koppel, Fu, and Springer - hit singles off of Galicinao after Godfree and Abeles were unable to bring Whitton home. When the dust settled, Harvard was leading 3-1.
Princeton scored a run in the top of the fifth to cut the Crimson lead to one, but by then Harvard had no trouble getting a few insurance runs. Galicinao was rattled by the fifth. Five of the six batters that she faced reached base, and the lead was extended to 6-2. A line drive by McKendry that deflected off of her arm finally took Galicinao out of the game.
Whitton, meanwhile, went the distance for the win. Through seven innings, she gave up just three hits, two runs, and four walks, while striking out six.
The win meant a lot to Whitton, since she was once a top Princeton recruit.
"I really wanted to beat Princeton, because the coach and I don't get along too well," Whitton said. "It's kind of a little personal vendetta."
Luckily for Harvard, Whitton will have to chance to frustrate Princeton coach Cindy Cohen for three more years.
Harvard 9, Yale 3
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