It looked like more of the same in the third, when Hickey retired the first two batters. But then Hickey was suddenly unable to retire a single Crimson batter.
Once Whitton rattled Hickey with a double, six straight Harvard batters reached. When the inning ended, Harvard led 4-0.
Harvard put together another four-run rally in the top of the fifth, highlighted by RBI doubles from Koppel and Springer.
The Harvard hitting was spread around evenly, with each Crimson starter earning a hit. McKendry, Koppel, Fu, and Springer each had two hits in the nine-run, 14-hit outburst.
After Guy was pulled to start the fourth, Whitton came in and earned the win in relief. Whitton went four innings, gave up one hit, zero earned runs, and struck out six, while just walking two.
Harvard 9, Penn 1
Just as in the first game, McKendry hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. This time her shot put Harvard up 9-1, and ended the game due to the mercy rule.
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