Again, however, the Crimson showed heart and kept things close. Whitton again started on the mound, and managed to hold Berkeley to two runs over four innings.

More importantly, the Crimson played mistake-free ball during that period. The runs came on solid hits, rather than from walks or errors.

"We wanted to make them beat us," said freshman Breanne Cooley. "Our goal was to not leave it up to errors and make things easier for them. We knew they were going to hit the ball, but we needed to try to limit their chances."

Cooley led the large freshmen coalition, starting four games at first base and sparking a small rally against the Golden Bears.

In the third inning against the Golden Bears, Cooley knocked a single between third and short. She made it to second on a fielder's choice, and moved to third on a Whitton single. Berkely was able to get out of the inning without allowing Cooley to cross the plate.

"At one point, everyone in the infield was a freshmen except the catcher [co-captain Mairead McKendry]," Cooley said. "But there's not any separation between classes, there's a bunch of team chemistry."

In the fifth, Harvard's mental game broke down, and the Crimson committed three errors, leading to five runs for Berkeley.