Thoke was a star on both sides of the ball again against the Bulldogs.
Aside from pitching six scoreless innings, Thoke connected for an opposite field home run in the second. That would prove to be all the offense the Crimson would need in the 3-0 victory.
Thoke's control of the Bulldog hitters was made abundantly clear in the third inning. She struck out freshman Rina Branen on a ball in dirt, but the pitch squirted past tri-captain Mairead McKendry, allowing Branen to get to first.
Thoke quickly bore down, and struck out three more Bulldogs in the inning, giving her an anomalous four in the frame.
In the fifth inning, Harvard added two more. Again, Koral was central to the Harvard attack, as she came around to scores after slapping a single. Two passed balls by the Yale catcher enabled Whitton to come around for the final Crimson run.
In game two, the Crimson took the lead as early as possible and never looked back. Harvard won, 6-2.
Freshman third baseman Breanne Cooley smacked a home run on the first pitch the Crimson saw. Koral walked to get on base, and Koppel brought her in for Harvard's second run.
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