In another tough field staked with top teams, the Crimson surged to a second-place finish among 25 teams.
After dropping its first two preliminary round games, the Crimson won five in a row, beginning by upsetting then-No. 23 Wisconsin.
The extra inning victory over the Badgers was made possible due to the sixth-inning game-tying home run off the bat of junior right fielder Sarah Koppel. Koppel launched five longballs on the spring break trip.
On the trip, senior hurler Chelsea Thoke-who has been the Crimson's ace for three years-had three complete game victories. Thoke also broke the school's strikeout record, set by Tasha Cupp '98.
After being stopped by Cal-Berkeley in the finals, the Crimson rounded out its spring break with three doubleheaders.
The Crimson faltered in those contests, as it was swept by Georgia Tech and Canisius but managed to take two from Mercer.
Despite the unfitting end to the impressive Buzz finish, Harvard was happy with its performance.
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