Koral led off the game for the Crimson with a single up the third baseline. Stefanchik followed by putting down a bunt and reaching first on a bad throw that gave Koral time to take third. Stefanchik took second with ease, and Koppel drove everyone home with a solid three-run drive over the right-field fence.
The Big Green answered with two runs at the bottom of the first, but the strong pitching of sophomore Kara Brotemarkle silenced Dartmouth’s bats for the remaining six innings.
“Dartmouth had obviously proved to be a good hitting team by their performance in the first game, so I knew I couldn’t let my guard down and I would really have to focus to limit their offense,” Brotemarkle said. “It was much easier to do because my defense did a great job in making the plays.”
Pitching a complete game to mark her 11th win of the season, Brotemarkle was certainly able to maintain her focus, allowing only four hits and tallying seven strikeouts.
Scoring one run in each of the third, fourth, sixth and seventh innings, the Crimson gradually worked its way to a comfortable victory. Goldberg and Williamson scored on solo home runs hit in the fourth and sixth innings, respectively.
With a single in the sixth, Goldberg completed a cycle—one single, two doubles, one triple and one homerun—over the course of both games.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Big Green once again attempted a comeback and loaded up the bases with two outs on three Brotemarkle walks. But Goldberg fielded a ground ball and found Williamson at second for the inning-ending force.
In the seventh, Whitton singled to drive in a run while the Big Green hitters were retired in order on fly balls.
The victories allowed the seniors to end their Ivy careers on a winning note.
“I’m just so glad we played so well on my last day here,” Koppel said. “These wins give our Ivy League play a happy ending.”
Harvard 14, Dartmouth 13
at Sachem Field, Hanover, N.H.
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