Tiffany is Harvard’s best player and the team’s leader as the only senior. Her .457 batting average topped the Ivies last season, and was sixth in the nation. Her career batting average (.415) puts her in second place on the Crimson’s all-time list. As the defending Ivy League Player of the Year and a Regional All-American, she is likely the most feared hitter in the league.

“The biggest compliment that I can give Tiffany is that she sets a tone,” Allard says. “She provides leadership, she provides somebody that can step up, and somebody that everyone can be confident in.”

At second, Williamson provides a consistent bat and solid defense. She has been named to an All-Ivy team in both campaigns with Harvard.

At short, Goldberg provides a rocket arm and switched up batting stance to provide some pop in the line-up.

The departure of junior Breanne Cooley has produced a hole at third base that will be filled by the team of Canham and Murray.

To spell the starting infielders, Bettinelli will see time at second as well as the mound.

Juniors Lauren McAuliffe and Pam Kiely will serve as utility players in the infield or outfield.

A pair of young hitters, sophomore Cecily Gordon and freshman Pilar Adams, have shared duties as the designated player.

—Staff writer Robert A. Cacace can be reached at cacace@fas.harvard.edu.