Co-captain Melissa Schellberg—who is a Crimson sports editor—stepped up to the plate and hit an RBI single to finally break the tie and put Harvard ahead, 2-1.
Stratton’s second error on the day allowed senior Jess Pledger to reach and Ferri to score an unearned run to extend the lead to two.
After a single from senior Jennifer Francis, a double from junior Emily Henderson, and a single from Macadam, the Crimson finally took a comfortable 8-1 lead into the bottom of the 10th.
Brown then made quick work of the Friars in the 10th, striking out two and allowing no hits to complete five innings of two-hit relief for her 10th win of the season.
“Today was a great game, definitely the type of game that we play for,” Brown said. “Our coach challenged us to win the game when we were trailing, and we took advantage of Providence’s mistakes. We were confident we could win and we pulled it out in the end. It was a great team win.”
—Staff writer Colin Whelehan can be reached at whelehan@fas.harvard.edu.