One swing is sometimes enough.

Sophomore Whitney Shaw hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the first to give the Crimson enough offense to hold on for the win. The long-ball to leftfield was her sixth of the year and came as part of a two-for-three performance in the first game of the afternoon.

Harvard continued its strong pitching from the weekend, allowing no hits after the third inning and never surrendering its lead after the first inning.

Sophomore Julia Moore pitched four innings, allowing two runs and earning the win. Senior Margaux Black pitched three no-hit innings to get the save.

“Margaux and Jules did a great job of shutting them down and making them swing at their pitches,” Brown said. “Brown is not a very aggressive team, so they [were trying] to draw the walks. Margaux and Jules both did a really good job of pitching ahead.”

Black allowed two base runners, one on an error and the second on a seventh-inning walk. She had no strikeouts, but seven of her nine out came by way of the groundout.

“Margaux came in and threw a lot of moving pitches and was very effective for us,” Allard said.

The Crimson had ten hits but still had trouble plating the runners. Other than Shaw, freshman Jessica Ferri was the only other Harvard player to have a hit with a runner in scoring position. Her sixth-inning double pushed the lead to two going into the game’s final inning.

“They were throwing good strike pitches, challenging their batters, and we got some key hits, we got timely hits,” Allard said. “The name of the game is great pitching, good defense, and timely hits.”