“We had great defense,” Brown said. “I was confident that every time a runner got on, my defense could make the plays. It was just a matter of when we could score.”

HARVARD 7, QUINNIPIAC 4

Harvard scored first and often in its second game against Quinnipiac. In the third inning, Macadam doubled off of an error and brought in junior infielder Jane Alexander. Later in the fifth, the Crimson blew the game open, scoring five more runs.

“We really came to play,” Harvard coach Jenny Allard said. “We brought good energy to the games today. Offensively, we really settled in, swung at some good pitches, and made things happen. Jane Alexander had an exceptional day at plate, and we had a lot of clutch hits.”

Alexander added to her single in the third inning with a double in the fifth, while freshman pitcher Laura Ricciardone and Zumbro helped the visiting team hold its lead down the stretch.

“Our pitchers did an amazing job of keeping us in it,” Alexander said. “Everyone just swung their bats like they were capable of, and we came together to put a bunch of runs on the board.”

HARVARD 8, QUINNIPIAC 0

Giving up a sole leadoff single at the bottom of the fourth and striking out 10 of the 23 batters she faced, Brown recorded her second one-hit shutout of the season in the Crimson’s first game against the Bobcats.

While Quinnipiac was unable to get anything past Brown, the Crimson scored twice in the fourth inning, followed by six runs in the seventh. Alexander and Lange each homered once in the final inning to lift Harvard to its 8-0 win.

“It was good to see our offense come together in full force,” Macadam said. “We’ve been getting a lot of runners on base in the past few games, but we haven’t had much success in scoring. So, I think we finally broke through today and scored a couple of runs.”