“They gained some confidence,” Allard said. “[They] swung their bats harder, and that put some runs on the board.”

Princeton doubled twice off of Brown’s first two pitches and jumped out to a 3-1 lead.

Crimson junior infielder Jane Alexander’s solo home run gave the team hopes for a comeback.

But Harvard was unable to escape from the offensive funk, dropping the second encounter, 3-2.

“We were sitting on one run and it’s always tough to maintain a lead when it’s a slim margin,” Brown said. “Laura was doing a fantastic job, but we didn’t make some plays, and Princeton got things going in its favor.”

HARVARD 7, PRINCETON 0

The Crimson lit up the scoreboard in the first two innings—scoring seven runs in two frames—and played tough defense to shut out the Tigers, 7-0.

Brown put in another outstanding performance, striking out 10 of 26 batters while only allowing two hits.

“We came out with a lot of energy,” Brown said. “We were ready to play that game, and it’s a lot easier to pitch when you have a comfortable lead.”

The Tigers’ offense struggled mightily, only managing two hits all game.

Harvard, on the other hand, had no trouble hitting the ball, putting up nine hits, two of which left the yard.

Regan knocked her first home run of the season in the first inning to put Harvard up by one.

Lange also had a strong outing, doubling in the second to bring home Regan and setting up freshman Allison Scott’s three-run homer.

“It took a couple extra rounds of front toss in [our pre-game batting practice],” Lange said. “But I’ve been seeing the ball pretty well.”