The powerful trio struck yet again in the top of the sixth to earn three more runs, bringing the score to 6-1, along with contributions from sophomore Ashley Heritage and junior Mari Zumbro.

The final run for Harvard came off of a solo home run from Scott, and junior pitcher Rachel Brown was able to clinch the win.

HARVARD 9, BROWN 0

It took no time for the Crimson to reach the scoreboard in Saturday’s second game, with Regan giving Harvard a 1-0 cushion in the first inning after she came home on an RBI from Lange.

Macadam rose to the occasion in the third inning, knocking the ball to center for a triple and taking home after a ball slipped past the catcher.

Lange again brought Regan in off of a slap hit, earning another RBI. Shaw brought the lead to 4-0 after she took first on a fielder’s choice, was driven to third off of a double from Scott, and came home after an illegal pitch by a Brown hurler.

The Crimson earned five more runs in the game, while Ricciardone took care of business at the mound, allowing only four hits in the shutout—the first time Harvard has blanked its opponent in consecutive games since the 2009 season.

“The shutouts were huge,” Regan said. “It set the tone for the whole weekend that we were just going to dominate.”

HARVARD 8, BROWN 0

In the opening game of the weekend, the Crimson left no doubt that it came to win. Although it took a few innings for Harvard’s offense to get fired up, it took control in the third inning, recording seven runs in the frame, and never backed down afterwards.

Solid hitting, accompanied by an outstanding pitching performance from Rachel Brown, gave the Crimson its first win of the series.

Brown allowed only one hit in the game, while earning 11 strikeouts, bringing her to her 15th win and fifth shutout of the season. Lange, Shaw, Scott, Heritage, and Zumbro all contributed to an unstoppable lineup.

“One of our biggest goals of the series was to get all three aspects of our game firing at the same time—pitching delivered shutouts, defense backed up the pitching, and our offense stepped up,” Shaw said. “This weekend really redefined what our swagger is.”

—Staff writer B. Marjorie Gullick can be reached at gullick@college.harvard.edu.