Lange then hit a single down the right side to bring home Macadam and cut the game short at five innings.

“Laura [Ricciardone] was really sick today actually so the fact that we could finish in five innings and give her a break was perfect,” Scott said. “It was just what she needed.”

HARVARD 12, YALE 11

In the first game of the day, Harvard was seconds away from an 11-6 victory when in the top of the seventh inning, a dropped third strike—what would have been a game-ending third out—ultimately became the start of a five-run rally for the Bulldogs.

The matchup began with Yale taking a 4-1 lead after the first inning, the Crimson’s sole run resulting from a Regan sacrifice that brought home Macadam.

In the second inning, the Harvard defense kicked into gear, keeping the Bulldogs from scoring throughout the next three innings while the Crimson took back the lead, 6-4.

By the end of the fifth inning the score was tied at six runs apiece as Yale scored two, and Harvard brought home one with Zumbro’s sacrifice fly to right field.

In the sixth inning, the Crimson held the Bulldogs scoreless for a fourth time and gained hold of the lead by knocking in four runs off of three hits and three errors.

Then just when it looked like Harvard had secured an 11-6 victory, Yale took the second chance given to them by a dropped third strike.

A five-run rally by the Bulldogs followed to tie the score, 11-11.

But the Crimson offense remained relentless.

Alexander tripled to right center and scored on a Macadam single to pull out a win for Harvard.

Now with a league record of 14-2, the Crimson needs only one win against Dartmouth in next weekend’s doubleheader to clinch the North Division and advance to the Ancient Eight championship game.