A scoreless fourth inning was followed by a big fifth inning for the Harvard offense. Olson got the rally started with a double to right center, and advanced to third off of a Macadam sac bunt. Regan then singled to third base and Lange walked to load the bases with one out.

A Scott two-RBI single brought home Regan and Olson, and Heritage singled to leftfield to plate in Lange, bringing the score to 5-0.

The next two innings passed quickly, with a single hit and no runs scored. The first contest of the Championship Series ended in a Crimson win.

Though earlier in the season the team seemed to heavily rely on its pitching, this was not the case this weekend, as both shutouts resulted from solid contributions from Harvard’s offense and defense.

“I’m so proud of our team,” Lange said. “We completely came together. We had such great senior leadership. Rachel and Laura were awesome on the mound, and our hitters came up big. It was totally a group effort.”

And for co-captains Emily Henderson and Macadam, an Ivy League Championship title is the perfect way to end their Crimson softball career.

“It’s unbelievable,” Macadam said. “We’ve never been able to pull it out my previous years here. Emily and I wanted to go out of our senior year with a win and to finally get that was unbelievable.”

—Staff writer Marlee Melendy can be reached at melendy@college.harvard.edu.