Ricciardone took the mound for Harvard in the second game of the Saturday double header and, as she did the following day, picked apart Lehigh, throwing five scoreless innings.

But the Crimson batters had no answer for Lehigh’s pitcher, either.  The tight game came down to the bottom of the sixth, when a hit batter and a sacrifice bunt put a Mountain Hawk runner on second.  The home team took advantage of the game’s only offense when the next batter singled to right, bringing the runner in for the game-winning score.

“Laura threw an amazing game in the second game on Saturday and unfortunately we didn’t have the run support [to match her effort],” Alexander said.

HARVARD 3, LEHIGH 1

Harvard got off to a good start in its weekend series with a 3-1 win over Lehigh. Brown pitched a strong game for the Crimson, recording eight strikeouts through the first three innings.

In the top of the fourth, Harvard senior infielder Jane Alexander sparked the Crimson offense with a triple to right center.  Sophomore Kasey Lange brought her home on the next at bat when she hit a double down the left field line. Harvard tacked on another run in the inning when freshman infielder Katherine Lantz knocked Lange home.

The game reverted to a pitching duel until the top of the seventh, when Ricciardone led off with a single.  Shelbi Olson’s RBI single to the middle padded Harvard’s lead, 3-0.  Though the Mountain Hawks responded with a run in the bottom of the last inning, the Crimson held on for the 3-1 win.