But unlike in its second game of the day, Harvard was able to hold on to the early lead, allowing just two runs over the course of seven innings.
“We were plugged in, both on defense and on offense,” Suter said. “It was a good, complete team win.”
Harvard struck again in the fourth inning, as Smart’s sacrifice fly scored Boden, giving the Crimson its second unearned run of the day.
“We came out strong,” Dill said. “There are definitely a lot of positives to build on. Our hitting was good, our defense was very good and our pitching.”
In the fifth inning, Colton batted in Way with a single. The Crimson stretched its lead to 6-1 in the sixth inning, as Martin and Smart each scored runs on RBIs from Smart and Way, respectively.
“The first game was huge for us,” Larrow said. “We were able to get the lead early and held onto it, which was really big…. It’s nice to come out hot in the first game [of Ivy play] and get runs on the board well.”
—Staff writer Catherine E. Coppinger can be reached at ccoppinger@college.harvard.edu.