EASTERN MICHIGAN 3, HARVARD 1

Eagles pitcher Jenna Ignowski pitched a complete game and allowed seven hits, but Harvard struggled to string together offensive plays.

Eastern Michigan added one run in the second but did the most damage in the sixth when center fielder Courtney Nicholson reached second and was doubled home by third baseman Nellie Coquillard.

The run knocked Halula out of the game, and she was replaced by Groom, who allowed the pinch runner to advance on a wild pitch and come home on a single.

Harvard’s only run came in the top of the fifth, when Del Conte singled, stole second, and was brought home by a single by Regan.

HAVARD 7, BALL STATE 6

Sophomore Gabrielle Ruiz got the win for the Crimson, striking out one batter and allowing four earned runs in 4.1 innings of work.

The Crimson scored four in the bottom of the first off a grand slam by Gusse who went 3-for-4 on the night and stranded two runners.

Harvard added two more in the second, but the Cardinals turned it on in the top of the fourth, scoring four runs on three doubles.

Ball State tacked on another in the fifth and the seventh and had runners on second and third with two outs, but a groundout lost the Cardinals the game.

JACKSONVILLE 5, HARVARD 1

In its first game of the season, both teams were held scoreless through the first two innings, as starting pitcher Groom struck out the side in the first and did not allow a hit in the second.

The Dolphins added one in the first and two in the fourth, and Harvard responded with its only run of the game on a Lantz homer in the top of the 6th. A Jacksonville two-run jack in the bottom of the inning brought the final score to 5-1.

Brown pitched a complete game and allowed six hits and a walk.

—Staff writer Hope Schwartz can be reached at hschwartz@college.harvard.edu. Follow her on Twitter @HopeSchwartz16.