Junior pitcher Morgan Groom took the loss, going four innings with six strikeouts and two earned runs.
HARVARD 3, COLUMBIA 2
The Crimson’s only win of the weekend came in the opening game of the road trip.
Riding the arm of senior pitcher Laura Ricciardone, who went all seven innings and struck out five, Harvard was able to come from behind and take the opening game of the double header.
Columbia scored first in the bottom of the first, as leadoff hitter Alix Cook reached on a bunt single and came home on a double by Kerry Cook.
It was not until the fifth inning that the Crimson broke its silence when sophomore infielder Giana Panariello homered for the first time in her career. Panariello had all three RBIs for Harvard, with her sixth inning double providing the second and third run of the game for the Crimson.
“This weekend’s games were a little bit tough but I feel like we’re working through some things and we finally got our offense back so now it’s about fixing the other things that put our game together,” freshman infielder Melissa Lacro said.
—Staff writer Ariel Smolik-Valles can be reached at asmolikvalles@college.harvard.edu.