The bottom of the second was a wild inning for the Crimson offense. Two doubles, seven singles, a stolen base, and an error all contributed to seven Harvard runners crossing home plate in the frame. Between co-captain Giana Panariello and Giaquinto, the Crimson strung together six consecutive hits at one point in the inning.

HARVARD 8, DARTMOUTH 4

Harvard clinched its Ivy League playoff spot with a come-from-behind 8-4 win at home.

“We’re excited to extend our season, play another week with our seniors, and we’re determined to go out there and do our best with another shot at Princeton,” Kaplan said.

Down 2-0 entering the bottom of the fourth, the Crimson rallied for four runs on back-to-back long balls from Giaquinto and sophomore catcher Elizabeth Shively.

The following inning was more of the same for Harvard, as Giaquinto hit her second three-run home run in as many innings. The two home runs bumped Giaquinto’s season total to six, tied for the team lead with sophomore third baseman Erin Lockhart. All told, the freshman hit three long balls in four weekend games, each of them driving in three runs.

Leaving runners on base ended up being crucial for the Crimson’s pitching staff in this contest. Despite allowing a whopping 14 hits, sophomore Katie Duncan and senior Taylor Cabe stranded 13 Big Green and in the process held the visitors to four runs.

Harvard scored its eighth and final run of the day on an RBI single by sophomore shortstop Rhianna Rich in the bottom of the sixth. Rich, Giaquinto, and Shively finished with two hits apiece.

HARVARD 9, DARTMOUTH 2

The Crimson’s second and final game in Hanover, N.H. was not nearly as hotly contested as the first, as Harvard coasted to a 9-2 victory.

Immediately after closing out Dartmouth in the opening game, Cabe was back in the circle, this time getting the nod as the starter. Unhindered by her 28-pitch save, Cabe tossed 117 more to record her third complete-game win of the season.

The Boiling Springs, S.C. native scattered eight hits and struck out five in her seventh win of the season, improving her record to 7-7.

Home runs continued to be a theme in the second contest of the weekend. One of Cabe’s two runs allowed came via the long ball, and senior Catherine Callaway, Kaplan, and Lockhart all went deep for the Crimson.

For the second straight game, Lockhart homered in the fifth inning. Her three-run blast was part of a five-run outburst after four innings without any run production from either side.

Big Green junior backstop Claire Bird countered with a solo shot of her own in the home half of the fifth. However, Harvard opened the floodgates in the top of the seventh to put the game out of reach for Dartmouth. Callaway and Kaplan both went yard off Dartmouth reliever Tessa Grossman.