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...Softball Complex in the top of the tenth, it looked like the Crimson might steal the win. But in the bottom of the inning, Rams freshman Erika Szymanski took matters into her own hands, blasting a three-run homer that sent the ball sailing over the center-field fence and Harvard (18-20, 9-3 Ivy) back to the bus with a 7-5 loss...
...game might have ended in seven innings had it not been for an unearned run scored in the top of the frame after a pair errors by Rams shortstop Courtney Prendergastt. Junior outfielder Emily Henderson grounded a ball to Prendergastt, whose throwing error allowed the outfielder to reach second. After advancing to third on a Krysiak groundout, Henderson scored to send the game into extra innings as Prendergastt misplayed a ball batted by co-captain Melissa Schellberg, a Crimson sports editor...
Luckily for Harvard, it was able to prevent URI from plating any runs in those innings. All looked lost for a moment when the bases were loaded and Julich was heading for home plate on a groundball, but sophomore shortstop Jane Alexander made the play, getting the ball to Pledger in time...
After being held scoreless over the first 13 minutes of play, VanderMeulen received the ball several yards away from the goal. She juked past her defender, getting right to the goal before letting a shot go at point-blank range that found its target...
Sophomore Whitney Shaw hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the first to give the Crimson enough offense to hold on for the win. The long-ball to leftfield was her sixth of the year and came as part of a two-for-three performance in the first game of the afternoon...