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After the Crimson retired the side in the bottom of the inning, Spring-field changed their pitcher in the second inning to counter Harvard's potent offense...
...Springfield is a pretty strong team," centerfielder Elissa Kao said. "Their pitching wasn't that good but they had a strong defense behind it. In the first game, the pitcher forced a lot of ground balls. A lot of times what could have been good hits for us turned into outs because they had a strong defensive team...
...pitcher proved successful for Springfield, but she got an added boost from the weather, which frustrated the Crimson by pulling their hits right down into the Springfield outfielders' gloves...
...Harvard offense had a slower start. After yesterday's 23-4 destruction of Tufts, the team had to readjust to tougher pitching. It managed to shake up Holy Cross pitcher Jim Lielbler in the first inning when senior Marcel Durand drew a walk with two men out. Lielbler, feeling the threat of a man on, delivered two wild pitches, allowing Durand to advance to third base. The chance for an early Harvard lead was quenched however when Dan Scanlan, the eventual hero, struck...
...once and for all in the bottom of the eighth. Hill led of the inning with a double, and Durand pushed him to third with a sacrifice bunt. Scanlan drove the ball over the center field fence to pick up two RBI's, including the game winner. Junior pitcher Peter Rau came in to get the save in the ninth inning...