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...grand slam was sweet redemption for Whitton, who gave up three runs as a pitcher in the sixth to blow a 2-1 lead that sophomore Kara Brotemarkle had maintained for five innings. She was grateful to her teammates, four of whom had to reach base for her to have another shot at the plate...
...there were softball gods affecting the outcome of Saturday’s game, they were certainly challenging Whitton’s mettle up until the final pitch. Princeton’s Brie Galicinao, the 2001 Ivy Pitcher and Player of the Year, had Whitton’s number on the mound and at the plate. In the first game where Galicinao went the distance, Whitton went 0-for-3 and only reached base when she was beaned in the seventh. In the second game, Galicinao homered off Whitton to tie the game...
Harvard was on the verge of a seemingly impossible comeback against Galicinao. With Princeton up 4-1 in the seventh, the Ivy Pitcher of the Year who hadn’t given up an earned run in six starts was getting rattled as she surrendered a double to Cooley, a two-run pinch-hit homer to Sabin, a single to Stefanchik, and hit Whitton. That brought up Koppel with two outs, two on and a one-run deficit...
...support will be there some days and not on others, just like on any other team,” Saty said. “Hopefully the hitters will come out with a lot of intensity and attack the pitcher this weekend...
Galicinao’s success is nothing new. Last season the Tigers went just 8-6, but she pulled off an unprecedented feat by winning Ivy Player and Pitcher of the Year honors. She led Princeton to victories over both Harvard and Cornell last year by pitching strongly on the mound and hitting mercilessly at the plate...