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...first, freshman leadoff hitter Emily Henderson drew a walk and then promptly stole second for her 17th stolen base of the year. Two batters later junior Hayley Bock knocked an RBI double that scored Henderson. Just like that the Crimson was on the board. Bock crossed the plate later in the first when sophomore Melissa Shellberg connected for a two-out RBI single.“When [Henderson] gets on base as a leadoff it is definitely a spark,” Harvard coach Jenny Allard said. “We came out much more aggressive in the second game...
...Haven against Yale (13-16, 5-2-1 Ivy) this weekend, the Harvard lineup will have to break out of its collective slump, and quickly. Through April 6, the Crimson had scored a nation-worst 2.6 runs per game, with several of its top hitters struggling mightily at the plate, including captain Matt Vance, who, since his two-homer outing last Wednesday against Holy Cross, is 2-for-24 with 10 strikeouts. According to Harvard coach Joe Walsh, Vance has taken the burden of awakening the Crimson’s struggling lineup on as a personal challenge, to the detriment...
...pitcher’s duel received some added drama in the top of the eighth inning, when a collision at the plate between senior Matt Kramer and Minuteman Ryan Franczek led to a tangle between players and a clearing of both dugouts...
Kramer, who had an excellent game behind the plate with two runners thrown out stealing and two tagged out in close plays at home, did not initiate contact with Franczek after the play...
...From my standpoint it was a banger at the plate, and when they got up there was a little more of a collision,” Walsh added. “It’s a just a banger, hard-nosed play...