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...early going, it was all Harvard. Although freshman pitcher Marika Zumbro got herself into an early jam—issuing a leadoff walk that was followed by a single—co-captain and catcher Hayley Bock picked off BC’s lead runner to get the game’s first out, allowing Zumbro to settle down. The rookie starter responded by striking out the next two hitters.The Crimson gave Zumbro some breathing room in the top of the second, putting three runs on the board. Freshman Whitney Shaw drew a leadoff walk, and after junior Jessica Pledger...
...Harvard gets a break. Harry Darling hits a sharp ground ball to short. Rogers boots it and the runner at second tries to advance, but Rogers recovers to gun him at third...
...outs - Miscues abound as BC runs itself out of the inning. The runner on first takes off on a 3-2 count and Rogers instinctively, and mistakenly covers second, this allows BC's Lawrence to sneak the ball through the hole at short and get the runner over to third. But an absent-minded Lawrence inexplicably takes off for second and gets gunned down easily by Jon Roberts...
...outs - Nice play by Stack-Babich, who runs down a ball in the right-centerfield gap, keeping the runner on second and preventing an extra-base...
...outs - The runner on first steals second. Senior catcher Jared Wortzman, getting a rare starting nod, fires the ball into center field but shortstop Sean O'Hara [Correction: Matt Rogers] backs up nicely to prevent the run. Could be some Fenway jitters for Wortzman, who's a big-time...