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...course, reigning Crimson Athlete of the Week Chelsea Thoke will also be key to the Crimson's chances at the Ivy title. Normally a dominating hurler, the two-time All-Ivy selection and 1999 Ivy League Player of the Year has been moonlighting as a power hitter of late, crushing two home runs over the weekend. The senior pitcher will likely start Saturday's first game, but has probably earned a place in the lineup for the second contest, as well, based on her recent power surge...
...Thoke then came in and retired the side...
...outs later, pitcher/designated player Chelsea Thoke popped up to short center field. The Terrier fielders were unable to coordinate their movement, and the ball bounced off a fielder's glove. Two more runs scored on the error...
...pitching and defense on both sides settled down for the next two innings. Thoke struck out four in that stretch, and junior Lisa Watanabe saved an extra-base hit with a diving catch in left field in the fourth inning. On the Terrier side, Finateri continued to work her way out of jams despite giving up several hits...
...Thoke made only one bad pitch in her four innings of work, but it nearly cost the Crimson the game. In the top of the fifth, B.U. second baseman Kerry Herr nailed a Thoke pitch 20 feet over the trees behind the left field fence. It was the first and only hit off Thoke, and it put the Terriers up 4-3. Then Thoke walked the next batter on four straight pitches...