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“We have a lot of depth,” she said. “We have two freshmen pitchers [Shelly Madick and Amanda Watkins], and they have amazing composure on the mound.”
Harvard might have outdone itself with the recruitment of freshmen Amanda Watkins and Shelly Madick. Both hailing from southern California, Watkins and Madick bring highly successful pitching resumes and repertoires to Harvard.
In the top of that inning, Rhode Island chased freshman starter Amanda Watkins from the circle, rapping out three straight hits to tie the game at 1 before Watkins could get an out.
North Carolina’s first eight batters all reached base against Harvard starter Watkins as the Tar Heels put up a four-spot in the opening inning.
Watkins was the victim of this early assault, touched up for eight hits and seven earned runs in her three innings of work. Voaklander, however, was stellar out of the bullpen, shutting out the Tar Heels for the remaining four frames on three hits and no walks.