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...marathon frame was just beginning. Two hits, two fielder’s choices, and a hit batter later, Voaklander was pulled and freshman Amanda Watkins inherited a 6-1 deficit and a dangerous bases-loaded situation. After plunking the first batter she faced, Watkins surrendered a grand slam to leadoff hitter Jenna Macchi, Watkins’ second slam allowed in as many games...
...insurance run from the offense in the last of the fifth inning. A hard-fought leadoff walk by Cecily Gordon—who fouled off several Linnenbank offerings to earn the free pass—and line-drive double from senior catcher Annie Dell’Aria put runners on second and third with one out. Junior Erin Halpenny finished the rally with a sacrifice fly to center...
Watkins ran into trouble in the second, giving up a leadoff double and a pair of singles as Brown scored the game’s first run, but Watkins was able to induce Bears outfielder Rachel Fleitell to ground into a fielder’s choice to end the threat...
Four-year starter senior Lauren Stefanchik brings her speed and reliability back to left field and continues to contribute offensively as the Crimson’s leadoff hitter and one of the Ivy League’s most dangerous base runners. Her quick feet have earned her first-team All-Ivy honors once, and second-team honors twice, and she already holds Harvard’s career stolen base record with...
...She’s our leadoff hitter, our threat on the bases,” Allard said. “We can generate a lot of offense from her. She reads the defense really well. She’s a very smart player. Nobody wants to walk...