Another three-quarters stat: a full 75 percent of the Harvard infield also plays for the women's basketball team.

And although Baldauf, Sharon Hayes and Trisha Brown have to join the squad late each spring--the hoops season ends just a couple of weeks before softball begins--the basketball connection has proved quite beneficial for the Crimson.

Brown is currently second on the squad with a .351 batting mark and 20 hits, and is one of only two Harvard sluggers with a home run to her credit.

The other round-tripper belongs to Hayes, who also has a team-leading 18 RBI.

And Baldauf, despite a drop from last year's astronomical hitting pace, is leading the Crimson with 12 walks and 20 runs scored.

The other half of Harvard softball's first-ever sister combination is third sacker Lisa Rowning, the only non-hoopster in the infield. Rowning leads all Crimson starters with just one strikeout in 59 at-bats, and is tied with Hayes for the team lead in doubles with three.

Rowning (batting at a .305 clip) joins Crowley and Brown as the only batswomen currently topping the .300 mark.