“I guess it’s a combination of feeling comfortable behind the plate and seeing the ball,” Goldberg said. “Our lineup was solid throughout, and I thought we played really well.”

Brown would add two runs in the seventh, but Harvard closed out the game for its second Ivy victory of the year.

Harvard 5, Brown 1

In its opening Ivy contest, the Crimson again stormed to a third-inning lead, and Brotemarkle pitched the whole game to earn the 5-1 win.

Again, Goldberg got the Crimson going. She reached base and advanced into scoring position, and was again driven in by Whitton.

“We played relaxed I think, so good things happened,” Goldberg said.

Koppel stepped up with the bases loaded in that frame, and launched a grand slam to left center for a comfortable 5-0 lead.

Brown tallied a run in the sixth, but Brotemarkle maintained control and scored the first Ivy win of the year.

“I can’t stress enough how much of a team effort this was,” Whitton said. “No one player can be singled out.”