HARVARD 9, SAN DIEGO STATE 3

On Thursday, Harvard came out swinging in its game against the hosts, posting its second-highest offensive output of the season, with seven different players recording hits. The win, following a sweep at the Northridge Classic, was the Crimson’s seventh in a row.

The game got off to a rocky start for Harvard. Aztec first baseman Justeen Maeva hit a solo home run in the first inning to give her team an early lift—only the second time this season that an opponent has been the first to score against the Crimson.

Harvard was not able to answer until the third inning, but it responded in a big way.

In the top of the frame, the Crimson loaded the bases, and Lange—Harvard’s RBI leader—brought Regan, sophomore Shelbi Olson, and junior Ashley Heritage home on a bomb to center field. Lange was able to score on the play thanks to a cutoff error by San Diego State. Freshman Camilla Gibson was the fifth Crimson player to score in the third inning after she was driven in on a single by classmate Katherine Lantz.

Harvard struck again in the fourth inning, when Regan doubled to left field and was brought in by an RBI single from Alexander.

Thanks to Brown’s pitching performance, the Aztecs did not score again until the sixth inning, when they recorded a pair of unearned runs off two Crimson errors. Despite the blip, Harvard was able to hold off the comeback effort from San Diego, prevailing 6-3.

“San Diego State is a powerhouse that we’ve always struggled against,” Regan said. “We’ve played them every year and had always been just short, but this year our offense came on first. That was big for us to win and get some momentum going into the season.”

—Staff writer Jacob D. H. Feldman can be reached at jacobfeldman@college.harvard.edu.

—Staff writer B. Marjorie Gullick can be reached at gullick@college.harvard.edu.