Harvard only needed five innings to dispatch Brown in the back end of Saturday’s doubleheader.

The Crimson jumped on Brown junior Leah Nakashima in the early going, scoring six runs and forcing a pitching change with two outs in the second inning.

Cabe struck out five batters in five innings of work while only allowing two baserunners.

“I thought we came out strong,” Allard said. “Our pitchers did a wonderful job of each inning attacking the batter, getting the first out of each inning.

Panariello and freshmen Rhianna Rich and Elizabeth Shively each recorded two hits. Shively and Lantz went deep, their second and seventh long balls of the season, respectively.

HARVARD 7, BROWN 6

Through five innings, it appeared as though Harvard would pick up a comfortable win in the opening game of the weekend. An inning and a half later, however, the Crimson found itself locked in a 6-6 tie with the Bears.

Having scored three runs in the top of the seventh to bring the game to within one, Brown was down to its final out against freshman Sarah Smith. Right fielder Yeram Park kept the Bears’ hopes alive, as she homered to left to even the score.

Harvard wasted no time bringing the contest to a close in extra innings. In the top of the eighth, Groom came back into the game to replace Smith in the circle, and she worked out of a bases-loaded jam.

In the bottom half, the Crimson quickly loaded the bases with two singles and an intentional walk. Allard opted to pinch hit junior Catherine Callaway for co-captain Zoe Galindo, and the switch paid off. A fielder’s choice allowed Shively to cross home plate with the winning run.

“I think our team had a lot of fight,” Halperin said. “I think everyone really wanted that game, and so even when we ended up tied everyone was going to do everything they could to get that win.”

-Staff writer Jack Stockless can be reached at jackstockless@college.harvard.edu.