Miami, Fla. (March 11, 2006)- In the first ever meeting between the two programs, and the game that would determine the top seed for the semifinals of the Florida International Tournament, Manhattan downed Harvard, 5-4, today at University Park. The win ups the Lady Jaspers' record to 5-2, the best start for the program since the 1993 team started the season by winning six of seven.
The Crimson scored single runs in the first and second innings to take the early, 2-0, lead, but the Lady Jaspers continued to produce at the plate, pushing across three runs in the bottom of the third.
Liz Strein put Manhattan in the scoreboard with a two-RBI double, then came around to score herself when
Stefanie Gozdziewski connected on a double as the next batter.
Harvard would knot the score at 3-3 in the top of the fourth with a single run, but the Lady Jaspers would answer right back with two of their own in the bottom of the frame, as a
Danielle Just RBI single scored
Kiera Fox before
Candice Sheridan would plate Just with an RBI double.
The Crimson would close to within a run with a tally in the sixth, and had runners on second and third with one out in the top of the seventh before
Jill Medea closed the door with a strikeout and a pop up to short to end the game.
Strein went 1-3 with two RBI, Fox went 2-3, and Just went 2-3 with two RBI and a run scored.
Medea hurled a complete game win, allowing just one earned run while adding three strikeouts.
The Lady Jaspers advance to the semifinals of the four-team tournament as the top seed, and will play the fourth-seeded host school at 4:00 p.m.
