NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale softball team split an Ivy League doubleheader against Harvard, falling 6-2 in game one before earning a 4-1 victory in game two. Yale moved to 8-14 overall and 2-3 in Ivy League play, while Harvard moved to 9-12-1 overall and 1-1 in the conference.

Game 1: Harvard 6, Yale 2

• T2 – After a scoreless first inning, Harvard broke through with a second-pitch home run to right-center field. (HAR 1, YAL 0)
• T4 – A leadoff triple gave the Crimson a runner in scoring position. In the next at-bat, the runner scored on a sacrifice fly to left field. (HAR 2, YAL 0)
• T6 – The Crimson extended their lead in the sixth. After putting two runners on base in the first two at-bats of the inning, an RBI double to left field scored both. Later in the inning, a hard-hit ball to third base brought another run home. (HAR 5, YAL 0)
• B6 – Ava Kainrath recorded Yale's first hit of the game with a hard-hit ball back to the pitcher. In the ensuing at-bat, Elena Ohe lined a ball to first base that the Crimson could not handle. With runners on the corners, Grace Westmoreland ripped an infield single to shortstop to score Kainrath. (HAR 5, YAL 1)
• T7 – Harvard responded in its next trip to the plate. An infield single put a runner on, and a double in the following at-bat scored the runner from first to extend the lead. (HAR 6, YAL 1)
• B7 – Back-to-back walks by Isabella Fortini and Demi Donahoe gave Yale two baserunners to start the inning. Ella Gandolfo lifted a ball to shallow center field that scored Fortini from second while Donahoe advanced to second. Harvard escaped with two straight strikeouts to seal the game one victory. (HAR 6, YAL 2)

Game 2: Yale 4, Harvard 1

• B1 – Yale struck first in game two. Ella Gandolfo drew a walk, and Elena Ohe followed with a single down the left field line. Grace Westmoreland loaded the bases with a single, and Demi Donahoe delivered a full-count single to shallow center to score Gandolfo. (YAL 1, HAR 0)
• B2 – Back-to-back singles from Ava Kang and Gandolfo gave Yale more baserunners early. Ohe then launched a three-run home run over the right field fence. (YAL 4, HAR 0)
• T4 – Harvard got on the board with a solo home run to left field. (YAL 4, HAR 1)

Notes

• Ellie Joseph earned her third win of the season and recorded her second complete game.
• Elena Ohe hit her first career home run, driving in three runs and surpassing her previous single-season career high.
• Ella Gandolfo extended her hitting streak to four games and has recorded hits in seven of her last eight, totaling nine hits in that span.

Up Next
Yale and Harvard will close out the series with a single game on Sunday, March 22. First pitch is set for 12:30 p.m. at 5K Corral Field at DeWitt Family Stadium.