Athletics | April 16, 2012

Video of Harvard softball pitcher Rachel Brown

Ace softball pitcher Rachel Brown demonstrates how she grips and delivers her best pitches.

From The May-June 2012 Issue

The ace of the Harvard Crimson's softball pitching staff, Rachel Brown ’12, shows how she grips and throws her best pitches: the rise ball, chamge-up, and curve. Coach Jenny Allard analyzes Brown's pitching and her strengths on the mound. There is also footage of Brown pitching against the Columbia Lions in a game played on Friday, April 6, 2009, at Harvard.

Published in the May-June 2012 print issue under the headline “Softball Ace,” in the section.

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