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Former Crimson hurler Rob Alevizos (how quickly the adjective "former" attaches itself to a name after Commencement), ace of this year's Harvard pitching staff, was recently plucked by the Chicago Cubs. Alevizos was an instrumental part of the Eastern League championship squad this spring, compiling a gusty 7-0 slate with an earned run average below...
...Crimson entered the day one game up on the Big Red thanks to a nifty, come-from-behind, 2-1 victory over Cornell's illustrious ace, Greg Myers Friday afternoon. Assuming Myers' mates would sweep Dartmouth (they did), Harvard needed at least a split to guarantee itself a tie for the crown...
Sophomore ace Greg Myers (2-1, 1.04 in EIBL) is slated to start, but Big Red coach Ted Thoren can summon Jay Kebylarz (3-0, 1.64) and John Jameson (2-0, 1.93) from the bullpen at the first sign of trouble. All three have baffled Eastern League hitters during the campaign, with Myers hurling especially well; he has allowed only twelve hits and seven walks in 26 innings while striking...
...going to be a very difficult weekend," Stewart said yesterday. "If we don't win tomorrow, Saturday doesn't really matter that much. The key Saturday will be beating Jones," he added, "because once you beat their ace, they'll be down in the second game...
...first set wasn't as close as it looked. Pompan pulled out all the stops in an effort to stop the unstoppable Tiger ace, and had lost all his power by the time the set extended into the tiebreaker. Lapidus's mastery over the match became evident in the tiebreaker, and he cruised to a 5-1 decision...