Word: aceing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Paul Kelleher pitched his second complete game in four days as he scattered five hits against the exam-weary Elis in the first game. Yale knocked out Navy ace Steve Walton by scoring three runs in the first inning of the second game, but Midshipman Jim McMurty pitched 6 2/3 innings of shutout relief to give Navy the 6-3 victory and the twinbill sweep...
...finals Sunday, Pompan's superior all-round game led him past Goldberg's big serve and volley, 6-4, 6-3. On a slow surface that favored him, the Crimson ace hit hard ground strokes and passing shots to break Goldberg's serve once in each...
Things seemed rosey in the first game as Harvard's faint playoff hopes were brightened by the presence of pitching ace Larry Brown. With "Brownie" retiring the Bruin batters in 1-2-3 fashion for the better part of the game (he faced only fifteen batters in a five inning stretch), Harvard overcame an early two-run Brown edge to lead, 4-2, going into the final inning...
...quickly put the game out of reach. The Harvard defense, usually a dominant factor, did not have the speed it needed to keep up with the visitors' awesome fastbreak. Sanborn proved to be the key scorer factor with five goals. "They beat us on the give and go," defensive ace Chris Sailer said...
Tyng teamed up with ace pitcher H.C. Ernst to form one of the greatest batteries in Crimson baseball history. Ernst, who in 1876 had twirled the first no-hitter ever by a Harvard pitcher, was adept at throwing the curve. The pitch had been developed by W. Arthur Cummings of the Stars of Brooklyn team...