Word: acosta
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...GOOD player," Acosta--who, incidentally, received his U.S. citizenship Thursday--continued. "He's the guy you have to get if you want to beat Harvard. Last year he beat me. This time I knew I had to get him if I was going...
...Last year I tried to work around him; but I threw a curveball in the dirt, and he bounced it off the fence," Acosta lamented. "Today I said he's gonna have to hit my best stuff. I went right at him, and he didn't hit me, so it was great...
...Acosta had another reason to be pleased with the victory. "I really wanted this one," he said, "'cause Harvard just rejected me at their law school. Now I'll just have to go to Columbia...
While losing to Acosta was no disgrace, losing the second game certainly was. The Lions, who entered the doubleheader with a .242 team batting average, roughed up starter Jim Keyte for four runs in two-thirds of an inning and reliever Rob Alevizos for six more in the following three innings. The game--and the season, possibly--was over almost before it had started...
...Indof, Viti, Pearce, LOB--Columbia 6, Harvard 3. 2B--Brown, Blattman, Kelley. HR--Hanewich. SB--Stukes. S--Indof. Sf--Harrewich, Viti. Columbia IP H R ER BB SO Acosta (W, 6-3) 7 4 0 0 0 5 Harvard Clifford...