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...retrospect, the Harvard baseball team was lucky Donnie Allard was called out at the plate, although Alex Nahigian didn't think so at the time...
After dropping a 9-3 decision at Army Friday and losing, 5-1, to Cornell's Greg Myers in Saturday's opener, the Crimson was in danger of getting swept on the season's final weekend when Allard knocked Brad Bauer home from second in the top of the fourth for a 1-0 Harvard lead. A Danny Skaff single sent Allard to third moments later, and when Jay Kobylarz. Cornell's classy southpaw, went into his stretch for the 0-2 delivery to Joe Wark. Skaff broke for second and Allard broke home on a delayed double steal...
Kobylarz looked to second, hesitated, and then whirled and threw home, apparently too late to catch the sliding Allard. But plate umpire Tony Chicarelli's out call negated the run...and infuriated a disbelieving Harvard contingent...
Brandeis' Dwayne Follette lofted a looping liner to right which looked like it would drop in for a hit, sending Mike Fiala all the way to third. But Allard--the Crimson' rightfielder--lunged for and came up with the ball, and then threw to first baseman Vinnie Martelli for the double play...
With two down, Allard--who had reached first on a walk--broke for second. Brandeis hurler William Carpenter faked toward the plate--hoping to check Paul Scheper, who was on third--and then fired to second. Scheper then took off toward home, scoring the Crimson's second run before the Brandeis second baseman could put the tag on Allard...