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After Lopez reached on Italiano’s error at second base in the fourth, Trey Hendricks moved him over to third with a double to right. Lopez scored on a McCreery pitch that hit the backstop...
...Harvard baseball team probably thought it had that area covered with Brian Lentz, a 2000 All-Ivy First Teamer and arguably the most talented backstop in the league the past two years. But with Lentz away from school this year, the Crimson will look to two underclassmen to don the catcher’s gear—and the mantle of leader on the field...
Kropf, who at 6’5 is Harvard’s tallest player, started five games last season, but struggled to a .208 average in his limited plate appearances. Kropf is the only potential backstop with any collegiate baseball experience...
Miller’s bat was all the Crimson needed on the day. However, for good measure, the freshman backstop called a great game for her upperclassmen battery-mates. Whitton (6 K, 4 IP) combined with senior Suzanne Guy and sophomore Kara Brotemarkle to stave off any rallies and preserve the victory...
...report correctly noted that without a policy of parity, a living wage floor could easily become a wage ceiling, should Harvard seek through outsourcing to push wages down to the minimum level. But with a policy of parity, the living wage would serve only as an emergency backstop to prevent wages from falling below acceptable levels. There is little data to support claims that a living wage would lead to job loss or to a replacement of current low-paid workers by those who had already earned higher wages. And in any case, these concerns would apply equally to higher...