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...Tigers Saturday afternoon at Class of 1952 Stadium. In the dramatic final minutes, the Crimson fell behind 9-6 midway through the fourth quarter before responding to pull within one at 10-9 with 1:16 left. Despite two possessions in the final minute, sophomore Dean Gibbons turned the ball over, and the Tigers cleared it as time expired to secure the narrow victory. Gibbons had the hot hand on the afternoon, posting a hat trick that included two fourth-quarter goals. But the Crimson faced a familiar problem in the waning seconds—being forced to take...
After a passed ball and walk to captain Harry Douglas, Harvard again turned to its legs to generate a run. Douglas took off for second, prompting a throw from Eagles catcher Harry Darling, which easily beat the runner. But Rogers alertly broke from third, catching BC offguard and sliding in safely to give the Crimson a 3-2 lead...
Rogers’ first test came in the bottom of the first, and the senior passed with flying colors. With Boston College junior outfielder Barry Butera stealing second, Wortzman overthrew senior second baseman Taylor Meehan. But Rogers was there to back up the play and snag the ball out of the air before it reached the outfield, saving a run in the process...
...Anytime you get that first ball after having not been in the infield you are a little nervous,” Rogers admitted. “But after getting into the rhythm of the game, that [feeling] goes away...
Even when Rogers slipped up on a ground ball in the fifth, he was there to pick up his own pieces. Diving to his left, he accidentally knocked the ball into the outfield. Boston College sophomore Garrett Smith, who started the play on first base, saw the mistake and rounded second. But the speedy Rogers—who also stole a base in the game—collected the ball and threw to third in time to beat Smith...