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...start? Do you compare this season's record (22-7) with last year's (17-18), say "Bravo, guys!", and leave it at that? Do you talk about All Those Freshmen and a rebuilding period that was less than a season long? Do you hysterically point out that a ballclub that wasn't even listed in the New England Top 15 at the end of 1976 found itself rated number 3 in the circuit 12 months later...
...that it wasn't this year. The feeling that last season was indeed water under the bullpen became apparent early, as Park took an astonishingly young ballclub down to Sanford, Florida to train in early April. Ten of Harvard's traveling ballplayers were freshmen, and the talented youths had forced Park to cut loose several members of the 1976 squad and carry only eight lettermen down to the sunshine...
...allies alike were treated to a classic baseball game. Columbia, led by crafty hurler Rolando Acosta, defeated Harvard and Stewart, 3-1. Clutch hitting and run production were absent, but tenacity and confidence on the part of the Crimson were manifest. "We showed everyone what kind of a ballclub we were going to have," Park said. "The kids showed a ton of confidence here as they did all season long...
...class and strong play the team had shown thus far in jetting to an 18-3 record, it would still be an uphill basepath to post-season competition. To the unobjective fan it seemed unfair, to the Harvard baseball team it didn't seem to matter. The ballclub was so uniformed in confidence that the challenge of the Eastern League was welcomed. There was very little now that needed to be proved. The freshmen had shown their consistent talent, Loyal Park had reaffirmed...
...watched or read about Harvard baseball also knows where the team's talent, confidence and desire can and very well might take them. True, this analysis and appraisal is dated, but one will never understand how far this ballclub can go without a good look at how far it has already come