Word: balled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...triple (his second of the game, sixth of the season) to right-center off Tufts southpaw Art Georgeu. Jumbo coach Bill Samko then made the mysterious decision to intentionally walk Harvard cleanup hitter Mark Bingham, a left-handed batter, to get to Peccerillo, a righty who had stung the ball all day and had--unbeknownst to Samko--been hitting .500 the past week...
...Harvard squad wasted no time at all before taking advantage of the Bridgewater State defense. Left attack wing Anne MacMillan move easily through the zone and pushed the ball by the statue-like goalie...
...Louis, continuing to power through defensemen at will, muscled toward the cage on another one-on-one play. St. Louis followed her power move with finesse, faking low, then coming all the way up and zinging the ball over the head of the Bridgewater goalie...
...visitors' worst habit was giving up the ball. The Crimson defense has no match when it comes to scooping up those ground balls and capitalizing on the opportunity with quick goals...
...catcher's endurance was also put to the test in the early stages of the game. A catcher was credited with an error for any passed ball or dropped third strike, even if the runner was tagged out. Games also tended to be high-scoring. In 1870 the Harvard nine was the top amateur team in the country and played a barnstorming tour against professional clubs. In a game against a team from Lockport, N.Y., Harvard scored 36 runs in the third inning. The game was adjourned for a visit to Niagara Falls with the score...