Word: balled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Mike Stenhouse launched a drive toward Shemp in center, who did his best rendition of the Latin Hustle only to have the ball fall near his right shoulder for a double and a run batted in. Two more runs scored as Bingham lofted a sand wedge to short left (a nice over-the-shoulder catch by shortstop Tim Garverick) for a sacrifice fly and Chuck Marshall ripped a single to left...
...third, the wind spared left-fielder Mo some disgrace by carrying a drive by Bingham over the snow fence in left-center for a two-run home run, his first of the season. "That's my power," Bingham said later. "I keep my eye on the ball longer on an outside pitch. When it's inside, I have a tendency to yank my head...
Nahigian had praise for his defense, which played errorless ball for the second straight game. "We're getting more consistent," he said. "It will be a big plus if they can continue to do this." Nahigian's teams were traditionally near the top in the nation in this category when he coached at Providence, and it appears that his method will be successful at Harvard as well...
...College...Regular center-fielder Charlie Santos-Buch missed yesterday's game with a pulled muscle in his thigh...Bingham raised his average to .467 with yesterday's fireworks and doubled his season's RBI total...Stenhouse hiked his average from .356 to .408...Bobby Kelley has been stinging the ball of late with very little to show for it. MIT AB R H BI Souter, 2b 2 0 0 0 Niven, rf 1 0 0 0 T. Garverick, ss 3 0 1 0 Steinhagen, 1b 0 0 0 0 Shapiro, 1b 0 0 0 0 Kracunas...
Ultimately, however, there is nothing that can replace the pure bliss of the first round of spring. The golfer sets out with each of his footprints showing distinctly on the dewy, untouched fairway, confident that he will strike the ball flawlessy for all the shanks and duck hooks of the previous year have been forgotten...