Word: batsmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Princeton beats the batsmen, 5-1, to win the EIBL title...
...batsmen clinch the EIBL title with a 10-1 win over Navy. The are later eliminated in the NCAA Northeast regional...
Check out any sports page of The Crimson, circa 1989. Notice the sports language. Instead of "stickmen" (lacrosse, 1959), we have "laxmen." Instead of "the varsity nine" (baseball, 1959), we have "batsmen." Is sports language in 1989 better than it was in 1959? Not really. Only different...
Hershiser had five strikeouts, two walks and two hit batsmen in pitching the third shutout in a series-deciding game in playoff history...
...nightcap, a fine performance by Mike Dorrington went for naught as he was outpitched by Dartmouth hurler Chris Hildebrand (5-5). Dorrington (6-5) delivered one of his best outings, fanning 10 of the Big Green in seven innings. But Hildebrand stifled the Crimson batsmen with a three-hit complete game...