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...Crusaders got a run on their first time at bat, and Al Clapton led off the sixth inning with a home run. But Malinowski gave up only four hits in the entire game, and he had seven strike outs...
...hero of Friday's game was catcher Tim Bilodeau, who started a rally every time he came to bat. After Harvard had scored three times in the first inning on singles by Toby Harvey, Larry Barbiaux and Jim Stoekel and a sacrifice fly by Kevin Hampe, Bilodeau led off the second with a triple. He later scored on a triple by McGugan...
...Crimson put the game away with its next turn at bat. A walk, a single, and an outfield error put Kevin Hampe and Barbiaux on second and third. Stoekel brought in the winning run with a long sacrifice fly, and Smith followed with a run-producing single...
Navy was a preseason favorite for the EILB title, but so far this season it has a 3-3 record, and is tied for fourth place with Columbia. The Midshipmen's greatest strength is at two, three and four in their batting order, but Steve Ogden and George Voelker both bat lefthanded, and they should have a tough time against Brayton. Bruce Aukland bats third in the lineup, and last year he hit a home run to beat the Crimson...
...settlement last week of the major league baseball players' strike was not exactly as sweet as James Wilson's "Casey's Revenge," the 1906 sequel to "Casey at the Bat." The 13-day strike cost the owners at least $5,000,000, mostly in lost ticket sales and broadcasting fees; the players dropped about $1,000,000 in salaries. Neither sum is retrievable because none of the 86 missed games will be made up. But that still left 3,802 regular season games before the World Series starts...