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...bottom of the eighth with the Crimson down 8-5, Holy Cross brought in Ryan Kenny, a reliever whom opponents had batted .353 against so far this year. Kenny (3-4) promptly hit freshman Brian Hale with a pitch, and after striking out the next batter, he threw wide of first in his attempt to pick Hale off. Hale scurried to third on the error, and a clearly-rattled Kenny went on to hit Mickey Kropf to put runners on the corners with...
Freshman T.J. Sevier (1-0) came in to pitch with the Crimson down three, but never really had control on the mound. He walked the first batter he faced on four low pitches. After a Crusader sacrifice bunt, Sevier hit the next two batters to load the bases with...
Sensing a scoring opportunity, Holy Cross shortstop Ed Turner took a big lead off of third. But although Sevier was having trouble finding the strike zone, the guy he was throwing to had a lethally accurate arm. Lentz gunned Turner down at third, and Sevier struck out the next batter to keep the game close...
...Crimson's lead was ever in jeopardy. Harvard runners crossed the plate early and often, beginning with a three-run rally in the first that was sparked with two outs and the bases empty. Penn facilitated the outburst, as Quaker starter Matt Waldman threw a wild pitch, hit a batter and the fielders behind him committed two errors. Two freshmen-designated hitter Trey Hendricks and first baseman Marc Hordon- contributed run-scoring singles...
...Editorials in July will argue that each All-Star team should be allotted 80 roster spots 2. A batter will hit .430 in April and adorn the cover of Sports Illustrated. He'll finish the season at .329 3. A star player will endure a major slump due to unrevealed marital or substance-abuse challenges. The public will think he's got a back problem...