Word: battered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Well, sort of. What Williams' tutelage comes down to is a brushup on the basics, a touch of inspiration and lots of positive thinking. "Nobody knows that little game between the pitcher and the batter better than I do," he says. At practice sessions, he stations himself behind the batting cage, shouting for Catcher Paul Casanova to choke up on the bat, commanding Shortstop Eddie Brinkman to "swing at strikes, dammit, strikes. Wait for the good pitch. And listen, the base on balls is a hell of a play." For the pitchers, there are lessons on what makes...
Without hitting a ball out of the infield, M.I.T. jumped to an early lead with two runs in the third. Lead-off batter John Compton walked an advanced to second when pitcher Dave DeWitte lined a bunt past first baseman Pete Bernhard. After a wild pitch by Nickens put both runners in scoring position, Lee Bristol drove Compton home with a perfect squeeze-play bunt. While DeWitte broke for the plate, Minot Cleveland lain down a second perfect bunt to give the Techmen a 2-0 lead...
Also moving into the starting line-up is junior Bill Cherry. He will take John Ballantyne's place at second base. Coach Dan DeMichele and Pete Bernhard in the batting order. DeMichele, who leads the team in stolen bases, will be lead-off batter while Bernhard's power-hitting will be tried at the third hitting spot...
Nickens walked lead-off batter Phil O'Neill in the second on four straight pitches. Jack Noll hit a hard bunt past first baseman Pete Bernhard and out-raced Nickens to the bag. A second perfectly placed bunt between DeMichele and Nickens allowed catcher Dan Capen to load the bases...
Springfield jumped to an early lead when its first batter, Juhan Laurits, hit a chopper in front for the plate that catcher Jack Turco decided to let roll foul. The ball stayed second and score on a single to right by Steve Steitz...