Word: batterer
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Harvard had already gotten off to a solid start— then the third batter came up. Tri-captain first baseman Tiffany Whitton smacked the ball off the center fielder’s glove, and freshman third baseman Rachel Murray provided an instant replay, bringing Goldberg home. Freshman catcher Erin Halpenny then picked up the third RBI of the inning with a solid hit to left-center...
...next batter, sophomore shortstop Ian Wallace, hit a sharp grounder to Cornell’s Jim Jackson at third. Jackson immediately fired home for the force out, and catcher Matt Goodson rifled it to first for a potential double play. Wallace, however, was hustling down the line and disrupted the throw as it neared first baseman Michael Weiss. The ball tipped off Weiss’ glove and rolled into right field, allowing Hendricks to score the go-ahead run from second...
...only bright spot for the Crimson was the pitching of sophomore Rob Wheeler, who replaced freshman Frank Herrmann in the top of sixth with Harvard already down 12-0. Wheeler shut Cornell down through 1.2 innings, mowing down every batter he faced...
Every Crimson batter recorded at least...
...relievers a chance. Making the most of what was only the third—and by far the biggest—start of his career, Self made his job look easy, in part because he let his fielders do the dirty work. Through his first seven innings, every batter he faced put the ball in play—but usually right at someone. Only four baserunners reached during that stretch. One of those was erased by senior catcher Brian Lentz when he tried to steal. The others were harmlessly stranded...