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...next batter up hit a long fly to right centerfield. I thought for sure it was going to fall in for the game-winning hit. But wait. Intersecting with the ball was a flash of yellow--our rightfielder. He caught it. He held onto it. In the next moment, he was engulfed in the outfield by his teammates...
Inning one, Boise: The pitcher is fresh enough to strike out the first batter. After that, things get a little crazy. A few catches become misses, and the opposing team ends up with two runs before an outfielder, Cesar Geronimo, catches two to get the Hawks up to bat. A man on first, but no score...
...pitch, which was right where I wanted it, I knew we'd be O.K." Irabu was perfect the first two innings, striking out four. He ran into trouble in the third, giving up a run, and again in the fifth, when he gave up another run and walked two batters to load the bases. That necessitated a conference on the mound that had shortstop Derek Jeter laughing. "Everybody was trying to tell him something," Jeter said. Irabu somehow got the message--and the next batter to ground out. He breezed through the sixth and had two outs with nobody...
Today, I am reminded of Ken Burns' baseball documentary. He interviews former Negro-leaguer Buck O'Neil, who remembers how he once heard this special crack of the bat as a youngster. He looked over at the batter, and it was Babe Ruth...
Then, with a runner on second, Princeton's Justin Griffin rapped an infield single to third. Jamieson hit the next batter. The next hitter doubled to right...