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...He’s doing what seniors are supposed to do, and that’s lead,” Walsh said. “He’s doing it with the bat, he’s doing it on the field, he’s doing it elsewhere...
...remember hitting the first and only home run of my Little League career against St. Joseph’s at Juniper Park in Middle Village, N.Y. in April of that same year. I remember how it felt to finally hit a ball on the sweet spot of the bat, how I watched, dumbfounded, as the ball soared, before the screams of “Run! Run!” from the dugout finally reached my ears. I know that I made the Principal’s List in each term during eighth grade. I remember running down the field...
...into runs. Junior Matt Vance got the Crimson (10-11, 5-3 Ivy) off to a quick start in the top of the first, following singles by junior Jeff Stockel and captain Brendan Byrne with a left-center home run into the wind. Vance turned in a tough at-bat, going down 0-2 and fouling off several pitches before launching his first round-tripper of the season. “Stoeckel and Byrne had line drives off a guy who’s a pretty good, hard-throwing left-hander,” coach Joe Walsh said...
...they were able to get that lead, because we weren’t.”Down 3-0, the Crimson found some life in the fifth, loading the bases with a walk and two singles. Then Casey fouled off 10 pitches in a 14-pitch at-bat, but went down on a called third strike that the Harvard faithful felt missed outside. Casey’s battle reenergized his teammates, as Vance promptly followed with a double, plating two runners and pulling his team within one.—Staff writer Emily W. Cunningham can be reached at ecunning@fas.harvard.edu...
...hood of a car going 120 mph, don't be surprised if you and your friends get in trouble, with or without the menace of a Stuntman Mike. And if you're a filmmaker who wants to build sympathy for your heroines, don't make them as bat-poop crazy as the villain. Also, don't give Zoe three or four chances (when they momentarily lose Mike) to get off the hood...