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Within the parameters of the Harvard baseball world, however, Bingham has gone nearly as far as possible. Last year it was Mark Bingham--no, not the celebrated Mike Stenhouse--who led the Crimson in hitting with a .403 average. He won Harvard's Most Valuable Player award, also securing a place on the Eastern League all-star team...
...superb Harvard career has extended a life-long success story with sports. He collected nine letters in high school--four in baseball, three in basketball and two in soccer--and that doesn't include what Bingham says may be his favorite sport, tennis. He first picked up a tennis racquet in 11th grade and won the town championship three months later...
...just like to bat," Bingham continues, "I think that's the whole game...
...that Bingham can't field. He led all starters last year with a .991 fielding percentage and is going at a .988 clip this season. Still, he says, "I'm very nervous in the field. There are other people I'd rather see handle the ball...
...Bingham then recounts his frustration in failing to hit in a clutch situation, his routine fly out with a man on second in the top of the ninth during Tuesday's one-run loss to Holy Cross. He laughs, "Things like that you can't even deal with...