Word: binkowski
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Fast on the way to replacing Pete Albers '97, what stuck in sophomore Erik Binkowski's mind may have been an absolute duty to keep the rally alive. Battling to a 1-2 count, Binkowski remembered that not every at-bat has to be a bomb and slapped a groundball that squirted between first and second...
Huling and Binkowski ripped run-scoring singles in the bottom of the eighth off the Green Wave's Craig Brown to stake a 14-11 lead. Junior righthander Donny Jamieson--pitching out of the bullpen after starting much of the season--nailed down his second straight win in relief with one and two-thirds scoreless innings, and the Green Wave was history...
Walsh also got terrific rookie campaigns from three key contributors in Binkowski, sophomore reliever Derek Lennon and freshman starter John Birtwell...
...Binkowski, who saw highly limited action last season as Pete Albers's backup, won control of the starting job and performed admirably, hitting .291 and fielding .995, knocking down more than his fair share of smoking grounders...
Most significant about Binkowski's achievement is the fact that he wasn't supposed to play this season, but rehabbed hard from an anterior cruciate ligament injury and impressed with his more-than-adequate mobility around...