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...medium-sized weekday crowd looked on, the home team erupted for four runs on four hits to take a 5-2 lead. Rick Pearce led of the frame with a double, and a hit batsman and single quickly loaded the bases. Captain Charlie Santos Buch then lashed a liner to centerfield, which easily plated Pearce from third and almost knocked Bobby Kelley in from second as well...
This characteristic is easily evident to anyone who knows him well, and roommate and Crimson pitcher Ron Stewart calls him "one of the most intense people I know." Nahigian concurs, calling that trait Santos-Buch's greatest asset. However, "Charlie's a little too intense at times," Nahigian adds. Stewart sums up this aspect of his teammate's personality well. "Charlie," he says, "lives like he's taken the Evelyn Wood speed living course...
Teammate Rick Pearce says Santos-Buch's becoming captain can be attributed not only to his athletic ability, but also to his skill in relating to people. In other words, Santos-Buch's ability is by no means one-sided--it is not only athletic...
...Santos-Buch is the epitome of the scholar-athlete, and the scholar part of that term translates that he is a History concentrator with a definite shot at magna cum laude. Right now, he spends almost as much time studying for generals as he spends playing baseball. He spent the past several months in intense preparation of an honor's thesis, the subject of which is very close to his heart. Ostensibly a thesis on Cuban history, it is far more than that. It is a testimony to the revolutionary tradition of the Santos-Buch family...
...thesis is about his grandfather's role in the Cuban revolution. Santos-Buch takes evident pride in his work, but more importantly, in what it represents. He points to the topic of his thesis in explaining his Latin temperament. "I think at heart I'm a revolutionary," he says, adding, "It's in the blood." Chip Hilton was never like this...