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Harvard appeared well on its way to the championship in Omaha in the first game as the first four batters reached base safely. After Vince McGugan walked and Dave Ignacio pushed a bunt past the charging first baseman. Dan DeMichele delivered Harvard's only runs of the game with a slicing drive to left field that fooled the outfielder...
Harvard almost broke the game open in the eighth against relief pitcher Rob Nelson. Kelly started the charge with a single to left and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by McGugan, a single by Ignacio, and a sacrifice fly by DeMichele. After a talk with coach Ted Throen. Nelson walked Varney intentionally and got Bernard to ground out to first...
When Kelly singled in the seventh, Vince McGugan sacrificed him to scoring position with a bunt. This set the stage for Dan DeMichele to single him across for the tie-breaker. Then, in the eighth, Kelly helped his own cause with a two-run single scoring Hal Smith and Pete Bernhard and icing the Crimson's 12th win in 14 outings...
...will be hard to pitch around any batter in the Crimson line-up this spring. McGugan will lead off "because he makes things happen." Park said. Following McGugan will be either Hampe or Tucker, both of whom have the speed to bunt or break up a double play...
Harvard retaliated quickly. as McGugan doubled to center field and Neil Hurley beat out a perfect bunt. Pete Bernhard followed with a single to center that tied the game...