Word: catchers
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...move seemed questionable at first, after Cole walked the first batter he faced to bring the score to 6-3. But the second-year fireballer’s next trio of pitches erased any doubt. Power-hitting Princeton catcher Jack Murphy stepped up to the plate, and Cole reared back and retired Murphy on three consecutive strikes to begin his transformation into a closer...
...complete the doubleheader sweep.The Crimson got things going in the bottom of the first inning on junior Matt Vance’s one-out RBI single that scored junior Jeff Stoeckel to give Harvard the early advantage. Stoeckel came up big again in the second, singling home senior catcher Andrew Casey and junior first basemen Matt Kramer. Stoeckel stole second and would score his second run of the game on a Yale throwing error. Harvard got its final two runs in the fourth thanks largely to Bulldog miscues. With two outs, Stoeckel was hit by a pitch, and senior second...
...ball popped out of her glove and went over the fence for a home run. But while Kerper was waiting to tag at first, Winkeller ran past her.After some confusion, Winkeller was ruled out, while Krysiak and Kerper scored.Harvard got that run back two batters later. Freshman catcher Jessica Pledger reached on yet another Yale error. She scored on freshman third baseman Melissa Schellberg’s RBI double for a 4-0 lead.Watkins made the lead hold up as she threw her second complete game of the season. She allowed scattered runs in the third and seventh innings while...
...that she can throw like a veteran in her shutout game Tuesday—but she’s not the only freshman making an impact. Melissa Schellberg starts at third base for the Crimson, Stephanie Krysiak in center field, and Jessica Pledger starts about half the games at catcher, while Lauren Murphy is the regular designated player. Margaux Black and Jennifer Francis make their mark on the mound and in the batter’s box, respectively. “I can say honestly that every single one of the freshman has had a positive impact on the team...
...little relaxed knowing that the pitchers were getting it done,” senior captain Julia Kidder said. Madick got some run support in the first, second, and fifth innings. In the first, with Kerper on first and Kidder on third, the Crimson attempted a double steal. The Crusader catcher overthrew her second basemen while trying to nab Kerper at second and Kidder, who leads the team in steals with six, easily came home. Freshmen Jennifer Francis knocked in the insurance run in the second when her two out single drove in Winkeller. Francis later scored the final...