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Many in Houston expected captain Ben Crockett to make his final start against the team he almost beat in March when Crockett struck out six in a close 2-1 loss to the Owls. But Harvard Coach Joe Walsh elected to throw sophomore Marc Hordon against Rice, leaving Crockett to dig the Crimson out of the loser’s bracket on Saturday...
...result was a triple that extended the inning for first baseman Taylor Johnson, who bunted the ball perfectly on the next play. Crockett fielded the slow roller and threw to first, but first base umpire Randy Harvey ruled that Crockett’s toss pulled senior Josh San Salvador off the bag, scoring the Huskies’ fourth and final...
...Crockett settled down after that, and Trey Hendricks’ first-pitch solo shot over the right field wall—his sixth dinger of the year—narrowed the deficit to two runs...
...Crockett allowed ten hits, struck out nine and held the Huskies’ 3-4-5 batters hitless in 12 at-bats. Crockett registered his 117th strikeout of the season in the ninth inning, setting a new single-season record formerly held by Ray Peters...
...Crockett did a great job, not only today, but for the entire season, for his entire career,” Walsh said. “He’s the No. 1 pitcher on any ballclub, and he’s certainly our No. 1. He showed that today...