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...season long, Nyweide had been Crockett’s opening act. He was the undercard. But then Crockett was summoned to pitch in Harvard’s one-game divisional playoff against Brown last Wednesday, meaning that he would have to be shelved for most if not all of the series with the Tigers. That—plus a nagging shoulder injury to sophomore starter Marc Hordon—threw Harvard’s postseason pitching plans completely out of whack...
...best-of-three showdown with Princeton, Walsh had hinted that his pitching plans included Nyweide, senior Chaney Sheffield and praying for rain. The thinking was that if the Tigers pushed Harvard to a decisive third game, a rain-out on Sunday would buy Harvard enough time to rest Crockett for Monday’s makeup date...
...With a depleted staff—with Hordon and Crockett not going—it was just what the doctor ordered,” Walsh said...
...Crockett has a full two weeks to rest now. He has Nyweide to thank...
There might be something to Nyweide’s words. In 1999, Ben Crockett was already an established part of the rotation, Mager was already a fixture at short and Shakir’s hit won it all. Sophomore John Birtwell ’01 was Ivy League Pitcher of the year and Scott Carmack ’01 looked on the verge of superstardom...