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...looking at some of the Florida scores, it certainly appears that way. While Harvard up against Milligan (4-2, 5-1), the diamondmen (8-1, 5-3, 11-3, 6-0). The brief interlude with Flagler and Embry Riddle was not much of a problem (6-4, 6-5), and it was Niagara that took the full brunt of the Crimson bats...
Last year the Crimson diamondmen went out to the World Series for the first time since 1971 with a 35-3 record, outstanding pitching--especially from ace Roz Brayton--and a team average over .300 on the season. All that got them was a 4-1 loss to powerhouse Southern Cal in the first game and a 7-0 drubbing by Georgia Southern in the double elimination tourney. Harvard tied a World Series futility record for scoring only a single run in two appearances. The Crimson bats managed a mere seven hits total...
Harvard earned a berth in the tournament with a dramatic seven-game Eastern League winning streak that gave the diamondmen the EIBL crown and a resulting bid to the district playoffs...
...diamondmen, who had been over the coals in Philadelphia the day before and kept alive their Eastern League hopes with a pair of wins, managed to supress their jubilation at winning the Bike Cup once again, saving all their energy and the celebration for yesterday's playoff victory...
Well, that's exactly what the Harvard squad has to do in order to win the EIBL--take the final five contests. Which means the diamondmen have to sweep three games this weekend against Navy (today at 3 p.m.) and league-leading Princeton (doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. tomorrow) on Soldier's Field...