Word: dorrington
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Crimson starter Mike Dorrington can relate to McConaghy's sudden reversal of fortune, losing his no-hitter and chalking up the loss in the space of four batters...
...Dorrington breezed through the first four innings, facing the minimum 12 batters without allowing a hit. But after walking the leadoff hitter in the fifth, the junior right-hander dished up a mammoth home run to Eagle first baseman Lance Wallin, spoiling his shutout and knotting the score...
...catcher Kevin Connelly (who formed an all-Connelly battery with unrelated Eagle starter Dan Connelly) then flied deep to right. When Dorrington walked Lance Giroux, Crimson Coach Alex Nahigian decided to replace him with freshman righty Todd Forman. One out later, Bryan McGourthy topped a routine ground ball to second, and it appeared as though Forman was out of the inning...
...Crimson second sacker Casey Cobb threw the ball away, and Giroux came around to score. Since Giroux was Dorrington's responsibility, and Harvard never again tied the score, the Crimson starter was saddled with the loss...
...Dorrington was the Crimson's workhorse and the team's best hurler last year. The junior pitched in 72 innings...