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...least when Haviland was on the hill, Farmington generally didn’t, according to his former athletic director, Jack Phelan, who estimates that Haviland’s arrival at Farmington doubled the school’s yearly win total...
...single-handedly put Farmington High School on the map,” Phelan says, “in terms of taking us from a team that won a few games a year to a team that qualified for the state tournament and would have had a chance to challenge for the championship if he were able to pitch more of the games...
...Because Farmington had not advanced beyond the first round in recent memory, if ever, coach Pete Veleas gave Haviland the start in the playoff opener, and his senior sensation did not disappoint, striking out 15 through five innings before being lifted to pitch again in the next round...
Unfortunately for the Farmington faithful, Haviland was not given the start and was instead called upon in relief with his side already down 1-0. Haviland, not surprisingly, allowed zero runs the rest of the way. Of course, it was already too late. Farmington’s opponent, the eventual state champion, was equally stingy...
Four years ago, Walsh might not have been so confident. After all, the kid who’d become the folk hero of Farmington wasn’t so widely heralded just yet. He also hadn’t, by Haviland’s own admission, cracked 5’2, 110 lbs. either. His position: shortstop...