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Crockett (6-3), who has long been the staff’s ace and workhorse, pitched a nine-inning, 137-pitch gem on his way to sixteen strikeouts. It would amount to a fairly average outing for Crockett, the Ivy co-Pitcher of the Year, except that he had thrown 125 pitches in a season-saving victory over Dartmouth just four days earlier...
...would have thought that Harvard would have been able to get past a high-powered Brown lineup while held to a meager four hits through eight innings? Who would have thought that Ben Crockett could hurl a one-run gem on three days rest, nearly breaking the Harvard strikeout record he set a couple weeks ago? Who could have seen CrocKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKett coming...
...that one pitch would be the only mistake Harvard ace and captain Ben Crockett would make. Pitching on only three days of rest, fresh off a complete game against Dartmouth, Crockett pitched a nine-inning gem, striking out 16 Brown batters...
Five days after he flew in from the bullpen like Superman against Brown to put Harvard in control of its own destiny, and one day after he twirled a one-run, six-hit gem to keep it there, Crockett was taking a well-deserved day off at Dartmouth yesterday. But before the sweat had even dried on his cap, his team already needed him again...
...LUNCH BREAK Savvy travelers would think themselves wise to eschew the tourist-trap lunch stalls across the street from the entrance to Angkor Wat, opting instead for a packed lunch provided by their hotels. They would be wrong. Chez Sophea is a tiny gem not to be missed. Run by a French-Cambodian couple, the breezy restaurant offers a delicious selection of simple French fare and Cambodian specialties. And for special occasions, there are always a few bottles of chilled champagne on hand...