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...Crimson's chief weakness this year is the relatively poor hitting the team has done since its return from the South. "Our pitching is fine, our fielding adequate, but our hitting is definitely not as good as it should be," Shepard said. "Boys like Matt Botsford and John Getch should be hitting much better," he added, "but I think with warmer weather, things will improve...
...Stahura, cf 4 0 2 5 0 0 Cleary, 2b 2 0 0 2 1 1 Sim, 1b 2 0 1 10 0 0 Getch, rf 2 0 0 1 1 0 Fisher, lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 Levine, 3b 0 0 0 0 1 1 Botsford, 3b, lf 3 0 0 1 2 0 Hastings, ss 2 3 1 2 4 0 Crosby, c 2 0 0 6 0 0 Rossano, p 4 0 1 0 1 0 Totals...
Only two of the eight starters, excluding Rossano, are hitting over .300. Left fielder Dick Fisher leads the team at .440 and right fielder John Getch is hitting .384. But since returning to the North, the regulars have hit only .213. As long as the pitching holds up, the team can win on two or three runs, but the averages of late are somewhat discouraging...
Besides Rossano, Fisher, and Getch, the team will line up with Bing Crosby behind the plate, John Simourian at first, Cleary at second, Hastings at short, Matt Botsford at third, and Walt Stahura in center field...
Yesterday's game saw two important changes in the varsity lineup as Coach Norm Shepard endeavored to give the team more hitting strength. John Getch moved to right field and the clean-up slot in the batting order, while Matt Botsford took over third base from light-hitting Stu Lavine...