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...wind. Vance turned in a tough at-bat, going down 0-2 and fouling off several pitches before launching his first round-tripper of the season. “Stoeckel and Byrne had line drives off a guy who’s a pretty good, hard-throwing left-hander,” coach Joe Walsh said. “When [Vance] got down 0-2 I thought I should have bunted the runners over, but then just like that it’s 3-0 three hitters in.”“Getting runs on the board early...
...Walsh said.HARVARD 4, CORNELL 2Eadington was just one out away from his first collegiate complete game when Walsh walked out to the mound and made the call for senior Jake Bruton out of the bullpen.“I wanted to get the matchup of the right-hander against the right-hander,” Walsh said. “I kind of made up my mind before the inning. I wanted Bruton to face [Big Red cleanup hitter Nathan Ford.]”“I wasn’t expecting [to be taken out], but I wasn?...
...youngsters proving themselves worthy of the starting jobs they were penciled in for during the preseason. New shortstop Jeff Stoeckel had a hot trip at the plate on top of his ever-solid glove work, freshman slugger Andrew Prince displayed his middle-of-the-order power, and junior right-hander Brad Unger delivered the best pitching performance of his collegiate career.HARVARD 10, BARRY 5The Crimson ended its trip with a bang, rapping out 16 hits en route to an easy 10-5 win over Barry (18-19). Seven of the starters had multiple hits, led by Stoeckel...
DIED. Johnny Sain, 89, right-handed pitcher for the Boston Braves immortalized in a rhyme turned national catchphrase; in Downers Grove, Ill. Sain, the last pitcher to face Babe Ruth, and Braves left-hander Warren Spahn were deemed so crucial to the team's successful campaign for the 1948 National League pennant that a lyric was born: "Spahn and Sain, pray for rain." Sain later became a visionary teacher, stressing the mental side of pitching and inspiring accolades from players like Jim Bouton, who dubbed him "the greatest pitching coach who ever lived...
...Hanover, N.H., Dartmouth right-hander Josh Faiola (5-2) turned in a Herculean effort in a 12-inning, 2-1 complete game loss to Yale. The senior walked two, allowed seven hits, and surrendered only one earned run while throwing a mind-boggling 145 pitches...