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Growing up in Farmington, Conn., Harvard starting pitcher Shawn Haviland watched his favorite team, the New York Yankees, collect a handful of championships in the late ‘90s. Like any young fan, he idolized Derek Jeter, New York’s popular shortstop. So imagine Haviland’s attempt to play it cool when the Yankee captain approached him in the weight room of their training facility in Tampa, Fla., and introduced himself. “I just started laughing hysterically,” the senior righthander remembers. “I said...
...stepping into the starting spot quite yet. First he must regain his eye for the strike zone, a task on which Cole and new pitching coach Aaron Landes have been working.“For [Cole], it’s about throwing strikes,” senior starter Shawn Haviland says. “When he does, he’s the most dominant pitcher in the league, bar none.” Despite the lurking question about the fourth starter, the squad remains confident that the position will settle itself.“With the three of us it?...
...healthy and ready to go. He will provide a key experienced presence in the rotation.“The kid wants it,” Walsh says. “I don’t know if I’ve ever wanted anybody more on the mound than Haviland in a big game. ”Haviland joins returning starters senior Brad Unger and sophomore Eric Eadington to round out one of the more formidable rotations in the league.“I think our top three will stack up against anyone,” Eadington said...
...always consistent. He throws strikes, never gets flustered.”Stack-Babich gave the Crimson some breathing room in the eighth, doubling Harvard’s two-run lead with a home run to left field, his second of the weekend.OHIO STATE 9, HARVARD 7Senior starter Sean Haviland came out strong in Harvard’s second game of the day on Saturday, giving up only three runs in his first seven innings. But without an established relief option in the Crimson bullpen, Harvard coach Joe Walsh decided to keep Haviland in for the eighth inning. Fatigue...
...scoring 13 runs in a rough day for the Crimson pitching staff. In his first career appearance, sophomore Jonathan Strangio got the start for Harvard, giving up six runs over four innings of work. “It’s always tough,” senior pitcher Sean Haviland said of making one’s first start. “You’re always a little jacked up. Once [Strangio] battled through those nerves he really settled in. For a first effort we saw a lot of good things.” Senior and first baseman Matt...