Word: haviland
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...Shawn Haviland hasn’t pinched himself yet, it’s because he has always imagined himself at this point: still doing what he loves, still holding onto a chance to pitch his way, rung-by-rung, up the ladder of a major league baseball organization...
...After watching Haviland hold his own against Big Ten program Ohio State during the Crimson’s four-game set in Florida last March, A’s scouts liked what they saw. Enough to put aside the subpar senior season and the high-80s fastball and make a west-coaster out of the Farmington, Conn. native...
...There’s a lot of guys throwing 95, 96 [miles per hour], but plenty of guys who can’t hit 90 and are pitching in the bigs,” Walsh adds. “[Haviland] throws strike one, he holds runners, he fields his position. He always comes with the heart of a lion. There’s a lot there that can win ballgames...
...team can pinpoint exactly where the 2008 campaign went awry. From March 30 to April 8, the Crimson went 1-7 in Ivy League play and essentially eliminated itself from title contention. “That was the low point of the season,” senior ace Shawn Haviland said. “That put us out of it pretty early.”The slump came right at the start of the Ancient Eight schedule, so by the time Harvard found its stride late in the year, there was no time left for a comeback. The Crimson finished...
...After Hofeld gave up the game-tying blast, Rogers hit what ended up being the game-winning dinger in the eighth. Unger came in as the setup man and blanked the Huskies for two innings, and then Haviland assumed the closing role and ended the game by fanning the final batter with the curveball that made him one of the Ivy League’s most successful pitchers in his career...