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...gave up any more than two runs,” Haviland says, “we were definitely going to lose...
...course, prior to pitching for Harvard, it would have been hard for Haviland to point to a moment when the pressure actually wasn’t on. As a star for Farmington High School, the 6’1, 185-lb. right hander wasn’t so much the team’s No. 1 starter as its first and only option...
...least when Haviland was on the hill, Farmington generally didn’t, according to his former athletic director, Jack Phelan, who estimates that Haviland’s arrival at Farmington doubled the school’s yearly win total...
Because Farmington had not advanced beyond the first round in recent memory, if ever, coach Pete Veleas gave Haviland the start in the playoff opener, and his senior sensation did not disappoint, striking out 15 through five innings before being lifted to pitch again in the next round...
Unfortunately for the Farmington faithful, Haviland was not given the start and was instead called upon in relief with his side already down 1-0. Haviland, not surprisingly, allowed zero runs the rest of the way. Of course, it was already too late. Farmington’s opponent, the eventual state champion, was equally stingy...