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Vance’s power hitting began early Saturday afternoon with a single in his second at bat, which was converted into a run thanks to an RBI by freshman designated hitter Andrew Prince. Another single in the seventh helped Harvard down Brown, 7-3, in their first meeting...
...course, a leadoff hitter getting RBI may just mean the batters late in the lineup are good at getting on base...
...Harvard lead into a sudden, deflating 12-8 deficit. The bullpen meltdown wasted a gutsy outing by junior Shawn Haviland and a scrappy, come-from-behind effort by the lineup. “They battled hard for the entire game,” Bruton said. “The hitters did a great job scoring runs for us, and I just didn’t do my job when I was in there. We had a chance to win that game.”Freshman Max Perlman and the Crimson bested Bears ace Jeff Dietz in the opener...
...BROWN 4A six-run second inning put the Crimson firmly in control of the late game yesterday and the team never looked back, capitalizing on eight solid innings from junior righty Brad Unger.After the Bears got out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, Harvard freshman designated hitter Andrew Prince led off the second with a double. Five hits, two errors, and one intentional walk later, and Prince was appearing for a second time in the inning. Prince grounded out to end the inning, but by that time, the Crimson had established a comfortable 6-2 lead.Prince...
...crop falls into three distinct categories. First, there are the prime-timers - Boston's David "Big Papi" Ortiz and Travis Hafner of the Cleveland Indians, who are both DH-ing at the peak of their careers. "Ortiz and Hafner are two of the best four hitters in baseball right now, by any standard that's valid," says Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro. It's hard to argue with him - Hafner, 29, hit .308 with 42 homers in 2006, and Ortiz, 31, not only led the American League with 54 home runs last season, but is by far the best clutch...