Word: hitter
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Just call him the playmaker. As the only starting freshman on the Harvard men’s volleyball team, right side hitter Gil Weintraub is already carving himself a powerful position on the Crimson.Filling in as the backup setter for captain Dave Fitz, Weintraub plays a unique role on the team, switching between hitting and setting positions.“It’s definitely a totally different mentality going from hitting to setting,” Weintraub said. “Hitting, you go up hit as hard as you can, and so it’s a single...
...men’s volleyball team hit a groove and coasted to a 3-0 (34-32, 30-15, 30-17) sweep of non-conference foe Endicott (5-4) for its first victory of the season last night at the Malkin Athletic Center. The Crimson’s middle hitters led the charge, as sophomore Brady Weissbourd and senior Andy Nelson combined for 22 kills and four blocks. “Look at them—they’re beasts,” said junior outside hitter Jordan Weitzen. “We always know they?...
...open up a 16-11 gap. After a timeout, Harvard turned the tables on NJIT, going on a 12-4 run to establish a 23-20 lead. The Crimson escaped tie scores at 24 and 28 and captured a 30-28 victory on a kill by sophomore middle hitter Brady Weissbourd (16 kills, six blocks). “Part of it was going back to what we had in the first game—bringing it back to the middle of the court, firing ourselves up, yelling after every point,” co-captain Laurence Favrot said. Nonetheless, Harvard...
...over three games while the Crimson hit a dismal -.016 and posted 25 kills. Junior All-American Eric Palumbo led the Pride with 20 kills, three service aces, and one block. Sophomore Brady Weissbourd was the bright spot for the Crimson, as the 6’11 sophomore middle hitter recorded eight kills and two blocks. “Brady Weissbourd was almost unstoppable in the middle when I could get him a good set,” Fitz said. “The middle hitter has always been the strongest part of our team, so our success is going...
...heavy, but I watched McGwire hit a baseball harder than I've ever seen anyone hit one. And since more than 100 players tested positive for steroids in 2003 (when they were told they'd be tested), we know that if he did juice, he was the best steroided hitter in a vast field of steroided hitters. So even if he wouldn't have beaten Maris or Ruth for home runs in a single season, he was the best home run hitter of his era. And for one great year he not only made baseball relevant, but tied America...