Word: hitter
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...League should not be fooled by the center fielder’s relaxed grin and laid-back attitude—behind the persona lies a strong outfielder and an even stronger hitter, waiting to catch the rest of the league back on its heels...
...Springfield, Mass. “We can’t close matches this year,” junior Dave Fitz said. “We don’t have a killer instinct.” The Pride (8-10, 6-2) received a dominant performance from freshman outside hitter Ryan Frederickson, who led all players with 17 kills on 24 swings. Last month, Frederickson registered 16 hits and 14 digs when Springfield visited Harvard (3-9, 2-3 Hay) and took the match, 3-1. Despite remembering his stand-out effort, the Crimson still failed to match his intensity...
...Harvard’s defense contained a weak Sacred Heart attack throughout the match, as the Pioneers registered only 28 kills on .063 hitting. On the other side of the net, the Crimson offense sputtered at times but managed a .239 attack percentage, led by freshman middle hitter Brady Weissbourd’s 11 kills on .529 hitting. “[Weissbourd] was always there skill-wise,” Ridolfi said, “But now he’s catching up experience-wise, and he’s going to be a real help to us down...
...went all the way down the right field line, allowing Brown to circle two bases, scoring herself and Kidder. The other two Crimson runs in the third were scored off of three walks.Watkins started the game and got the win, recording three strike-outs. She had a no-hitter going into the fifth inning, and allowed one run and one hit before Bailey Vertovez came on in relief. Vertovez, in her collegiate pitching debut, gave up one run off three hits and tallied three strike-outs. Kidder got the game started with a single, followed by a base on balls...
...still under the weather,” said Fitz after Saturday’s match. “We really need him back out there because he’s a team leader.”Without McKiernan in the lineup, much of the offensive burden fell on outside hitter Luke McCrone. The senior, who has stepped up his level of play during McKiernan’s protracted absence, posted 12 kills on .308 hitting to lead the Crimson attack.But the Highlanders’ offense was too overpowering, hitting at a .333 clip—including a .436 rate...