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Keck then led off with a single to right fieldfor his third hit of the game. Sophomoreright fielder Scott Carmack replaced Keck on firstwith a fielder's choice and moved to second on asingle up the middle by freshman pinch hitter JoshSan Salvador...
...Tigers held a two-run lead and were two outs away from starting a new era in Ivy baseball. But the Crimson dynasty remained intact when a succession of ground balls and Texas Leaguers in the top of the ninth culminated in a two-run single by freshman designated hitter Faiz Shakir, who gave Harvard the tying and winning runs...
...stepped Shakir, a 5'9" defensive specialistwhom Walsh penciled in at the nine-hole because hewas a left-handed hitter. In Game One he was0-for-2 with two strikeouts and, although he haddoubled earlier and is hitting .407, he wasmaking only the 27th at bat of his collegiatecareer. But the rookie slapped Golden's pitch tocenter field to drive in the fifth and sixth runsof his career...
...biggest defensive play of the series cameafter Tiger freshman left fielder Ryan Achterbergled off the bottom of the ninth by bouncing agrounder under Mager's outstretched glove. Withthe tying run on first, Walsh called a defensiveplay--"43"--on the second pitch to the nextbatter, sophomore pinch hitter, Casey Hildreth,who represented the winning run and had tried tobunt the first pitch...
That means freshman Faiz Shakir (.429, 4), who has had 21 at-bats in 16 appearances, should replace Woodfork at second base and junior Jeff Bridich (.365, 20) might move from designated hitter to the outfield. Binkowski (.315, 30) and senior catcher Jason Keck (.296, 24) will provide experience to the lineup and the infield. Freshman shortstop Mark Mager (.327, 26) and sophomore outfielder Scott Carmack (.323, 14) round out the solid batting order...