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Holt locked horns with the previously undefeated (8-0) Muhlstock in the opener, and outdueled the junior righty in a tight 2-1 decision. Designated hitter Joe Mackey and rightfielder Dave St. Pierre drove in the only Crimson runs of the ballgame, providing Holt with all the backing he needed...
...Crimson got going early, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning. After leadoff hitter Ed Durson had walked, red hot Ric LaCivita (five for six in Tuesday's game against UMass) singled, and DH Joe Mackey reached on an error to load the bases...
...UMass touched Pura for two runs in the eighth and four in the ninth on Pete Backstrom's double and the four-bagger by Mundalto. With one out in the tenth and the ducks on the pond for the Minutemen, pinch designated hitter Oscar Fontaine rapped a single to hand Pura the loss...
...first five innings, however, it wasn't so rosy. Engineer starter Mike Royal was breezing along with a one hitter. Only four Harvard batters reached base, two on walks and two on throwing errors by Mike (four errors in the game) Dziekan. Royal had a slim lead, 1-0, to work with, as Vince Maconi's bunt rolled past third baseman Jim Thomas (who is back in the line-up for the first time since April 30) for an RBI single in the fourth...
...eighth off reliever Don Proper, as Hogan singled in a run and another scored on Dave St. Pierre's infield groundout. The run-crazy Crimson just couldn't seem to stop, and added yet another run (the highest total since the Brown contest April 19) in the ninth. Pinch hitter Larry Barbiaux belted a single and came home on a wild pitch by the Engineer's third hurler, John Cavolowski...