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Harvard's leading batter is designated hitter Joe Mackey. The senior is currently slugging at a .400 clip. Backing Mackey at the plate are first baseman Leigh Hogan (.330), pitcher-outfielder Don Driscoll (.330), and rightfielder Dave St. Pierre...
Cornell's leading hitter, Joe Murdock, temporarily broke things up in the sixth with a home run over the right field fence, but the Crimson's Joe Mackey responded with a clutch run-scoring single in the bottom of the inning, and the battle continued...
Trailing, 3-2, with one gone in the bottom of the tenth, Mackey again came through, this time with a double to right, setting up another chance for the frustrated Crimson. But the Hammer drove the final nails into the coffin, striking out Don Driscoll and pinch hitter John Friar...
Meanwhile, Cornell's righty Ken Brink was breezing along on the mound with a two-hitter, showing no signs of letting up. He finally gave up a run in the bottom of the sixth on Dave St. Pierre's double, after walks to Leigh Hogan and Mackey, but retired Friar and captain Ric LaCivita to quell the uprising...
Carl McNutt, the captain and designated hitter, drove in a run with a single and two more scored as Harrell's pick-off attempt to first went astray. The fourth and final run came in on Gary Miller's double, and that was all for Harrell, who exited in favor of Walsh...