Word: hurler
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That’s because of a rock-solid rotation, held down by juniors Jackie Adelfio (2.47 ERA) and Megan Ivey (2.54 ERA). Neither hurler is the type to blow hitters away, but both are smart and efficient and keep the opposition off-balance...
...Freshman hurler Shelly Madick tossed a complete-game five-hitter and the bats ignited during a three-run fourth inning to give the Crimson a crisp 4-1 win in the opening game of the afternoon twinbill...
...Harvard offense, meanwhile, could not break through against Friars hurler Tanza Lewis, who held the Crimson to a mere three hits in a complete-game...
DIED. DICK RADATZ, 67, fearsome relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and other American League teams; of head injuries suffered in a fall down a flight of stairs in his home; in Easton, Mass. Dubbed the Monster, the 6-ft. 6-in. hurler struck out Mickey Mantle 44 times in 63 tries and still holds the record for strikeouts in a single season by a relief pitcher...
Notable facts about him presented on his website’s biography (bunning.senate.gov) reveal something interesting by around the third paragraph. Bunning is, if you didn’t know, a Hall of Fame hurler, “the second pitcher in history…to record 1,000 strikeouts and 100 wins in both the National and American Leagues.” When he retired, he was also second to Walter Johnson on the all-time strikeout list...