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...outdone by the seniors, Garth Andrade, Jim Mullen and Joe Bowen put together a sweep in the javelin, with Andrade winning it with a throw of 193 ft. 11 1/2 in. Not bad, considering the two-inch deep mud in the infield...
...left-handed shortstop steps up to the plate. It's a tie ball game--two-all in the fifth--and the infielders shout encouragement to the pitcher and heckle the diminutive hitter. Cheers resound from the batter's bench--"Come on Dr. longball, hit another homer. "The infield, hearing this, takes a few steps back. The pitch: a swing. it's a hit, not a crackling liner that sends the second baseman diving. But rather a dainty dribbler that leaves the third baseman stymied in her shoes as the softball slowly scoots along the third base line and comes...
...Overall, she's a tough defensive player, and the best bunter I've ever seen. her placement on the bunts would exasperate any defender. Lisa has honed that skill to a science: once in a game against Princeton she bunted on base three times each with the infield moved in on her, he adds...
...Oakland A's climbed from last place in 1979 to second in the American League West last year, critics insisted that Martin's magic could not last. He was, after all, using mirrors- often platooning eight mediocre players, for instance-to create the illusion of an infield. Certainly Oakland's starting pitchers were impressive, setting a modern record by completing 94 games in 1980. But, it was argued, the strong arms would weaken with overwork. In any event, the league was wise to the wiles of Billyball, as Martin's harumscarum tactics became known. Surely...
...they could recover from their play all weekend, and the second team went to work just like the first. The bench knocked in 2 runs on 4 hits while playing airtight defense, allowing Tufts the satisfaction only of connecting with the ball, grounding out or popping up to the infield...