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...help Bowers and Macadam get comfortable in the new position.“They both have pretty positive attitudes,” Kerper says. “If I ask them to do something, they respond very well.”While Bowers and Macadam practice in the infield, Henderson has emerged as the clear starter in left field. “She’s the fastest player on the team,” Allard says. “She’s making an impact already.” The lefty hitter has impressed teammates as well...
...even better.Jenkins isn’t waiting to visit the altar, either. He’s engaged to marry his high school sweetheart, Ashley, this summer.But Jenkins, a senior second baseman, has had to wait for the better part of four years for a regular gig on the Crimson infield. He has waited almost three years now, since Harvard’s last Ivy League title in 2005, for another chance to suit up in the NCAA Tournament.Let’s just say he doesn’t want to wait any longer.Now, he may not have...
...come-from-behind win over Boston College. Murphy led the team with a .350 batting average and finished the year ranked third in the nation in homeruns per game (.390). The graduation of captain Julia Kidder at shortstop and second-basemen Lauren Brown left a gap in the middle infield that may be the only chink in Harvard’s experienced armor. Or, maybe not.“Lauren Brown and Julia Kidder are fantastic leaders…and they can’t be replaced immediately,” Madick said. “But we?...
...anthem, "I'm Shipping Up to Boston," on the Fenway grass before Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, accompanied by teenaged Irish step dancers. After the Sox 11-2 annihilation of the Indians that night, Papelbon stripped down and did his own Irish step-dancing in the infield: Riverdance in underpants...
...batters each hit into force-outs before McIntosh struck out senior left fielder Susie Winkeller.“McIntosh got outs when she needed them,” Allard said.The next inning, after the first two hitters were retired, the Crimson loaded the bases. Kidder reached on an infield single, then freshman designated player Lauren Murphy singled to left. Freshman right fielder Jennifer Francis walked to load the bases. That brought up Schellberg, who popped to second.Harvard wouldn’t get a runner in scoring position again until the final inning.Despite the losses, the weekend showcased two great performances...