Word: lead-off
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First, Smith's lead-off batter in the seventh rapped a single to center field. Two outs and two errors later, the hosts had the bases loaded against Harvard pitcher Lee Polikoff...
After Angie Scussel poked a lead-off single, teammate Trisha Turcynzski pushed a bunt down the third base line. Harvard third baseman Lisa Rowning's wide throw rolled to right fielder Nancy Prior, backing up the play...
Aquino's lackluster speaking style is counterbalanced by her running mate Laurel. He has the kind of folksy, joke-telling manner that Filipino audiences love. The vice-presidential nominee usually serves as Aquino's lead-off speaker, warming up crowds for the less practiced message to follow...
...lead-off batter is Brandon Tartikoff, a sharp-fielding spray hitter in his sixth season as president of NBC Entertainment and third baseman on the company softball team. As Tartikoff steps to the plate against the Warner Bros. squad, a giant radio in the bleachers begins to blast out the driving theme song from Miami Vice. Inspired, Tartikoff slaps a double, leading NBC to a four-run inning. The team's "music manager" puckishly announces that all who have not hit safely must henceforth bat to the somewhat less blood- quickening theme from Punky Brewster...
UCLA 6 Harvard 4--Cox pitched well through six innings homer seesaw struggle. The Crimson converted Kay's lead-off triple into a 1-0 lead and Maspons's second inning homer made at 2-1 Harvard. But the Bruins tied it again in the third, an than took advantage of three walks and an to tally two runs in a hitless fourth inning...