Word: lead-off
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...slow drizzle didn't lessen the effect of the Crimson nine's bats as the women surged to an 11-0 lead after two innings. Co-captain Lisa "The Mouse" Bernstein started the barrage with a lead-off home run--her second four-bagger in two games. Leftfielder Sara LeBlond knocked in six RBIs to lead the team in hits...
Holy Cross opened the scoring with an unearned run in the first inning, capitalizing on Gary Quinlan's lead-off infield single and an error by Crimson second baseman Gaylord Lyman...
...some good news, Nahigian has found his lead-off hitter in freshman center fielder Bruce Weller. A quick singles hitter with a bit of power, Weller has matched his solid play in the pasture with a nice performance at the plate. He walks often (11 in 64 plate appearances), can steal bases and has hit around .330 all season. Nothing special compared to Columbia's kiddie corps, but good enough for second on the team around here...
Dennis Eckersley started for the Red Sox against the White Sox southpaw Britt Burns. Facing lead-off batter Ron LeFlore, Eckersley missed the strike zone on the first pitch of the season. With the count 2-1, LeFlore nailed a single to the right. Mike Squires, batting second, grounded out and the third batter, Carlton Fisk, ambled out to the plate. Immediately the stands erupted to give the former Red Sox catcher a loud standing ovation. A few fans booed. Fisk, batting against the premiere Red Sox pitcher and a man he has caught for the past three seasons...
...final events--the men's and women's 800 free relays--provided the most excitement of the evening. Despite Tracy Caulkins' lead-off swim of 1:45.74 for the Nashville Aquatic Club--a time that would have won the 200 free contest earlier in the evening--Nashville fell to third place behind Longhorn Aquatic and the American record-setting time of 7:12.62 by the Mission Viejo Nadadores...