Word: lead-off
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...After a lead-off single by shortstop Bob Merkle, Nickens appeared to be in complete control in the first as he easily retired the next two hitters. But lefty Pete McCall drilled the ball into right-center for a triple and the Cadets's Fred Zillian followed with a homer over the left field fence...
...Penn Relays, a Harvard team of Keith Colburn, Dave Potteti, Tom Spengler, and Royce Shaw was edged in the four-mile relay by mighty Villanova, which won four of the five championship relay races in the two-day competition. Lead-off man Colburn gave the Crimson an early lead, but the Wildcats caught up in the second leg, and went on to win by 15 yards...
...Lead-off hitter Vince McGugan homered twice and drove across three runs. Not to be outdone, catcher John Murray also had a four-bagger and scored three times while centerfielder Havard Lee tripled twice, brought in three men, and scored three more runs himself...
Without hitting a ball out of the infield, M.I.T. jumped to an early lead with two runs in the third. Lead-off batter John Compton walked an advanced to second when pitcher Dave DeWitte lined a bunt past first baseman Pete Bernhard. After a wild pitch by Nickens put both runners in scoring position, Lee Bristol drove Compton home with a perfect squeeze-play bunt. While DeWitte broke for the plate, Minot Cleveland lain down a second perfect bunt to give the Techmen a 2-0 lead...
Also moving into the starting line-up is junior Bill Cherry. He will take John Ballantyne's place at second base. Coach Dan DeMichele and Pete Bernhard in the batting order. DeMichele, who leads the team in stolen bases, will be lead-off batter while Bernhard's power-hitting will be tried at the third hitting spot...