Word: leadoff
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...runaway inning for our defense…[we] need to help our pitcher on the mound and we would have won that game.”In the early going, it was all Harvard. Although freshman pitcher Marika Zumbro got herself into an early jam—issuing a leadoff walk that was followed by a single—co-captain and catcher Hayley Bock picked off BC’s lead runner to get the game’s first out, allowing Zumbro to settle down. The rookie starter responded by striking out the next two hitters.The Crimson gave...
...ground, giving Black all the help she needed.The highlight of this strong defensive performance came when it counted most in the top of the sixth inning. With the Crimson hanging on to a 1-0 lead, Bulldog junior Ashley Sloan reached on a leadoff single. Then Black lost control, rocketing a pitch over catcher Bock’s head. Sloan looked to get into scoring position easily, but Bock had other plans, as she scrambled to the ball and gunned it to second to throw out the streaking Sloan. It was just one example of Harvard’s great...
...outs - Meehan hits a long fly ball. The centerfielder gets an awful jump on it and it goes over his head for a leadoff double...
...outs - And O'Neill draws a leadoff walk. You'd like to see him steal, but he's been getting thrown out quite a bit this season...
...outs - Leadoff walk to BC's Michael Belfiore. Let's see if it comes back to bite the Crimson...