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...Crimson got going early, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning. After leadoff hitter Ed Durson had walked, red hot Ric LaCivita (five for six in Tuesday's game against UMass) singled, and DH Joe Mackey reached on an error to load the bases...
...should be warned that the opponent was MIT, in one of those marathon three-and-a-half-hour Greater Boston League tilts. And to perhaps soften the blow a bit more, only one of the 12 hits was good for more than one base, Ed Durso's leadoff double in the first, and quite a few of the singles were of the scratch variety...
McAuliffe, who ignited a four-run rally in the ninth inning with a leadoff walk, started the 10th with a walk off Cecil Upshaw and Upshaw then fielded Bob Montgomery's bunt and threw late and high to second...
Harvard put the game out of reach in the eighth inning as the Crimson tallied three times. With one out, leadoff batter Ed Durso and centerfielder Hampe walked. Hogan then smashed a long triple to score the base runners. Hogan reached pay dirt on a hit by Stoeckel. Each team added another run in the ninth inning to close out the scoring...
Crimson speed and smart base running played a big factor, as they gained the team its first two runs without benefit of a hit. Harvard had only six hits on the afternoon. Eagle pitching ace Bill Ruane ran into some control problems right at the start, walking leadoff batter Durso. Ruane then threw a wild pitch, and Durso was already running on the release and was able to take third as the ball popped past B.C. catcher Paul Santilli...