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...think it was pivotal to come out strong,” Harvard coach Jenny Allard said. “We had really good, focused at-bats and we started right away. I think we were motivated to put runs on the board early.” Leadoff batter Emily Henderson cracked an infield single to start the game. The speedy freshman then stole second before Macadam knocked a single to center field to put runners at the corners. A fielder’s choice brought Henderson home, then Emily Bowers singled to left to score Macadam, and finally sophomore Melissa...
...Stoeckel turned two big double plays, and one of them was a major-league play,” Walsh said. “That was big to save some pitches for Unger.”HARVARD 9, BROWN 3Junior Matt Rogers led the offense from the leadoff spot, hitting two homers over the fence in left-center field and coming around to score on another of the home team’s nine runs. With regular leadoff hitter Dillon O’Neill out after being hit in the face with a pitch Saturday, Rogers stepped in?...
...base percentage in the last four games. Senior Matt Kramer has also become a force and has batted .375, blasted two long balls, and driven in six runs since the first game of the Yale series last Saturday.Freshmen are beginning to emerge as well. In the last four games, leadoff hitter Dillon O’Neill and third baseman Sean O’Hara have hit .471 and catcher Tyler Albright has batted .467. The rookie trio also drove in a combined eight run in thoseontests. “The jump from high school baseball to college baseball is bigger...
...Crimson has struggled to score all season, but this past week the bats have caught on fire. A major reason for this offensive resurgence is that players who leadoff innings are getting on base. Harvard has scored at least six runs in the last four games and during that stretch, leadoff hitters have an on-base percentage...
...There are statistics out there that say that like 75% of the runs scored happen when you get the leadoff guy on,” Vance said. “So, that’s huge...