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Despite the media hype and human-interest stories, the play on the field has been elegant and thrilling. The Series will see its share of late-inning rallies. Pitchers working deep into the game. Unlikely heroes. Leadoff hitters that choke up and bunt. Hard-throwing relievers...
...difference between Matsui and his peers, though, is that an hour after adjusting his coiffure at the Seibu Dome the day before, the durable, switch-hitting shortstop for the Seibu Lions cracked the second pitch he saw for a leadoff home run, played flawlessly in the field and again showed why he may be the best all-around ballplayer in Japan. Los Angeles Dodgers pitching coach Jim Colborn, a former Mariners director of Pacific Rim scouting who coached in Japan, says some three dozen Japanese players could play in the majors. But it's the imminent exodus of top players...
Among those who may have had the best case for First Team honors was freshman outfielder Lauren Stefanchik. As Harvard’s everyday leadoff hitter, she led the Ivies in stolen bases, finished third in the league with a .366 average and fourth in runs scored...
...Crimson took a 1-0 lead on the first pitch of the game, when senior Mark Mager jumped on a fastball and drove it over the left-field wall for a leadoff home...
Hordon (2-2) seemed in total control of his fate midway through the seventh inning yesterday. Brown leadoff hitter Rick Lynn walked to start the game, stole two bases and scored on a single by Matt Kutler, but Hordon settled into a rhythm after that, holding Brown to five hits the rest of the way. The last, however, was Capello’s bomb...