Word: lentz
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...that sense, the Crimson pitching staff's phenomenal showing against Yale this weekend reflects just as positively on Lentz as it does the pitchers themselves...
...Rare indeed is the backstop who excels at both offense and defense. For that reason, Harvard has a truly special player in Lentz, who combines both sets of skills perfectly...
...Defensively, the Crimson's catcher's importance cannot be understated. In that 9-8 win over the Crusaders last Wednesday, Lentz saved the day with his glove as well as his bat. In the inning before he singled home the game-tying, Holy Cross was threatening to expand its lead with the bases loaded and just one out. Lentz, however, took the wind out of the Crusaders' sails when he picked a runner off third base for the second out of the inning...
...Lentz's influence extends beyond the big play. When Cornell came to O'Donnell Field two weeks ago, the Big Red's coach called every pitch from his seat in the first-base dugout. That sort of micromanaging has had no place at Harvard this year with Lentz behind the plate. His intelligence in calling a ball game is the perfect complement to the raw talent of Harvard's pitchers on the mound...
...skilled as he is defensively, Lentz would be a very good player even if his talents were confined to just that phase of the game. But having both sets of skills-offense as well as defense-is what makes him great...