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Harvard's leading batter is designated hitter Joe Mackey. The senior is currently slugging at a .400 clip. Backing Mackey at the plate are first baseman Leigh Hogan (.330), pitcher-outfielder Don Driscoll (.330), and rightfielder Dave St. Pierre...
Cornell's leading hitter, Joe Murdock, temporarily broke things up in the sixth with a home run over the right field fence, but the Crimson's Joe Mackey responded with a clutch run-scoring single in the bottom of the inning, and the battle continued...
Trailing, 3-2, with one gone in the bottom of the tenth, Mackey again came through, this time with a double to right, setting up another chance for the frustrated Crimson. But the Hammer drove the final nails into the coffin, striking out Don Driscoll and pinch hitter John Friar...
Meanwhile, Cornell's righty Ken Brink was breezing along on the mound with a two-hitter, showing no signs of letting up. He finally gave up a run in the bottom of the sixth on Dave St. Pierre's double, after walks to Leigh Hogan and Mackey, but retired Friar and captain Ric LaCivita to quell the uprising...
...winning run crossed the plate on a one-out suicide squeeze play that worked better than expected. Ric LaCivita strode to the plate with the bases loaded and laid down a well-placed bunt. Fran Cronin, who was sent in to run for Joe Mackey, got a good break from third and was crossing home with the tying run by the time Krentzman got to the ball...