Word: martelli
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Every Harvard batter came away with at least one hit, but three of them enjoyed particularly noteworthy outings. Catcher Vinnie Martelli homered once, doubled twice and drove in nine runs while getting seven hits in eight at-bats. First baseman Ed Farrell got round trips in both contests, extending his home run streak to three games. Farrell reaped four hits in as many at-bats. And third baseman Elliott Rivera finished the day five-for-five...
...next Crimson RBI came in the third, when Martelli hit a Texas league double down the right field line to score Brad Bauer from first. Martelli left no doubt about his next at-bat, a towering three-run homer over the left field fence. But though the final results were never in question, the scores would have been less lopsided if the breaks hadn't gone Harvard's way. But almost all of them...
...lucky to have a day like that," Martelli said...
...time Martelli hit his homer, the Crimson had already knocked one pitcher out of the box Starter Tony DiMaggio allowed just two hits but gave up four runs, as the bat men made the most of six bases on balls in the first 3 2/3 innings...
Harvard started slow in the second game, stranding three runners at the end of a one-run first inning. But Martelli and Farrell brought back the spark in the third. Martelli swatted on to deep left center to lead off the inning. Center fielder Mark Ferullo got a terrific jump and got to the ball on time, but it bounced off his mitt and rolled to the fence as Martelli circled the bases. Farrell rode the next pitch over the left field fence...