Word: mcgugan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Coach Loyal Park's strategy for this season calls for an early lead to give the pitcher room to manuveur, and Harvard scored twice in the first inning. After starter Mike O'Malley had pitched himself out of a bases-loaded situation. Vince McGugan led off with a double and promptly stole third. A single by Kevin Hampe brought in one run, and after Tim Bilodeau walked, a single by Hal Smith brought across another...
With the exception of McGugan and Larry Barbiaux, who had five hits between them. Harvard's attack was non-existent the rest of the way, but until the seventh it looked as if the initial two-run burst was all the Crimson needed...
Penn's quarterback Gary Shue was on the mound in the second game, and Harvard blitzed him in the first inning for two runs without a hit. McGugan and Hampe both drew walks, and they moved to second and third on a wild pitch and two stolen bases. Toby Harvey and Bilodeau each drove in a run with grounders to the second baseman...
...several players among the league leaders in individual departments. O'Malley has the fifth best E.R.A. with 2.77, and combined with Brayton, he gives the Crimson the best righty-lefty pitching combination in the league. Catcher Tim Bilodeau is sixth in batting with a .385 average, and Vince McGugan is third in the country with 18 stolen bases in 19 games...
...Judges could manage only one run off Weissant in five innings, and it came in the fourth on back-to-back singles and a fielder's choice. Art Serrano and McGugan were unable to convert a ground ball into a double play, and on the next identical play a questionable call at first cost Weissant his shutout...