Word: mop-up
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...first at-bat and went 0-for-1 before being lifted at the end of the fifth…Schneider’s single in the sixth inning was the first hit of his collegiate career…Sophomore Brendan Reed pitched two solid innings of scoreless relief in mop-up duty for Harvard. Reed has a 0.00 ERA in 12.2 innings so far this year...
...Midshipmen took advantage of several Harvard miscues early on and raced out to a 9-3 halftime lead. The game was essentially over at that point, and Navy used both its second- and third-string goalies in mop-up duty...
Rose, now only 60 yards shy of Harvard's single-season passing yardage record, sat after the third quarter. Freshman quarterback Conor Black, who has solidified his hold on the backup job, threw for 46 yards in mop-up duty...
Rose rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown, including a 17-yard scramble on third-and-15 in the second quarter. Sophomore Brent Chalmers added 51 yards in mop-up duty...
...when Wilford was receiving stitches in his forehead during the Dartmouth game, Linden came in for a series and threw a touchdown pass. But Wilford returned, stitches and all, and Linden was again relegated to a mop-up role in the fourth quarter. Throw in a quick series in the season opener against Columbia, and you find a shockingly paltry season for the senior quarterback that led Harvard to a league title...