Word: mounds
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Once a big fish in the small pond of Blake High School, Wheeler played only five games in the field his rookie year with the Crimson, starting just once and batting an underwhelming .143. His six appearances on the mound were good for a bloated ERA of 7.50. His sophomore campaign offered only more of the same, with just six opportunities to start all season...
...runners on, one of them in scoring position, with the score tied in extra innings and one man out—not exactly the easiest of situations in which to send your first-year pitcher to the mound to see just how well he’ll respond...
...you’re Harvard coach Joe Walsh, that’s not what you’re doing, really. Sure, Shawn Haviland is a rookie, thus far largely untested at the collegiate level. But Walsh knows how his potential ace will fare before he ever reaches the mound...
...aren’t freshmen that that’s a tough situation for. But he’s a kid that’s got ice water running through his veins. He’s a bulldog. And I feel good about putting guys like that on the mound...
Classmate Shawn Haviland, meanwhile, took his turn on the mound and allowed three runs in 5 1/3 stingy innings to earn...