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...demon, Matsuzaka kept a nation enthralled throughout the tournament. The quarterfinal game went 17 innings: Matsuzaka pitched them all, hurling 250 pitches. In the semi-finals the next day, he played in the outfield, his right pitching arm wrapped in a thick layer of bandages. He took the mound in the final inning to save the game. The next day, in the championship, he pitched a no-hitter: nine innings without giving up a single hit, a feat roughly comparable to a golfing hole-in-one. "Nobody will ever forget what Daisuke did," says baseball writer Keizo Konishi...
...couldn't pay him as much as Boston, says, "Pedro is also the smartest pitcher in the game. Hitters never know what to expect because he has such control of all his pitches, and he'll throw any of them in any situation." Martinez studies batters from the mound, staring in at them deadeyed. If he sees fear, he comes high and inside. Behind in the count, when most pitchers would throw a fast ball, he'll risk a breaking pitch. Martinez in the clubhouse is a sweet soul with a clownish side that at one point last year prompted...
...bottom of the third and Northwestern managed to tie the game, 4-4, she put the Crimson back up 6-4 with a two-run double in the top of the fifth. Springer started the inning with a well-earned walked, and Thoke, who had relieved Whitton on the mound in the third, followed with a well-placed pop-bunt single. Amberg, the next hitter, fouled off five pitches before finally getting the ball in play. Northwestern booted the ball, and that set up Whitton...
...They're a very good team," Coach Jenny Allard said. "They're very strong on the mound and they can hit the ball...
With freshman pitcher Tiffany Whitton on the mound, the Big Red had no chance. She tossed a three-hit shutout and struck out seven to lead Harvard to a 3-0 win. The shutout gave the Crimson (19-19, 11-1 Ivy) an upbeat ending to its regular season and prevented the Big Red (28-16, 3-7) from succeeding in the spoiler's role...