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...those hitters plus two less strenuous games against lackluster Penn on Saturday, that induced Crimson coach Alex Nahigian to use his best hurler, Bill Larson, this afternoon. Larson, 3-1, leads the club in just about every pitching category, and although his strikeouts (13) are nothing like Lundgren's, he doesn't have a three-week slump to worry about, either...
...been Donnie Allard. Everyone always knew he could hit, but a slow start this season nearly finished the sophomore the way it did last year. Instead, Allard has caught fire. He is now hitting .276, and his 17 runs batted in lead the team, as do his six doubles. Nahigian's increased confidence in him is evident; after opening the season at the bottom of the batting order, the right fielder is now batting fifth. With six hits in his last 11 at bats, he is the squad's hottest hitter...
...Nahigian has picked his second and third starters, Billy Doyle and Greg Brown, for tomorrow's twin bill. Both have looked good and bad, so the high earned-run averages (5.82, 5.14) are somewhat misleading. Then again, the figures are a good indication that last year's pitching consistency hasn't yet returned. Doyle has been hit hard (25 safeties in 20 innings); both have been hurt by walks...
...some good news, Nahigian has found his lead-off hitter in freshman center fielder Bruce Weller. A quick singles hitter with a bit of power, Weller has matched his solid play in the pasture with a nice performance at the plate. He walks often (11 in 64 plate appearances), can steal bases and has hit around .330 all season. Nothing special compared to Columbia's kiddie corps, but good enough for second on the team around here...
...because Curtin (now 1-1) threw well. Mixing a wind-aided fast-ball with an impressive new change-up ("coach Nahigian is trying to get us all to use it"--Curtin) he breezed through the spotty Ram lincup, finding trouble only when his control faltered in the third...