Word: ninth
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Blake broke serve in the ninth game of the first set to go up 5-4. The first break of the match was all he needed as a crisp service game closed...
...Clark's serve was again broken, butClarke jumped right back to even things at 4-4. Inthe ninth game, Clark fell down love-30 on servebefore winning the next three points. Up 40-30Clark hit a solid approach and was about to putaway a forehand volley to go up 5-4 when hetwisted an ankle and tumbled to the ground...
That run was all Princeton could muster againstThoke, but it took the Crimson five more inningsto finally seal the victory. Junior Terri Tellerled off the top of the ninth with a double to theright-center gap, and Springer came in to pinchrun for Teller and play the role of hero one moretime...
...large contingent of the city's Dominican population had arrived to lend him their vociferous support. Long before the first pitch, as Martinez warmed up in the bullpen, the chanting and cheering began, and it didn't stop until Pedro's final pitch retired David Justice to end the ninth...
Pedro struck out twelve batters through nine innings Friday night. He walked off the mound after the ninth inning losing 2-0 (the Red Sox would end up winning the game in 10 innings), but nevertheless received a standing ovation from the crowd at Fenway. It's not very often that fans call for a losing pitcher to come back out for a curtain call, but Pedro is different: He has captured all of Red Sox Nation's heart...