Word: outfielders
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...haven’t been in the infield in a long time but it’s really fun to get a change from the outfield,” Rogers said...
Rogers’ first test came in the bottom of the first, and the senior passed with flying colors. With Boston College junior outfielder Barry Butera stealing second, Wortzman overthrew senior second baseman Taylor Meehan. But Rogers was there to back up the play and snag the ball out of the air before it reached the outfield, saving a run in the process...
Even when Rogers slipped up on a ground ball in the fifth, he was there to pick up his own pieces. Diving to his left, he accidentally knocked the ball into the outfield. Boston College sophomore Garrett Smith, who started the play on first base, saw the mistake and rounded second. But the speedy Rogers—who also stole a base in the game—collected the ball and threw to third in time to beat Smith...
...Stack-Babich added to his resurgence at the plate by flashing the leather in the outfield. The right fielder recorded the first and last outs of the ninth inning in spectacular fashion—chasing down a ball to make a spectacular sliding catch in foul territory, before gunning down a runner at the plate to preserve the deficit...
...Dillon’s a real emotional guy,” Albright says. “On the field he really tries to take control—he’s going to go after a ball in the outfield every time, and anything he can get to, the other outfielders let him take, even if it’s not his ball...