Word: pickoff
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson batsmen were limited to four hits in the first game, but scored the deciding run in the bottom of the first. Designated hitter Tom Konjoyan was hit by Huskie Jim Walker's errant pitch to start the attack. When Walker's pickoff attempt eluded Dan DeVito's stretch at first, Konjoyan advanced to second. Freshman Marcel Durand's single and Co-Captain Frank Caprio's sacrifice fly to deep left field brought Konjoyan home for the only run the Crimson would need...
Harvard once again did what it had been doing throughout the game--capitalize on the turnover. Caprio's second interception of the game, a pickoff of a Rorke pass intended for All-Ivy receiver Craig Morton at the Harvard 10. Caprio's steal stopped another Big Green drive...
With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Ray Knight singled off reliever Greg Harris (0-1) and Gonzalez ran for him. Gonzalez went to third when Harris' pickoff throw to first went wild and Harris then walked Terry Kennedy and Jim Dwyer intentionally...
...most frustrating turnover for Landau was a tipped-pass-pickoff on the Princeton 12-yard line late in the first half. "When deflections don't go your way, it's tough luck. But in a game like this, you've got to make your luck," a dejected Landau said...
...pickoff started an Eliot drive up the field that ended in a fumble--one of six turnovers committed by the two teams. But shortly before the half ended, Eliot's shotgun struck gold...