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Magallanes was instrumental in the Quakers' win over Buknell. He had five solo tackles, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup. The first pickoff came on Bucknell's second play from scrimmage, and Magallanes returned the ball 10 yards to set up the Pennsylvania's opening score. His second interception came in the fourth quarter and led to a Quaker score three plays later, givvimg Penn a 23-point lead...
...Cobb once said, "The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves." Fielding is a war that involves not just a simple nerve but an entire neural network. Should you make the pickoff move now? Should you play the line? Does the outfield play shallow? This war doesn't relent. Every decision you make has alternatives and your choice is easily proved wrong, depending upon variables ranging from the drop of the curveball the pitcher throws to the whims of the third-base coach...
...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...