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Down 1-0 with two outs, facing a 3-2 count, sophomore pinch hitter Mickey Kropf—and Harvard’s entire season—was down to his final strike. Junior pinch runner Nick Seminara stood at second, two bases away from tying up the game. Kropf fouled off four pitches before finally connecting on a long drive to deep right-center...

Author: By Samuel C. Roddenberry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Definition of Clutch | 5/10/2002 | See Source »

Harvard had a chance to even up the score in the bottom half of the eighth. After a Shakir groundout, sophomore Bryan Hale pinch hit for senior center fielder Chaney Sheffield, drawing a four-pitch walk. Senior shortstop Mark Mager then hit a single off the foot of Brown shortstop John Magaletti, advancing Hale to second. Freshman Ian Wallace flied out to center, but Hale was able to tag up and advance to third, leaving runners on the corners with...

Author: By Samuel C. Roddenberry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Definition of Clutch | 5/10/2002 | See Source »

Sophomore Marc Hordon came up, pinch hitting for sophomore Trey Hendricks who had injured his knee on a slide in the sixth inning. Making his first plate appearance since injuring his shoulder last weekend, Hordon hit a weak grounder to Stern to end the inning...

Author: By Samuel C. Roddenberry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Definition of Clutch | 5/10/2002 | See Source »

...walk-off home run to beat the Bears 13-12. S an Salvador couldn’t repeat his heroics this time, however, as he struck out swinging. With the Crimson’s season down to its final out, Walsh decided he had to play the numbers, pinch-hitting for senior Javy Lopez with Kropf, and pinch-running Mann with the faster Seminara...

Author: By Samuel C. Roddenberry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Definition of Clutch | 5/10/2002 | See Source »

...ninth, Peay struck out freshman pinch hitter Schuyler Mann and Sheffield to begin the inning. Down to its last out, the Crimson would not go away without a fight. Freshman Ian Wallace doubled to center, giving Shakir a chance to tie the game with a single...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SPLIT DECISION: Baseball Tied With Bears After Dropping Potential Clincher | 5/6/2002 | See Source »

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