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...Harvard, Illinois, held the Ivies’ second-most proficient run-scoring offense to only one hit—a line-drive single by Crimson sophomore Steffan Wilson in the fourth inning.“[Ratliff] kept pushing speeds, moving his fastball around the zone—everything a pitcher??s supposed to do,” Wilson said. “He was hitting his spots, keeping us off balance.”Ratliff struck out only three Harvard batters in seven innings, but worked quickly and did not issue a single walk.“None...
...performance for a first-year player, according to captain Morgan Brown.“He showed a lot of poise,” Brown said. “I’m not sure if his stuff was really there [on Friday]. He has a very good pitcher??s makeup. He didn’t get flustered.”Senior Lance Salsgiver led a solid Crimson attack with five hits and two walks in twelve plate appearances. Brown and senior Josh Klimkiewicz hit the sole Crimson home runs of the weekend in Friday’s loss...
That made his practice session with Hyde all the more important. “He was going to throw from behind the pitcher??s rubber like it was the baseline in tennis, so I had to get him straightened out,” Hyde recalled. “I told him they’d probably have him throw from 45 feet or something. But Larry said, ‘No, if I’m going to do this, I’m going to do it from the full distance...
...field, Herrmann remains dogged. It is commonplace to see the broad-shouldered pitcher??Walsh once reported that Herrmann could play a passable linebacker for football coach Tim Murphy—pop his glove with a growl after striking out a batter to end an inning...
Oftentimes, a late-inning meeting at the mound meant that Wilson was going to make the short walk from third to the pitcher??s mound, and that the game was essentially over. He featured a hard fastball, a changeup, and a knee-buckling curveball that few Ivy Leaguers were able to touch...