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...pitcher ever won a game by herself,” preaches Shelly Madick, the captain of the Harvard softball team. Maybe not, but no team ever won a league championship without a star pitcher. For the Crimson, Madick’s dominant and timely pitching unquestionably makes her that star. Need proof?Let’s go back to last year’s Ivy Championship Series, a best-of-three date with Penn. Naturally, Madick got the nod in game one. She didn’t just get the ‘W,’ she pitched...
...going to be real tough. We’re looking forward to Max coming back next year.”Despite missing one of its aces, Harvard still enters 2008 stacked with talent, versatility, and some returning veterans refueled for another shot at the Ivy League title.Senior starting pitcher Shawn Haviland—who put up a 3-3 record and a 4.26 ERA last year while struggling with a stress fracture in his ribs—enters 2008 healthy and ready to go. He will provide a key experienced presence in the rotation.“The kid wants...
...when I got the opportunity to pitch my junior year, I just did my best.”As it turned out, her best was quite good. Before her recent induction, Allard’s accomplishments hardly went unnoticed. In 1989, the year she transitioned to pitcher, Allard was singled out as the team’s Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Pitcher. Allard was also selected as a Division I All-American and named the Big Ten Player of the Year. The list goes on, as the Irvine, Calif. native achieved Academic All-Big Ten honors...
...head coach Jenny Allard says. “She has fast hands and she’s strong. And she’s aggressive.” “You don’t have to be a hitter—as a pitcher you can see that,” captain Shelly Madick agrees. “She gets to the ball really quickly.” Murphy broke two other previous league bests last spring. During a come-from-behind win over Boston College, she knocked three out of the park and collected 15 bases?...
...Iowa in Bradenton, Fla. on Saturday, suffering a 5-3 loss before heading over to Sarasota to lose to Ohio State, 9-7.Harvard split a doubleheader against Lafayette yesterday in Bradenton, taking a victory in the first game on the strength of a one-run, seven-inning gem by senior pitcher Brad Unger, then was blown out by the Leopards, 13-2, in the nightcap.While offensive outbursts from seniors Matt Vance, the team captain, and Tom Stack-Babich—who combined for three home runs and 11 RBI over the weekend—provided the Crimson with enough firepower...