Word: plate
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...finally started swinging the bats well," Forst said. "Guys are looser at the plate, more patient, and we're swinging at good pitches...
Inexplicably, the infield umpire waved off the force, letting in a run and leaving the bases loaded. Waldron then compounded the damage, driving a two-run double to the left-center gap to plate the last of Wells's runners. First baseman Sean McGowan then grounded an RBI single inside the first base line, and it took a second double-play grounder--handled 6-4-3--to escape the frame trailing...
Following a sacrifice bunt, Carey stroked a double that curled fair down the leftfield line, scoring two. With two outs, Ralph and Woodfork slapped back-to-back doubles and Keck closed the scoring by singling up the middle to plate Woodfork with the fifth run of the inning...
...first and second and one out, Penn's David Corleto ripped a shot into the right-centerfield gap that had two-run double written all over it. But Ralph sprinted from his usual spot in shallow center, stuck out his glove and made a highlight-reel, back-to-the-plate basket catch that had everyone scratching their heads in awe, vividly recalling in what World Series they had seen such theatrics before...
Harvard's offensive production looks like Murderer's Row when compared to Brown's ineptitude at the plate. The Bear's sport a measly .189 batting average as a team for the year. Additionally, its leading hitters, Melissa Panchuck and Tami Parrott--hitting .326 and .325, respectively--have only eight RBI between them...