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...last stand, the United States and South Korea are playing their yearly war games, and North Korea is threatening the region. This time, though, Kim Jong-Il’s rogue state forces us to ask whether it is merely crying wolf again. With more pressing issues on its plate, the United States can not cater to North Korea’s pouting...
...excuses, the 6’6 righty welcomes each of the Bulldogs’ 3-4-5 hitters up to the plate and sends each of them back to the bench with—you guessed it—that changeup...
...slide into second base (for the record, he was safe): in 15 games, he amassed a .375 average, 31 total bases, and a .648 slugging percentage after eight of his 18 hits went for extra bases. In one four-game stretch in March, he had 12 hits in 16 plate appearances...
...thought the rhyming first names of softball captains Hayley Bock and Bailey Vertovez were indicative of similar personalities, you couldn’t be more wrong.Bock’s years behind the plate have developed her into a more vocal and prominent leadership presence on the field. On the other hand, Vertovez has emerged as the team’s primary organizer behind the scenes. “[Vertovez] can be more vocal off the field, and she has a really good sense of the team pulse and how things are going,” Bock says...
...take charge.”Junior Stephanie Krysiak, who is also a Crimson sports editor, and classmate Jennifer Francis are the starting center and right fielders respectively, and add further depth to the Schmen. They provide the Crimson with stability in the outfield and left-handed bats at the plate, while Jessica Pledger, who is also a Crimson photographer, will serve a supporting role to co-captain Hayley Bock behind the plate.“Stephanie’s vocal, very vocal, on and off the field,” Vertovez says. “Jen Fran is also...