Word: plating
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...trying to take what he’s been doing in [batting practice] onto the field, but we’re staying with him because he’s having such good at bats.”While Harvard converted on its many opportunities at the plate, Foushee shined on the mound in the first start of his Harvard career.Only a relatively low work threshold—Walsh allowed the freshman 72 pitches—prevented Foushee from completing the fifth inning and earning his first collegiate win, which instead went to submarining reliever Jason Brown.Foushee consistently fired his fastball...
...lack of funding. Private alumni donations will be discontinued this coming fall, and the team is dependent on those gifts because it has been denied funding by the College, according to the captains. “As of now Harvard hasn’t stepped up to the plate,” said co-captain Cornelius A. Vandenberg ’06, who was the first in league history to receive three “All-American” awards. “We hope the University will recognize the value of this activity and the great effort...
...pretty sure it was him," says Cortese, 41. "The adrenaline was pumping." After an impromptu hushed meeting with his team in the woods, Cortese and the police piled into a van and rolled slowly down the hill to the property. Revolver drawn, Cortese led the charge, busting open the plate-glass outer door. Provenzano's odyssey was over. He was going to prison for life, having been convicted in absentia on multiple counts of murder...
...ability to fully concentrate on the rigors of a Harvard education might want to think twice before casually committing to play in a fantasy baseball league. The result of such involvement will likely be a hopeless addiction that takes precedent over all else once that first pitch crosses the plate in early April, an addiction more powerful than caffeine (you’ll be up at 4 A.M. scouring free agents for a power bat to sub into your anemic infield) or narcotics (you’ve gotten high on Dodgers outfielder J.D. Drew’s monstrous home...
Harvard was sluggish at the plate and sloppy in the field at Chestnut Hill, managing only one hit and two walks off Eagles pitching while committing seven errors. The Crimson put itself in a quick hole by committing errors on three consecutive plays to start the game...