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Eager to erase the disappointment of last season’s Ivy Championship Series loss to Princeton, Harvard trots out a squad in 2007 that will bring small ball back to O’Donnell Field and rely on a green but talented pitching staff. Preseason Ivy League Player of the Year Steffan Wilson anchors the lineup from his spot at third base...
Maryland seemed the obvious option. The Terrapins were the defending national champions, the No. 1 team in the preseason polls, and a contender to challenge for a spot in the Final Four in Cleveland. The Crimson, on the other hand, had little chance of winning anything, and Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith and her players seemed acutely aware of that fact...
...Matt Kramer. Harvard used six pitchers to close out the victory, including Wilson, who picked up the win after 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief work. The Crimson plays its fourth game in three days today against Tampa at 1 p.m. in Tampa, Fla. Baseball America’s preseason pick to win the Ivy League begins its conference slate at Penn on March...
...year that there is so much parity [in the rankings],” Stone said. “It doesn’t really matter who plays who this weekend—anybody can win.”After claiming the NCAA title last year, the Badgers landed the preseason No. 1 seed and occupied the top spot for the majority of this season. Wisconsin brings an impressive 33-1-4 overall record to the contest, to Harvard’s 23-7-2 count, but has played just six non-conference games, prompting some to question the strength...
...campaign this weekend with the first of its three spring trips to sunny Florida. The Crimson is slated to play a day-night doubleheader tomorrow in Clearwater, Fla., opening against Quinnipiac and then taking on Duquesne under the lights of Jack Russell Stadium. The Bobcats, picked second in the preseason Northeast Conference poll, are led by senior outfielder and .400 hitter Ryan Rizzo. The Dukes (2-5) were swept in a season-opening three-game series by then-No. 15 Georgia Tech, and tuned up against the local big league squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates, yesterday. Sunday holds in store...