Word: rbi
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...Thanks to some off-season shuffling, the Detroit Tigers lineup is now a murderers' row. The club traded for one of the best young hitters in the game, Florida third baseman Miguel Cabrera, who hit .320 last season, with 34 home runs and 119 RBI. The team also acquired Jacque Jones, who batted .332 after the All-Star break with the Chicago Cubs, and Edgar Renteria, long one of the most solid offensive shortstops in baseball (though his defense has declined). Magglio Ordonez, the '07 AL batting champ, and the always dangerous Gary Sheffield return from last year. How good...
...three RBI.UC RIVERSIDE 9, HARVARD 4The highlight of Harvard’s first spring break game came in the fourth inning when the squad manufactured three runs to even up the score. The surge was propelled by three stolen bases, a run off of a wild pitch, an RBI single, and senior Tom Stack-Babich’s run-scoring double. “That’s the kind of game we want to play,” Vance said. “Hit and running, bunting, getting those big hits with runners on base. In the past games...
...season, Harvard’s need for a fresh batch of run producers became a glaring one.Wilson, a holdover from the 2005 championship team and the Crimson’s most dangerous weapon, had an off year, batting .331 but posting career-lows of three home runs and 17 RBI. While then-junior Matt Vance broke out with a .341 average and .519 slugging percentage and paced the team with 30 RBI, the rest of the Crimson lineup proved adept at getting runners on base but never quite figured out how to drive them...
...record for most home runs in a single season (14) and proceeded to belt four more over the fence, setting an Ivy League record (18). Murphy ended her rookie season ranked third in the nation in home runs per game (.39). Batting cleanup, Murphy also led the Crimson in RBI with 47, over twice as many as Danielle Kerper, who had the next highest on the team with 23. “She can hit,” head coach Jenny Allard says. “She has fast hands and she’s strong. And she?...
...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 to stay competitive in most of its games, Harvard struggled to string runs together at crucial times.“We’re not the kind of team that can sit back and wait for those home runs...