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...Elis' main problem this season has been inconsistent hitting, but they do have a few players who are dangerous at the plate. The best of the bunch is diminutive first sacker Bob Bartlett, who hit .357 last season and has been batting almost as torridly this year. Infielder Robin Cody has a .429 batting average in EIBL competition, and Jed Devine's average is also near the .300 level...
This left Falcone, who came charging down third, mercilessly stranded. He retreated desperately while catcher Bob Michela threw to third sacker Tom Carll. Carll couldn't hold the peg, however, and Falcone reversed his direction once again, turning his reprieve into the decisive...
...poor fielding and weak pitching, has been quite erratic this season. In one game it committed seven errors while losing 17-0. Yet, on occasion, the Big Red's big bats rescue the team from its defensive lapses. Second baseman Rick Dooley, shortstop Tony DeLaurentism and sophomore third sacker Bob Baker are all potent troublemakers...
...Shepard will probably call on senior Dick Garibaldi (5-1 last year and 1-0 to date) to start in the team's seventh contest. Dick Diehl will be behind the plate, and Tom Stephenson will do the chores at first base. Rounding out the infield will be second-sacker Terry Bartolet, shortstop Tom Bilodeau, with Lee Sargeant in the hot corner...
...augment last year's third-place club, Cincinnati will have the cream of San Diego's Pacific Coast champs, including third-sacker Tommy Harper (.333). What the Reds continue to lack is an outfielder to complement Frank Robinson and Vada Pinson, but they should be strong enough to sink the discombobulated Los Angeles Dodgers to fourth...