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...team prepares for the trip there is a question about who will play first base. Regular first sacker Phil Bernstein, the team's clean-up hitter, has been having his problems for the past few weeks and injured his leg in the ill-fated Holy Cross expedition earlier this week. Should Bernstein not be available, the choice will probably fall on Jim Mullin, a lanky junior who has seen limited action this season...
Shepard will go once again with the same nine men who fattened their batting averages last week-end. Hot corner man Mike Drummey is still the team leader with an average of .363. Del Rossi stands second with .350 and second sacker Terry Bartolet has improved his stick mark to .340. Left fielder Curley Combs (.310) and first baseman Phil Bernstein (.327) made the biggest jumps, both gaining over 50 points during the weekend series...
...Mike Drummey lined out in bottom of the inning, Bartolet to center. Pitching to Morse, twisted his elbow, perhaps the thing that could have happened Princeton. Gerry Skey came in to walking Morse. He had better with Bernstein, fanning the big sacker, but Combs quickly out and singled to left, Bartolet...
...while it appeared the Crimson was headed for disaster. Starter Paul Del Rossi walked the first man to face him in four straight pitches. In an attempt to rectify the mistake, he wheeled towards first suddenly with a beautiful pick off peg. He caught the runner--and first sacker Phil Bernstein--off guard. Bernstein missed the throw and Navy had a man on third...
Today will undoubtedly be Del Rossi's toughest assignment, however. Look at some of the Middle batting averages: Hank Kettelhodt, the first sacker, is going at .393; left fielder Bob Foyle and shortstop Chuck Garroway will check in with stick marks of .371; catcher Harvey Cybul is .348; right fielder Pat Roney is currently .316 with two doubles and a home...