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...three-hitter and senior Pilar Adams drove home the game’s only run in the top of the seventh as the Crimson (4-5) claimed yesterday’s consolation game over the Jaspers (5-4).Senior Cara Woodard reached on a throwing error by the shortstop to start the seventh inning, advancing to second. After freshman pinch runner Bailey Vertovez moved to third on a passed ball, Adams singled up the middle to provide all the scoring Harvard would need to back up Madick.An all-Ivy selection last season, Madick struck out seven while walking...
...Considering his freshman status last year and his effort at learning an entirely new position—he switched to center from shortstop, his high school position—Vance had an outstanding rookie year, hitting .275 and leading the team with 15 stolen bases. Still, much room for improvement remains, as Vance will hope to lower his number of strikeouts—he led the team with 37—steal more bases, and get on at an even higher clip in front of the rest of the Crimson’s power-laden lineup...
...here playing baseball,” says Joe Walsh, his Harvard coach, “he’d be in Torino.” It was an awkward twist, this, his new fitness agenda, driving nails. As fate would have it for the surehanded All-Ivy shortstop, so was the accident that led him there.“You think a ball hits you in the nose, that’s enough pain right there,” Walsh says. “But you never think that you’re going to be on the emergency table...
...innings during a game last fall. “[Vertovez] is going to play a large role for us on the mound right away,” Allard says, “and in the middle infield.”In addition to pitching, Vertovez will back up at shortstop and second base, making her preparation for the season especially difficult. She has to split time in the cage and on the field, not to mention on the mound.In this final area, Vertovez will provide a much needed change-up for the Crimson pitching staff. She is a rise-ball...
...will continue her role there. Bock and Watson can also play the position. Adding to the depth at first will be another freshman, Suzi Cominski. Anchoring the middle infield will be the team’s other captain, junior Julia Kidder, at second and junior Lauren Brown at shortstop. Brown ended last season with a .290 batting average and a .435 slugging percentage. Adding to the depth in the middle infield will be freshman Bailey Vertovez at short and second and Reichling at second.Halpenny will spend time at third base when she’s not behind the plate. Senior...