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...innings and laboring through 85 pitches. Only three of the runs, however, were earned. Harvard’s defense committed three errors on the first three batters of the game—including the first of an eventual three by freshman Matt Rogers, a former high school shortstop whom Crimson coach Joe Walsh was trying out at third base.“[Dukovich] threw well,” Salsgiver said. “It was just, you know, they had four or five little Texas Leaguers that fell in and we just weren’t making the plays behind...
Each of the sixteen times our Spanish-speaking shortstop Niuman (pronounced New-man) Romero came to the plate in our four-game series against the Hickory (N.C.) Crawdads, the announcer said, “Now batting, Newmannnnn......Romero,” and then followed it with the quirky theme music from Seinfeld. A few times they even played a sound bite of Jerry saying, “Hello Newman...
...sure. But something in two different sequences during game one reminded me of baseball’s ineffable appeal.* * *The first play was no joking matter. A kid got hurt. Columbia starting second baseman Kyle Roberts injured his knee when, on a ground ball to shortstop with runners on first and second and nobody out in the second inning, Matt Kramer slid hard into the base to break up the possible double play. It worked, too: the fielder made no throw and Harvard went on to plate four in the frame, building an insurmountable 7-0 advantage. Kramer...
...superb control. He produced a nearly identical line—seven-inning complete game, seven strikeouts, only one run allowed—to the one he served Princeton in a 4-1 victory on April 1. This time, as the result of a final-inning RBI single by Penn shortstop Scott Graham on a 2-2 fastball that he left up, Haviland came out as the unfortunate loser. “You’ve got to keep the ball down against these guys,” Haviland said. “I mean, anyone can hit a belt-high...
...lead, and the Quakers ultimately seized their opportunity and the game with one run in the seventh.With two outs, Penn DH Tony Moses reached base on a single to center and narrowly stole second. Right fielder Michael Gatti walked, putting men on first and second with two outs. Shortstop Scott Graham plated the only run of the game with a single that allowed Moses to score. Gatti rounded second on the play and slid safely into third, only to be tagged out as his hand momentarily left the bag.“Shawn was amazing,” Cole said...