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...threw a slider and felt something pop," the junior right-hander said after the game, nursing his limp arm. "I just put a little something extra on it, I guess," Alevizos added. "I've never felt anything like it before...
...displayed flawless control throughout the contest rarely falling behind batters in the count and issuing only one walk on the day. "When you get ahead of the batter you can play with him, screw him up. I had 'em off balance all day. My arm felt great and my slider's back. Hey, we're back in it now," said the bubbly hurler...
Acosta, a scraggly-bearded senior from the Dominican Republic via the Bronx, lived up to his billing as a master of control in the opener, walking none and nicking corners here and there with his unimpressive-looking fastball-slider repertoire...
...wasn't snapping my slider--I hung like four in a row." Alevizos said afterward. "My arm feels good. There are no excuses...
...Coach Alex) Nahigian is a big believer in the slider," Brown noted, a factor that has also changed the pitching of Junior Rob Alevizos with a great deal of early-season success...