Word: strikeout
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...senior, considered to be the best at what he does in the EIBL struck out five of six batters faced in the seventh and eighth stanzas and put the finishing touches on the 4-1 victory be recording his twelfth strikeout to open the ninth...
...being copied more and more, and so was his type of bat, thinner in the handle and whippier, in principle something like a golf club. (Early in his career Ruth used a massive 52-ounce bat, but this slimmed down as Ruth himself ballooned.) Strategy and tactics changed. A strikeout heretofore had been something of a disgrace--reread "Casey at the Bat." A batter was supposed to protect the plate, get a piece of the ball, as in the cognate game of cricket. In Ruth's case, however, a strikeout was only a momentary, if melodramatic, setback. Protecting the plate...
Harvard continued its comeback in the bottom of the seventh, as John Friar scored on Ric LaCivita's double. A strikeout and a popup, however, left LaCivita stranded on second as Luongo squashed the rally...
Lefty Jim Hanell leads the squad with a 3-0 record and 1.16 ERA, while newly elected captain Mike O'Malley sports a 2-1 slate with a 1.33 ERA. In the most recent NCAA statistics, O'Malley ranked as the number six strikeout pitcher in the nation with a 13.0 average...
Walsh allowed a single to open the ninth, but the next batter popped out to third baseman Jim Thomas. A single, two walks and a missed double-play attempt scored two runs and loaded the bases with one out. Walsh then got down to business, recording a strikeout and forcing a groundout to end the game...