Word: strikeout
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...Brown settled down to earn the last two outs by strikeout, but the damage was done...
...poised for another rally in the bottom of the ninth when Stack-Babich led off with a hard-hit single to right center and advanced to second on an error by the Holy Cross centerfielder. But the Crimson quickly racked up two outs on a pop-up and a strikeout, and after Stack-Babich reached third on a wild pitch and sophomore Dillon O’Neill walked, Meehan flew out harmlessly to right to end the game.“It was not a pretty game on either side,” Harvard captain Harry Douglas said...
...early swinging strikeout left fans wondering if Stack-Babich would ever find the groove to makes him a force in the batter’s box, but the right-fielder dispelled concerns by blasting two hits against the Crusaders, including a mammoth two-run shot over the centerfield fence. Holy Cross pitchers also hit the slugger twice, allowing Stack to reach base in four of his five plate appearences...
Capable of putting up strikeout after strikeout, Brown’s style is dominating but not overpowering. Her greatest weapon against hitters is her mind, as she constantly focuses on getting ahead in the count and keeping batters of balance. Each and every pitch is governed by the reminder to “make the balls look like strikes, and the strikes look like balls...
Unsurprisingly, the anxiety didn’t show. Brown put together a beauty of an Ancient Eight start, tallying 14 of her 21 outs by strikeout while allowing only two base-runners in a one-hitter. The league dominance continued Monday against Penn, when she had yet another strong game, surrendering one run on seven hits to reach double-digit wins for the season...