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...early hours of April 6, Italy's worst earthquake in nearly three decades struck in the nation's central region of Abruzzo, killing more than 200 people, leaving tens of thousands homeless and destroying everything from schools to medieval churches. Days later, rescue workers were still searching through flattened apartment blocks and rubble-packed ruins in the slim hope that there were survivors to be found...
Italy is no stranger to earthquakes. A 1980 quake in the country's south killed more than 2,500; some 80,000 died in 1908 when an earthquake struck the Sicilian city of Messina. Now, in the aftermath of the latest deadly temblor, come a series of familiar questions. Had all the buildings that collapsed been built up to standards? Will the money that has been promised for relief and rebuilding end up in the right hands? Could anything have been done to mitigate the damage? (See pictures of Italy's deadly earthquake...
...freshman hurler Conner Hulse lamented. “We’ve seen better pitching all year long, but I felt like we weren’t extremely disciplined at the plate, swinging at pitches we shouldn’t have.”The Crimson struck out 12 times on the day, drawing only four walks, and failed to set up meaningful scoring opportunities. Other than RBI singles from senior right fielder Tom Stack-Babich in each game, the offense did little to help its pitchers.“You can’t blame the pitchers because...
...tying run to second base. Rouches singled with one out before junior first baseman Dan Zailskas worked the count to 2-0 to chase Gormley. Zailskas earned a walk, and a double steal by pinch runners junior Sam Franklin and freshman J.T. Thomes gave the Crimson hope. But Kimball struck out the final two batters to pick up his first of two saves on the day.—Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu...
...stuck with it and were a tough out every single time.” HARVARD 11, BROWN 0 Brown and freshman Julia Moore combined efforts in the opener to pitch a two-hit shutout against the Bears. Brown, who pitched the game’s first five innings, struck out six Bears batters in her 14th win of the season. “Coming off of a rough outing from the day before, I talked with the coach and went out with a strong mental approach to approach every inning like it’s the first inning...