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...effort from Steven Miller, while Shawn Haviland led Harvard to a 6-3 victory in the second matchup. But neither team seemed close to last spring’s championship form, and, in the frigid temperatures, neither team seemed able to really heat up. The weather made for a tough day in the field for both teams, as the doubleheader featured a combined 10 errors. The Crimson also came out cold at the plate, perhaps due to its week away from live pitching—its midweek game against Holy Cross was postponed twice due to snow...
...double ripped down the left field line by senior catcher Andrew Casey.Junior Matt Vance continued the Harvard scoring binge in the fourth, plating two on a double of his own, this one a shot to the gap in left center. “Vance has become such a tough out right now,” Walsh said. “He’s just driving fastballs.”Junior Matt Kramer and sophomore Matt Rogers came through for the Crimson as well, driving in two runs each.Unger pitched well for the third consecutive start, striking out seven...
...Crimson has finished the season with a losing record only twice in the last 16 years, and Graham is the winningest active coach in the Ivy League. He has coached three All-Americans and four Ivy League players of the year. “It’s a tough sport to be a coach in. Outside college, everyone has their own coach and everyone expects that individual attention,” Mukundan said. “He’s done a great job giving us that attention. He’s very supportive of his players...
...upset at conditions that were out of their control was what helped us win.” The Crimson was led by freshman Sarah Harvey, who shot a 79 on both days for a combined score of 158, good enough for fourth overall individually. “It was tough judging distances,” Harvey said. “You don’t hit the ball as far in cold. If you hit your driver high, it’s likely to get caught in the wind. On a couple of approach shots it was really difficult judging...
...smart strategy, but it faces tough challenges, as both men are finding it harder to rally even centrist support than it was a year ago. Thanks to the 2008 elections, two key Republican backers of last year's effort at immigration reform, John McCain and Sam Brownback, have disappeared down the campaign trail. McCain had previously united with Kennedy to form a central Senate bloc for a compromise, while Brownback played a key role representing the compassionate right. Mel Martinez, a key Hispanic Republican voice in the debate, has also gone quiet since taking over the Republican National Committee...