Word: varney
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...dream of the sophomore bats-Pete Varney, Pete Bernhard, Bill Kelly and Dan DeMichele-and the senior hurlers never came to be, for Peters accepted a bonus from the Seattle Pilots and commuted to Cambridge that spring for hour exams and finals...
...sophomore year of Varney and Co., all regular starters, had to be frustrating. While the Crimson crushed every team in the Boston area and won the GBL title, inconsistent pitching hurt Harvard. Losses to second division Penn, Brown, and Army put the varsity nine in a 1-4 hole in the Eastern League...
...junior version of Varney and Co. was more successful, it was also more frustrated. Playing an inferior schedule in the South, the Crimson came north after recess with a 10-0 record. But the bubble hurts as Harvard dropped two of its first three Eastern League games...
Behind the plate was Varney, all 2'0 Ibs. of him. After two years, Varney finally found himself playing catcher, the position that he will probably play in the pros. He may not have the quickest reaction to the steal, but passed balls and wild pitches have become a rarity in Harvard games. And few will forget the time a UMass batter tried a tackle on Varney and ended up sprawled across the plate...
...bottom of the inning. David Ignacio walked to lead off and co-captain Dan DeMichele singled to advance him to second. The threat died, however, when Pete Varney and Pete Bernhard struck out and sophomore Hal Smith grounded...