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...then came senior centerfielder Brian Ralph, the man Walsh has called the greatest defensive centerfielder in college baseball. The lefthander--who broke his hand in spring training and still managed to lead the squad in homers and slugging percentage--was the toast of the prestigious Cape Cod summer league...
...that stand as an epithet, then. Walsh's club stole, bunted, sacrifice flied, hit and ran and, it seemed, positively willed its way to a third-place finish in its second NCAA Regional in as many years...
...fact that we were one of three teams left standing with LSU and Fullerton says a lot," Walsh said. "Those are programs that have owned the national championship in the last five years. We were fighting for national respect today, to show that we're not only a great school, but that we've got a great baseball team...
...Walsh's rapid turnaround of the club is a well-documented story, but the role his seniors have played somewhat less so. Of the six, Forst and Marcucci enjoyed career years, while Ralph, Kessler and Vankoski were all honored with All-Ivy distinction...
...since Walsh took the helm, the Crimson dominated Ivy League competition, posting a 16-4 regular season mark and sweeping Lou Gehrig division titlist Princeton in the Championship Series. In the last three seasons, Harvard has tallied a 52-15 record against the Ancient Eight...