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...today's game Shepard will choose either Al Yarbro or Dave Larkin to start. Yarbro pitched well in his last start when he lost 5-4 no Northeastern. Larkin was impressive in early relief roles, but failed as a starter against Springfield, when the present Crimson losing streak began...
...Yarbro went all the way for the Crimson on the mound. He allowed seven hits and one walk...
...training trip and in the early games, Shepard found two pitchers who can be counted on to handle most of the starting assignments. The top man is righthander A1 Yarbro, who had a 1-3 record as a sophomore last season, but turned in an impressive 2.39 earned run average in 49 innings pitched. Thus far this season Yarbro has won two games, and lost to Navy when his defense collapsed and let in four unearned runs. Though not over powerfully fast, he mixes a curve, change-up and slider well...
...other starting pitcher is Dick Garibaldi, who was 3-1 with a 2.30 earned run average for last year's freshman team. Also a righthander, Garibaldi is faster than Yarbro but prone to wildness, which can be fatal in college baseball where so many runs are scored without the benefit of solid hits. The sophomore won one game on the training trip, and turned in an excellent relief turn. Against Tufts he survived a shaky first inning and went on to pitch four hitless innings before being removed for a pinchhitter during a rally...
Though admitting that bad weather conditions made it hard for pitchers to throw well, Shepard was not pleased with the 10 walks his team allowed Springfield Tuesday. "We can't win doing that," he said, "that's a cinch." Yarbro is the only starter who has had good control of late, Dick Garibaldi and Dave Larkin being wild in the loss to Springfield...