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Catholic and Protestant lawmakers reached a power-sharing milestone on April 12 by jointly choosing Northern Ireland's first Justice Minister in almost four decades. Not everyone was pleased. Just hours before the agreement, an army base that houses the local branch of Britain's MI5 spy agency was bombed. At his swearing-in the afternoon of the attack--which caused alarm but no deaths--the new minister, David Ford, vowed to work toward political stability...
...slaughter began when the Bulldogs’ first three batters all reached base. With the bases loaded and no outs, all it took was a single to second base from Yale senior Trygg Larson-Danforth to put the Bulldogs on the board. Junior Trey Rallis followed suit to give Yale a 2-0 lead, and sophomore Charlie Neil walked to put the Bulldogs up by three. The Crimson finally managed to get an out when senior Chris Rouches caught a fly ball from Bulldogs catcher Ryan Brenner, but even Brenner was able to pick up an RBI, with Larson-Danforth...
With a sophomore holding court on the mound, the juniors continued to light it up at the plate. After freshman Kyle Larrow advanced to first base after being hit by a pitch and to second on a wild pitch, O’Neill sent the rookie home with a left-field single. Quieter was the impact the junior made by stealing second base two batters later. The stolen base allowed the outfielder to score when O’Hara hit a ground-rule double. The shortstop, who was 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs, scored...
With one out in the inning, sophomore pinch hitter Mari Zumbro reached base on an error to spark the Crimson rally. Consecutive singles from sophomore Jane Alexander and junior Ellen Macadam loaded the bases, and senior Stephanie Krysiak’s hit to second base was misplayed, letting pinch runner Emily Henderson score...
...would get runners on base and not score. They would get runners on base and we would hold them,” Pledger said. “It was just a battle until...