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With his team down, 1-0, in the top of the fourth inning, the Harvard captain jumped on the first pitch Sacred Heart pitcher Troy Scribner threw to him and blasted an opposite-field shot over the right-field fence...
...Basically Coach [Walsh] just said, ‘Jump on the fastball,’” Albright said. “I just figured, ‘What the hell?’ Let’s just go after the first pitch. It was kind of surprising to hit it to the opposite field. It kind of felt like it turned around the team a little...
...Harvard softball team (6-14) was once again victim of the “illegal pitch controversy,” a trend that started this year following criticism of illegal pitching mechanics demonstrated by pitchers around the nation. But despite the confusion surrounding the newly-enforced rule, the Crimson was able to pull out two wins at Fairfield University (11-13) yesterday after failing to come back from behind at Quinnipiac (11-14) on Saturday...
...illegal pitch controversy is a difficult thing,” Harvard coach Jenny Allard said. “There is a huge inconsistency with how they’re calling these pitches. The umpires need to get it together in order to make the game better...
Ferri was up first for the Crimson. She struck out but advanced to first on an error. A wild pitch by Quinnipiac sophomore Heather Schwartzburg allowed Ferri to get to second, and the rookie came around on groundouts from junior Emily Henderson and Shiotani...