Baseball Team Rallies To Top Springfield, 6-5

Two home runs by John Dockery and a three-run uprising in the eighth inning Harvard's baseball team a 6-5 victory over Springfield yesterday at Splinter .

The Crimson was trailing, 4 to 3, in the bottom of the eighth inning, when Dockery walked and promptly stole second. He scored when Tom Bilodeau a single up the middle, and Bilodeau came home when Neil Houston boomed triple to right. Harvard got an insurance run (which they needed) when Dan Hootstein squeezed Houston home.

Springfield had taken a 1-0 lead in the first inning by tagging Crimson, starter Kent Mitchell for two singles and a fielder's choice. Dockery tied it up in the second, and they tried to advance after Harvard took the lead in the third when Jim Tobin singled and came home on second with a home run to left field, and two fielder's choices and an error.

The Maroons bounced back in the fifth inning, but a great play by Dockery cut their rally short. With the score 2-2, Springfield had men on first and Dockery caught a deep fly ball. But the left fielder's perfect throw nailed the runner at third base.

McCandlish Pitches

Dockery homered again in the sixth to put Harvard one-up, but Springfield recaptured the lead in the bottom of the inning, knocking Mitchell out of the box. The Maroons collected four singles, producing two runs, and Jim McCandlish came on to pitch for the Crimson.

Springfield fought back in the ninth inning after Harvard's rally had put the Crimson in front, 6 to 4. Larry Newman singled, Dud Davis walked, and a sacrifice put men on and second and third. But McCandlish hore down and got the next two batters to hit infield grounders, ending the game.

The Crimson was trailing, 4 to 3, in the bottom of the eighth inning, when Dockery walked and promptly stole second. He scored when Tom Bilodeau a single up the middle, and Bilodeau came home when Neil Houston boomed triple to right. Harvard got an insurance run (which they needed) when Dan Hootstein squeezed Houston home.

Springfield had taken a 1-0 lead in the first inning by tagging Crimson, starter Kent Mitchell for two singles and a fielder's choice. Dockery tied it up in the second, and they tried to advance after Harvard took the lead in the third when Jim Tobin singled and came home on second with a home run to left field, and two fielder's choices and an error.

The Maroons bounced back in the fifth inning, but a great play by Dockery cut their rally short. With the score 2-2, Springfield had men on first and Dockery caught a deep fly ball. But the left fielder's perfect throw nailed the runner at third base.

McCandlish Pitches

Dockery homered again in the sixth to put Harvard one-up, but Springfield recaptured the lead in the bottom of the inning, knocking Mitchell out of the box. The Maroons collected four singles, producing two runs, and Jim McCandlish came on to pitch for the Crimson.

Springfield fought back in the ninth inning after Harvard's rally had put the Crimson in front, 6 to 4. Larry Newman singled, Dud Davis walked, and a sacrifice put men on and second and third. But McCandlish hore down and got the next two batters to hit infield grounders, ending the game.

Springfield had taken a 1-0 lead in the first inning by tagging Crimson, starter Kent Mitchell for two singles and a fielder's choice. Dockery tied it up in the second, and they tried to advance after Harvard took the lead in the third when Jim Tobin singled and came home on second with a home run to left field, and two fielder's choices and an error.

The Maroons bounced back in the fifth inning, but a great play by Dockery cut their rally short. With the score 2-2, Springfield had men on first and Dockery caught a deep fly ball. But the left fielder's perfect throw nailed the runner at third base.

McCandlish Pitches

Dockery homered again in the sixth to put Harvard one-up, but Springfield recaptured the lead in the bottom of the inning, knocking Mitchell out of the box. The Maroons collected four singles, producing two runs, and Jim McCandlish came on to pitch for the Crimson.

Springfield fought back in the ninth inning after Harvard's rally had put the Crimson in front, 6 to 4. Larry Newman singled, Dud Davis walked, and a sacrifice put men on and second and third. But McCandlish hore down and got the next two batters to hit infield grounders, ending the game.