Brown Three-Hits Princeton To Gain Doubleheader Split

PRINCETON. N.J.-Greg Brown was throwing grapefruits, not golf balls.

"I wasn't throwing that hard today." Harvard's 6.ft., 4-in. righthander said after three-hitting Princeton for a 7-0 victory and a split of Saturday's doubleheader. "Actually, I was throwing hard but the ball wasn't moving that fast. I don't know why."

Brown didn't miss his heat. After allowing back-to-back first-inning singles, the fireballer tamed the Tigers with an clusive slider and sailing hard stuff that made up in movement for what it lacked in velocity. Mark Lockenmeyer's fourth-inning infield chopper was Princeton's only other safety.

In the opener, Lockenmeyer (Who entered the game at 2-1, 1.06) nearly no-hit the Crimson surrendering only a sixth inning single to Brad Bauer on the way to a 4-1 victory. But despite a tentative start against Tiger Steve Kordish in the nightcap, the sleepy Harvard bats put together two runs on one hit in the third, and awoke to add five insurance runs in the last two frames to give Brown his first win of the young season.

Harvard's solid fielding (one error on the afternoon: Princeton committed six) helped Brown out of a couple of jams. The Crimson could have fallen behind early when third baseman Paul Chicarello muffed a hot grounder with two runners on in the first to load the bases, but a nifty Bauer-to-Gaylord Lyman-to-Vinnie Martelli twin killing doused the rally.

In the sixth, with a pair of walks dancing off first and second and Harvard nursing a 3-0 lead. Brown helped himself out by flagging down a bouncer and flipping to Bauer to start another double play. After a four-run seventh (highlighted by Donnie Allard's two-run double) provided a cushion. Brownie wrapped up the shutout in short order in the final frame.

Earlier, Princeton's Lockenmeyer had spun another of his head-shakers at the visitors. Harvard took a 1-0 lead in the third on two errors and a sacrifice, but the senior was untouchable, going 20 batters without a hot or a walk until Bauer's soft liner found turf with just four outs to go.

The Tigers touched Bill Larson for a quartet of fourth-inning runs on five singles and a walk and that was more than enough for Lockenmeyer, Harvard's fine fielding and seven-run second game outburst must be sources of consolation to Crimson coach Alex Nahigian, who returns home from the season's first league weekend at 1-2.

With Chuck Marshall gone for the afternoon on personal business. Martelli picked up the first baseman's mitt for the "third and fourth times in my life" and died a fine job. Paul Scheper, in left field for the nightcap, ranged far into the pasture to corral a lead-off blast by Princeton's Bill Miller in the fourth, and freshman secondsacker Lyman had a near-perfect day, missing only a vaguely catchable ball that fell between him and center fielder Bruce Welfer for a harmless single.

THE NOTEBOOK: Princeton's Kordish entered the day with an 0-2 record but sterling 1.84 ERA. He is now 0-3, despite allowing only one earned run...Allard has avoided a repeat of last year's disatrous start, rapping a pair of rbi doubles in five at bats on the day. "I never lost my confidence," Allard says of last year's sub-.100 ordeal. The sophomore (listed as a freshman on the Princeton program) played the opener in left field, and replaced Danny Bowles in right four innings into the second game...They Should Know By Now Dept.--After walking to open the first game. Princeton's Tom Michel tested senior catcher Joe Wark's arm with an attempted steal of second. After leaving the scene of his crime with an out, Michel and the rest of the Tigers didn't attempt another steal all day. The Captain has one of the league's finest guns. HARVARD at PRINCETON (first game) HARVARD  ab  r  h  b1 Chicarello,dh  3  0  0  0 Wellef,cf  3  0  0  0 Bauer,sa  3  0  1  0 Martelli,1b  3  0  0  0 Bowles,rf  2  0  0  0 Allard,If  3  0  0  0 Skaff,3b  3  0  0  0 Wark,C  2  1  0  0 Lyman,2b  2  0  0  0   24  1  1  0 PRINCETON (4)         Michel,cf  2  0  2  2 Steinhauser,2b  3  0  1  1 Miller,3b  3  0  0  0 Lockenmeyer,p  2  0  0  0 Minnich,rf  2  1  0  0 Martin,1b  3  1  1  0 Lieberman,if  3  1  2  1 Hagerstrom,as  3  1  1  0 Rodts,c  3  0  0  0   24  4  7  4 H  001  000  0-1   P  000  400  x-4  

  IP  R  ER  H  BB  K Larson(l.2-1)  6  4  4  7  3  4 Lockenmeyer(W,3-1)  7  1  0  1  0  5 20--Michel, E-Miller, Martin, Hagerstrom(2)

HARVARD at PRINCETON (Second game) HARVARD(7)  ab  r  h  bi Weller,cf  3  1  0  0 Scheper,if  3  1  1  0 Bauer,as  2  2  0  0 Martelli,1b  4  1  1  1 Polich,dh  3  2  1  1 Chicarello,3b  2  0  1  1 Bowles,rf  2  0  1  1 Allard,rf  2  0  2  3 Wark,c  4  0  1  0 Lymen,2b  2  0  0  0   27  7  8  6 PRINCETON (0)         Michel,cf  3  0  0  0 Steinhauser,2b  3  0  1  0 Miller,c  2  0  1  0 Lockenmeyer,dh  2  0  1  0 Minnich,if  3  0  0  0 Martin,1b  2  0  0  0 Brennand,rf  3  0  0  0 Tanella,as  2  0  0  0 Thompson,3b  3  0  0  0   23  0  3  0 H    002  001  4-7   P  000  000  0-0  

    IP  R  ER  H  BB  K Brown (W,1-1)  7  0  0  3  4  2 Kordish(L,0-3)  61  5  1  5  5  4 Cascia  2  2  0  3  0  0 2b-Chicarello, Allard 2, E-Chicarello, Miller, Tanella Thompson A-275

  IP  R  ER  H  BB  K Larson(l.2-1)  6  4  4  7  3  4 Lockenmeyer(W,3-1)  7  1  0  1  0  5 20--Michel, E-Miller, Martin, Hagerstrom(2)

HARVARD at PRINCETON (Second game) HARVARD(7)  ab  r  h  bi Weller,cf  3  1  0  0 Scheper,if  3  1  1  0 Bauer,as  2  2  0  0 Martelli,1b  4  1  1  1 Polich,dh  3  2  1  1 Chicarello,3b  2  0  1  1 Bowles,rf  2  0  1  1 Allard,rf  2  0  2  3 Wark,c  4  0  1  0 Lymen,2b  2  0  0  0   27  7  8  6 PRINCETON (0)         Michel,cf  3  0  0  0 Steinhauser,2b  3  0  1  0 Miller,c  2  0  1  0 Lockenmeyer,dh  2  0  1  0 Minnich,if  3  0  0  0 Martin,1b  2  0  0  0 Brennand,rf  3  0  0  0 Tanella,as  2  0  0  0 Thompson,3b  3  0  0  0   23  0  3  0 H    002  001  4-7   P  000  000  0-0  

    IP  R  ER  H  BB  K Brown (W,1-1)  7  0  0  3  4  2 Kordish(L,0-3)  61  5  1  5  5  4 Cascia  2  2  0  3  0  0 2b-Chicarello, Allard 2, E-Chicarello, Miller, Tanella Thompson A-275

HARVARD at PRINCETON (Second game) HARVARD(7)  ab  r  h  bi Weller,cf  3  1  0  0 Scheper,if  3  1  1  0 Bauer,as  2  2  0  0 Martelli,1b  4  1  1  1 Polich,dh  3  2  1  1 Chicarello,3b  2  0  1  1 Bowles,rf  2  0  1  1 Allard,rf  2  0  2  3 Wark,c  4  0  1  0 Lymen,2b  2  0  0  0   27  7  8  6 PRINCETON (0)         Michel,cf  3  0  0  0 Steinhauser,2b  3  0  1  0 Miller,c  2  0  1  0 Lockenmeyer,dh  2  0  1  0 Minnich,if  3  0  0  0 Martin,1b  2  0  0  0 Brennand,rf  3  0  0  0 Tanella,as  2  0  0  0 Thompson,3b  3  0  0  0   23  0  3  0 H    002  001  4-7   P  000  000  0-0  

    IP  R  ER  H  BB  K Brown (W,1-1)  7  0  0  3  4  2 Kordish(L,0-3)  61  5  1  5  5  4 Cascia  2  2  0  3  0  0 2b-Chicarello, Allard 2, E-Chicarello, Miller, Tanella Thompson A-275

    IP  R  ER  H  BB  K Brown (W,1-1)  7  0  0  3  4  2 Kordish(L,0-3)  61  5  1  5  5  4 Cascia  2  2  0  3  0  0 2b-Chicarello, Allard 2, E-Chicarello, Miller, Tanella Thompson A-275