Varsity Nine Finishes EIBL Season With Two Victories

Tom Bergantino and Bob Hastings collected five hits apiece and the opposition donated ten unearned runs to give the Crimson baseball team two weekend triumphs, an 8-1 home decision over Pennsylvania Friday, and an 8-6 away verdict over Navy.

The last minute EIBL victory flourish served only to bolster Harvard's prestige, as its final 5-4 league record barely qualified for fifth place in the ten-team league. Meanwhile, at Princeton, the Tigers tied Yale for first place by downing Cornell to finish with a 7-2 record.

Captain Ken Rossano held the Quakers to five scattered hits and a lone sixth inning run, as his teammates built up an early 7-0 lead for an easy victory. Dom Repetto pitched the ninth inning as Rossano left for a pinch-hitter.

Hastings continued his fine clutch hitting, driving in two runs in each game. He was instrumental in the first three runs against Penn, batting in two and scoring the third himself.

Four unearned runs crossed the plate in the fourth on only one hit. Rossano and Cleary walked, and Simourian followed with a double-play grounder to third. The third sacker, hurried, heaved the ball into right field to allow Rossano to score. Then Cleary and Simourian engineered a double steal, with Cleary sliding across the plate as Simourian was safe at second on the first of his three stolen bases.

After Botsford walked, Dick Fisher hit a towering drive to right which should have gone for a home run. But the lame-legged left fielder was knocked off stride by Penn catcher Bill Schuck, and he missed the plate. The relay reached home in time to tag out Fisher before he could retrace his steps.

Against Navy, the going was not as easy, but the Middies were equally generous. Five unearned runs scored before Navy allowed the Crimson to tally on its own merit.

Bergantino tripled in the sixth to spark a final three-run uprising which was enough to hold off a final Middie spurt. Bob Kessler started and got credit for the win, but was relieved in the sixth by Bob McGinnis, who did a creditable job in the last three frames.