Bauer Launches Two Homers As Crimson Downs MIT, 5-3

Brad Bauer banged two homers good for four RBI's as the Harvard baseball team opened its Greater Boston League season with a 5-3 rebuff of MIT yesterday at the Engineer's Briggs Field.

The batmen take a 3-0 overall record to Boston College this afternoon.

Charlie Marchese and Greg Brown teamed for the Crimson's best pitching performance of the young season. Marchese retired the first 11 batters he faced and went on to fun nine while allowing only two earned runs in eight innings. Brown struck out the side in the ninth.

Bauer's two blasts were nearly identical. Both at-bats the senior second baseman stepped to the plate with two down and leadoff man Brace Weller at second base. And though he waited till the third pitch in the third and the second offering in the sixth, the results were the same--shots well beyond the left field fence.

The two homers were part of a three-for-five performance, as the Crimson captain continued the hitting streak he began last week in Florida including exhibition at bats against Rod Sox and Pirates farm teams. Bauer has 16 hits in 29 trips to the plate--an amazing .552 average.

First baseman Ed Farrell also swing the bat well, opening the scorning wall a solo shot to lead off the second inning and drilling singles in his next two at bats.

But despite the slugging from the right side of the infield, Harvard failed to generate any runs. Engineer starter Mike Dichristina seemed continually headed for an early shower, but the 6-ft., 3-in. sophomore always managed to work his way out of a jarn. The Crimson stranded 12 baserunners.

With two down in the fourth, shortstop Tony DiCesare grounded a single over the bag at second Dichristina walked Scott Vierra and Weller to load the bases, then took Paul Vallone to a full count. A sharply dropping delivery fooled the freshman center fielder and Dichristina was out of the inning.

Back-to-back base bits by Farrell and vinnie Martelli and a walk to Chris Schindler loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth. But DiCesare was caughtlooking for the third out.

Last year the Engineers upset the Crimson, and Crimson Coach Alex Nahigian said the setback was a motivating factor yesterday. "I'm sure the kids didn't take the team lightly," Nahigian said, adding that this year's Crimson should play more consistently than last year's edition.

THE NOTEBOOK: Billy Doyle and Jeff Musselman will take the mound for Harvard today at B.C. Crimson 5, Engineers 3 HARVARD  MIT   ab  r  h  bt  ab  r  h  bi Weller lf  2  2  1  0  Marlinellirf  5  0  1  0 Vallone cf  5  0  0  0  Koh dh  3  0  0  0 Bauer 1b  5  2  3  4  Woffe 1b 3b  4  1  3  0 Farrell 1b  5  1  3  1  Kosowsky cf  4  1  1  2 Marlell c  4  0  1  0  Huffman if  4  1  0  0 Allard rf  4  0  0  0  Lubiak rf ss  3  0  1  0 Schindler 3b  3  0  0  0  Rithman ss 2b  3  0  1  0 DiCasare ss  5  0  1  0  Poole c  4  0  0  1 Vierra dh  3  0  0  0  Diaz dh  2  0  0  0 Tantillo ph  1  0  0  0 Hoeh 1b  1  0  0  0 Total  36  5  9  5  Total  34  3  7  3

Harvard  012  002  000--5 MIT  000  010  020--3

Game Winning RBI--Farrell E-Schindler, Wolfe LOB--Harvard 12 MIT 5 28--Weller HR--Farrell (1) Bauer (12) SB--Martelli Welter. DiCesare Schindier Rothman S--Rothman.   IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Harvard Marchese W 1-0  6  7  3  2  2  9 Brown S. 1  1  0  0  0  0  3 MIT Dichristina L.0-1  8  9  5  5  6  6 Ferguson  1  0  0  0  1  1

HBP--Martelli by Dichristina WP--Marchese T--2.52 A--21

Harvard  012  002  000--5 MIT  000  010  020--3

Game Winning RBI--Farrell E-Schindler, Wolfe LOB--Harvard 12 MIT 5 28--Weller HR--Farrell (1) Bauer (12) SB--Martelli Welter. DiCesare Schindier Rothman S--Rothman.   IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Harvard Marchese W 1-0  6  7  3  2  2  9 Brown S. 1  1  0  0  0  0  3 MIT Dichristina L.0-1  8  9  5  5  6  6 Ferguson  1  0  0  0  1  1

HBP--Martelli by Dichristina WP--Marchese T--2.52 A--21

Game Winning RBI--Farrell E-Schindler, Wolfe LOB--Harvard 12 MIT 5 28--Weller HR--Farrell (1) Bauer (12) SB--Martelli Welter. DiCesare Schindier Rothman S--Rothman.   IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Harvard Marchese W 1-0  6  7  3  2  2  9 Brown S. 1  1  0  0  0  0  3 MIT Dichristina L.0-1  8  9  5  5  6  6 Ferguson  1  0  0  0  1  1

HBP--Martelli by Dichristina WP--Marchese T--2.52 A--21

HBP--Martelli by Dichristina WP--Marchese T--2.52 A--21