Batmen Lambaste B.C., 14-3; Hurlers Strike Out 13 Eagles

The Harvard baseball team hit everything but a slump yesterday in a 14-3 blowout of Boston College at the Heights.

Every member of the Crimson starting lineup hit safely at least once and all but one scored a run as the batmen racked up 14 hits. "If we continue with that type of hitting we're going to be awful tough to beat." Harvard Coach Alex Nahigian said after his squad's fourth victory in as many games.

Meanwhile, senior Bill Doyle and sophomore Jeff Musselman teamed to frustrate the Eagle offense. B.C. (now 3-1) couldn't get a runner as far as second after the third inning. Doy'e into some early trouble when he continually fell behind in the count, but the right-hander quickly settled down and came away with seven strikeouts against just three walks in five solid innings.

Musselman fanned the first four Eagles he faced and went on to walk just one in four innings of no-hit relief.

By the time Musselman took the mound, nine Harvard baserunners had crossed the plate. Four Boston College pitchers left for early showers as the Crimson offense finished off the kill.

The batmen wasted no time taking advantage of Eagle gifts. Mike O'Neill gave Bruce Weller and Elliott Rivera free passes in the top of the first, and Brad Bauer moved them over with a sacrifice bunt. Ed Farrell, Vinnie Martelli and Mickey Maspons reeled off singles, and the Crimson was off to a 3-0 lead.

After the Eagles cut the margin to one, Harvard responded with two more in the second Scott Vierra led off with the first of his team's six doubles, a Weller walk and a Rivera bunt single loaded the bases, and both Bauer and Farrell delivered RBI fly balls.

Fired Up

Don Allard's bat came alive with two down in the fifth, as he pulled a double down the left field line. After Maspons walked, Tony Di-Cesare doubled to the center field wall, scoring both baserunners. With Bauer on second and Farrell on first in the sixth inning. Allard smacked another two-base hit to left. A Maspons bunt scored Farrell and the Crimson was up 9-3.

Weller, who walked three times for the second day in a row, singled to launch a two-out rally in the seventh. Bauer followed a Rivera hit with a double to center that scored both runners. After Farrell walked. Martelli hit the right field fence for two bases. Martelli crossed the plate when Allard singled and Eagle catcher John McGuirk made an error backing up the throw from left field.

Harvard didn't make any errors, an accomplishment Nahigian attributed largely to the success of his two hurlers. "The more people you strike out the lewer chances your infielders have," Nahigian said.

THE NOTEBOOK Allard batted three for five against B.C. "I like to beat those guys," the senior said of his father's alma mater... The strangest play of the game came in the bottom of the ninth. Eagle Mike Scott stepped into the batter's box 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and determined not to get his fourth. Scott blasted the ball back to the mound, where it hit the rubber and shot straight up. Musselman camped under the ball, fielded it and made the play at first. "That's what happens when you're winning," Nahigian said. "You get the breaks... The batmen travel to the University of Connecticut Friday. Crimson 14, Eagles 3 HARVARD   ab  r  h  bi Weller if  2  3  1  0 Rivera 3b  5  2  2  0 Bauer 2b  2  2  1  3 Farrell 1b  2  3  1  2 Marteth c  6  1  2  3 Allard rf  5  1  3  1 Maspons dh  2  1  1  2 DiCesare ss  5  0  1  2 Vierra dh  5  1  2  0 Vallone cf  1  0  0  0 Lyman 2b  0  0  0  0 McNamara rf  0  0  0  0 Total  36  14  14  13 BOSTON COLLEGE   ab  r  h  bi Hill cf  5  1  2  0 Scott 3b  5  0  0  0 Murphy 1b  5  1  1  0 Gcquinto dh  1  1  0  0 Monarty if  2  0  2  1 Rdchwsky rf  3  0  0  1 Simoes 2b  3  0  1  1 McGuirk c  3  0  0  0 Daley ss  3  0  1  0 Wood ph  1  0  0  0 Zambito 2b  1  0  0  0 Keefe c  1  0  0  0 Azzchiniss  1  0  0  0 Total  34  3  7  3

Harvard  320  022  500--14 Boston College  201  000  000--3

Game Winning RBI--Farrell E--Murphy McGuirk LOB--Harvard 9 Boston College 9 2B--Bauer, Martelli, Allard 2 DiCesare Vierra S--Bauer Masoons SF--Bauer Farrell.   IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Harvard Doyle W 2-0  5  7  3  3  3  7 Musseiman S-2  4  0  0  0  1  6 Boston College O Neil L 2-1  1  5  5  5  3  1 McCarthy  3 2/3  3  2  2  2  1 Murphy  1 1/3  1  2  2  2  0 Mitchell  2/3  4  5  4  1  1 Curtin  2 1/3  1  0  0  1  0 HBP--Moriarty by Doyle Farrell by Murphy T--2.56 A 87.

Harvard  320  022  500--14 Boston College  201  000  000--3

Game Winning RBI--Farrell E--Murphy McGuirk LOB--Harvard 9 Boston College 9 2B--Bauer, Martelli, Allard 2 DiCesare Vierra S--Bauer Masoons SF--Bauer Farrell.   IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Harvard Doyle W 2-0  5  7  3  3  3  7 Musseiman S-2  4  0  0  0  1  6 Boston College O Neil L 2-1  1  5  5  5  3  1 McCarthy  3 2/3  3  2  2  2  1 Murphy  1 1/3  1  2  2  2  0 Mitchell  2/3  4  5  4  1  1 Curtin  2 1/3  1  0  0  1  0 HBP--Moriarty by Doyle Farrell by Murphy T--2.56 A 87.

Game Winning RBI--Farrell E--Murphy McGuirk LOB--Harvard 9 Boston College 9 2B--Bauer, Martelli, Allard 2 DiCesare Vierra S--Bauer Masoons SF--Bauer Farrell.   IP  H  R  ER  BB  SO Harvard Doyle W 2-0  5  7  3  3  3  7 Musseiman S-2  4  0  0  0  1  6 Boston College O Neil L 2-1  1  5  5  5  3  1 McCarthy  3 2/3  3  2  2  2  1 Murphy  1 1/3  1  2  2  2  0 Mitchell  2/3  4  5  4  1  1 Curtin  2 1/3  1  0  0  1  0 HBP--Moriarty by Doyle Farrell by Murphy T--2.56 A 87.