After tearing apart the junior varsity pitching his freshman year and sitting on the bench for all but the tail-end of his sophomore season. Chicarello burst into the headlines with a truly incredible performance in the Crimson's three-way playoff against Yale and Cornell two years ago.

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Last season. he split his time between third base and designated hitter but will only play the field this season in an emergency and may be forced to split time at DH if he slumps. No matter--this fired-up baseball not would run the scoreboard if it helped the club.

OUTLOOK: As in previous years, the EIBL race will be a close one, and six teams have a shot at the title. The extended schedule should help Harvard, but the Crimson needs big years from a bunch of people to top talented Cornell and Navy, as well as defending champion Yale.

If two or three pitchers become constant winners and the rest are solid and if the defense--which has looked good so far--holds up, the Crimson will win the flag because the hitting is there. If the mound staff is unable to do better than last season's 5 01, however, the squad will be no better than third and could fall behind Yale, improving Princeton, Brown and dark-horse Columbia.

Watch for a complete EIBL preview next week.