But Woodfork was concerned:
"He's solid and definitely doesn't play like a freshman," he said. "But he's from California, so we'll have to see how he handles the cold."
Binkowski, a second-year starter at first, looks to expand on a spiffy sophomore season in which he hit .293 with three homers and 19 RBI, but provided some serious pop. He also fielded .995 at first.
Woodfork and Carey are veterans who earned starting jobs in their rookie campaigns. Woodfork hit .290 last year with 42 hits and 17 stolen bases, while Carey re-established his claim to the title of "The Boss."
Carey--the 1996 Ivy League Rookie of the Year--hit .374 with 53 hits and 25 stolen bases, epitomizing better than any individual player Walsh's fundamentals-heavy deadball style.
As captain, he's been one of the main authors of Harvard baseball's resurgence from a 10-25 program in 1995 to a perennial national contender, on whom other teams focus obsessively.
"It's good pressure to have," Carey said. "Everyone expects us to win and we're ready to compete. That didn't seem possible when this team was 10-25, but now we're expected to be competitive."
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