Even as the Crimson's two best pitchers, sophomore Ben Crockett and junior John Birtwell, have encountered difficulties this year, Nyweide, along with a strong group of freshman hurlers, have displayed flashes of brilliance.
Such contributions have proved especially important given the recent wave of inclement weather, which has forced the postponement of several of Harvard's games and significantly altered the pitching rotation.
"All the rain outs we've had has really strained our staff," Nyweide said. "But our freshman guys have really stepped it up."
One of those freshman guys is southpaw Kenon Ronz. Faced with a must-win situation last Saturday against Dartmouth, Ronz showed himself to be more than up for the task, going ten innings strong while allowing just five hits and two walks.
During one stretch, Ronz retired 24 of 26 batters he faced.
Though Harvard went on to lose the game 3-2, the masterpiece woven by Ronz did not go unnoticed by his teammates.
"[Ronz] threw an incredible game," Lentz said. "It was a shame we couldn't score more runs for him."
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