Entering its four game series with the Harvard this past weekend, Yale's baseball team had 37 stolen bases.
At the end of the weekend, Yale still had 37 stolen bases.
In other words, after averaging close to one and a half stolen bags per game, Yale didn't muster a single one in its four games against Harvard.
In fact, they hardly even tried. Usually a running team, the Elis attempted just three steals against Harvard, and failed on all three tries.
That is the power of Harvard catcher Brian Lentz.
In the Crimson's 9-8 win over Holy Cross last Wednesday, Lentz stepped to the plate with the bases loaded, two outs and Harvard trailing 8-6. Cool as ever, Lentz-who had already hit a homer in the game-calmly stroked a two-run single to tie the game.
That, too, is the power of Harvard catcher Brian Lentz.
In baseball, there are usually two breeds of catcher. The first is a formidable offensive presence, but gives up too much in the field. The second kind-only slightly more desirable-is solid defensively but is hard-pressed to hit his weight on the offensive side of the ball.
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