“I hope it won’t be possible to have a letdown this weekend,” Crockett said. “All we did with the Brown series was put ourselves in a position to win. We know it wasn’t the be all and end all. We’ve got the biggest weekend of the season coming up now.”

Harvard will rely once again on Crockett’s arm to lead the Crimson pitching squad. The right-hander fanned a record 17 batters and threw 140 pitches in a 6-5 loss to Brown last Saturday. He came on in relief Tuesday to register the final two outs, both strikeouts, and pickup the win.

Crockett has been a workhorse for the Crimson all season, tossing a team-high 57 innings, three complete games, and 79 strikeouts to go along with a 3.32 ERA.

On the other side of the ball, sophomore first baseman Trey Hendricks will be asked to spearhead the Harvard attack.

Hendricks leads the team with a .373 batting average, 24 RBIs, and five home runs. He is coming off a 3-for-4 performance with 3 runs batted in on Tuesday.

Dartmouth is not as strong as it has been in past years, but it still presents a formitable challenge for the Crimson.

“Dartmouth is a very young team, but they still have a solid pitching staff,” Crockett said. “All four starters on their staff are strong.”

If the Crimson hopes to sweep, it will need to rely on its starting line-up.

“Their position players are especially young,” Crockett said. “Our depth and strength there should give us the edge.”

Quiet confidence are the words that best describe Crockett and his outlook for the weekend.

“I’m confident in our pitching staff,” Crockett said. “I’m confident in our ability to get the job done, and I’m confident that in terms of talent we have the edge.”

The Crimson hopes his words and his pitches will be right on target.

Notes

Harvard’s scheduled game with UMass in Amherst at 3pm yesterday was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up next Thursday May 9 at 3pm.