975 fielding percentage, surpassing last year’s mark of. “It opens up the outside part of the plate.”Ĭolumbia backed its staff by setting a team record with a. “We definitely feel you have to pitch in to win,” he said. The sophomore Kevin Roy, a right-hander from Houston with a 6-4 record and a 3.02 E.R.A., has hit 12.Īccording to Boretti, that is an inadvertent element of working inside. Speer, as accurate as he can be, has struck seven batters. “It’s sort of a trust thing to throw my fastball down the middle and let it do what it does naturally,” he said. He said the adjustment he had striven to make was more mental than physical. Thanopoulos said he blamed a fastball that ran too much for the welts he had caused. He struck out 40 in 48 innings but also walked 14 and hit 14 batters. In a contrast to Speer, he depends on velocity to offset what he does not have in command. Thanopoulos, of Highland, Calif., is on the watch list for the Gregg Olson Award, which is presented to college baseball’s breakout player of the year. With me, it’s more velocity and movement from the right side.” “He’s coming from the left side with a lot of good off-speed pitches in the zone. “We give opponents completely different looks,” Thanopoulos said. and has three saves in 14 appearances, including six starts. The sophomore George Thanopoulos, a hard-throwing right-hander, complements Speer. “You would never know he is one of the best pitchers in the country.” “He probably has the least amount of ego of any of our pitchers,” Boretti said. Boretti instead focused on his 21-5 record, which spoke of a special makeup. Many universities did not recruit Speer because of the low-80s fastball he possessed when he pitched for Staples High School in Westport, Conn. He’s competed against the best and given us a shot every time.” “That’s the first time anybody ever said that in my nine years here. “We’ve got one of the best pitchers in the country,” Boretti said. He struck out 75 and walked only seven in 87 innings. Although his fastball averages in the mid-80s, he compensates for his lack of velocity with command of an assortment of pitches. He led the nation with four shutouts while compiling a 7-2 record with a 1.86 earned run average. Ever since last year, we’ve been chomping at the bit to show the country what we are made of.”ĭavid Speer, the Ivy League pitcher of the year, heads Columbia’s strong staff. “I don’t think that’s going to happen this year.
“Maybe we were a little star-struck,” said Mike Fischer, a senior catcher. They said they have learned from that experience. The Lions were eliminated by Arizona State in their next game. tournament victory last year when, after falling to host Cal State Fullerton, it edged New Mexico, 6-5, in 13 innings.
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