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Article: BASEBALL; Boxers' Curran no lightweight.(Sports)
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- The Boston Herald
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- May 19, 2006
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Byline: DAN VENTURA
Everything about Brockton center fielder Chris Curran defies logic.
At 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, one would figure Curran is your prototypical slap hitter, yet he ranks among the state leaders in home runs with four. Certainly someone with a lean build could have trouble generating arm strength on his throws from the power alleys, but Curran has no problems hitting the cutoff man with the best of them.
And he can get the ball to the infield with both hands.
The right-handed throwing Curran showed that ability in the Catholic Memorial game earlier in the year at spacious Campanelli Field. He raced to the warning track ...