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Article: Double play rescues Bruins: Herndon escapes jam, beats Kirksville.
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- Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO)
- Article date:
- April 10, 2007
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Byline: Rus Baer
Apr. 10--The plan was for Nate Herndon to pitch the first three innings of yesterday's baseball game against Kirksville, and that plan was quickly going out the window on another chilly evening at Rock Bridge Field.
Three walks and two wild pitches by the Rock Bridge left-hander led to a run in the first for Kirksville. An inning-opening walk in the second had the junior on the ropes again. After a second visit to the mound by Bruins pitching coach Ron Widbin, it was clear that if Herndon didn't throw a strike soon, his day would be done.
So Herndon laid a pitch over the plate to Travis Eagen, who sliced a screaming line drive ...