Danny Chaffetz
Number of articles: 21First article: October 3, 2008
Latest article: May 6, 2011
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Baseball takes one of three from Jumbos
With the top spot in the division at stake, Bowdoin and Tufts University began a three-game series last weekend in Medford, Mass.
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Martin, Gorman, and Van Zant lead baseball past Mules in weekend sweep
Christian Martin '14 may have pitched six scoreless innings against Colby College last week, striking out eight, but his performance still wasn't the most impressive of the opener of the three game series.
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Baseball sweeps weekend series against Bantams
As the ball flew past the Trinity centerfielder off the bat of Adam Marquit '11, captain Dan Hicks '11 rounded third and was waved home. The relay throw came into the shortstop, who quickly turned it toward home as Hicks thundered down the line.
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Baseball sweeps Thomas, takes two of three from Bates
Winning four out of its five games last weekend, the men's baseball team quickly forgot about its recent stumbles as it improved to 13-6 overall.
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Baseball fails to slow down Lord Jeffs
The lingering winter weather in the northeast has cooled down Bowdoin's hot streak, as the baseball team struggled against NESCAC rival Amherst College.
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Athlete of the Season: Kyle Hebert ’10
In an interview almost two-and-a-half months ago with the Orient, senior Kyle Hebert of the Bowdoin men's track team said that his main goal for this year's season was to qualify for nationals.
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Women’s soccer loses in final game of disappointing season
Women’s soccer falls to No. 3 Middlebury in quarterfinals of NESCAC tournament
The women's soccer team ended their season last Sunday with a well-fought 1-0 overtime loss to Middlebury.
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Women’s soccer edged 1-0 by strong Trinity squad
Women’s Soccer looks to win final regular season game this weekend against Tufts
As a Trinity player was tackled in Bowdoin's penalty box last Saturday, each Bowdoin player had the same initial moment of panic, waiting to hear if the whistle was going to be blown. It was.
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Women’s soccer falls to Williams 4-0, slightly edges Judges in final minutes
After 105 minutes of scoreless play, junior defender Tiernan Cutler finally broke the deadlock when she buried a shot from close range to beat Brandeis University in overtime yesterday. Bowdoin, coming off a well-contested loss to Williams last Saturday, bounced back yesterday in triumphant fashion. Bowdoin and Brandeis were even from the start, trading opportunities with multiple chances and just barely missing the back of the net.
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Women’s soccer defeats Bridgewater St. 4-0
Having won the past two out of three games against NESCAC opponents and blowing out another non-conference team, the women's soccer team has certainly had a successful two weeks.
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Women’s soccer defeats USM, rasing overall record to 3-3
Women’s soccer falls against Middlebury 2-0, overwhelms University of Southern Maine 5-0
Another blowout victory led to another down and up week for the women's soccer team. Last weekend, the team lost a hard-fought game against Middlebury, but just two days ago, the Polar Bears faced the University of Maine-Farmington in a game reminiscent of last week's 6-0 trouncing of USM.
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Women’s soccer trounces USM, beaten by Wheaton 1-0
Six goals, four in less than nine minutes, led to a blowout victory for the women's soccer team against the Huskies. After suffering a tough loss last weekend against Wheaton, Bowdoin rebounded against USM on Wednesday.
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Women’s soccer falls to Lord Jeffs, crushes Bates
With an opening loss to Amherst and a second game blow out of Bates, Women's soccer has had its ups and down over the past week but appears more than ready for a successful season. The Polar Bears played against Maine state rival Bates in a Tuesday game. Thanks to two goals from sophomore Ellery Gould, as well as stellar play from the whole team, the Bears were able to methodically take down the Bobcats by a margin of four goals to none.
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Women’s soccer faces youth and inexperience
Returning only two seniors, women’s soccer looks to improve on last year’s record
After finishing in the middle of the pack last season, the women's soccer team starts another bid for its first NESCAC title against Amherst this weekend. Amherst, the second place team last year, should provide a tough test for the Polar Bears in their opening weekend.
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Baseball narrowly misses playoffs
Once again, a head-to-head tiebreaker with Tufts University proved to be the deciding factor for this year's baseball team. Bowdoin did all it could this weekend, winning all three games against Bates. Unfortunately, Tufts didn't blink, matching all three games with a sweep of their own against Colby. In game one of the series, the Bears went down 3-0 early to the Bobcats, letting up a run in the first inning and two in the third. But after five scoreless innings for the team, a four-run explosion in the sixth proved to be the deciding factor in the game.
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Baseball hopes for playoffs
Adding insult to injury, Bowdoin suffered a 19-9 blowout loss to Husson on Wednesday after an already disappointing weekend against Tufts. After trading runs for the majority of the game, Husson exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to secure the victory. A usually strong bullpen struggled in the contest as Bowdoin needed to use nine pitchers on the day. It was the team's first loss in a mid-week game, but it will not have any impact on the team's playoff hopes.
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Baseball sweeps Colby, Tufts awaits
Five years in the making, senior pitcher Pat Driscoll continues to lead the Polar Bears. In the opener of a three game set against Colby last Friday, Driscoll pitched a complete game shut out on just five hits and no walks. He has now pitched 17 straight scoreless innings for the team and hasn't allowed a run in the month of April. "He's having fun out there, but more importantly, he's having fun competing," said Coach Mike Connolly.
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Baseball rebounds with 7-5 win
Once again, a mid-week game salvaged a poor weekend for Bowdoin and bolstered confidence for the week ahead. The team played Saint Joseph's College of Maine last Tuesday and took the victory with a come-from-behind 7-5 win. The Bears took an early 3-0 nothing lead in the contest but quickly found themselves down 5-3 going into the sixth. Fortunately, the team was able to rally with consecutive two-run innings to take back the lead for good.
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Baseball loses three to Bantams
Three up, three down. The Trinity Bantams swept the baseball team this weekend in convincing fashion. Trinity, 3-0 in the NESCAC this year, seemed determined not to relinquish the league's top spot. They scored 27 runs against the Bears while only letting up 12 en route to the clean sweep. On the positive side, Jason Koperniak '09 was a consistent offensive threat for the Bears, producing five hits and two RBIs in the three-game set. The young talent of Adam Marquit '11 and Matt Ruane '11 has also proved to be an integral part of the team.
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Baseball goes 11-8 on spring trip
The baseball team had an up-and-down trip to Florida during Spring break, going 11-8 over the course of the two weeks. Still, the team showed streaks of brilliance. In the first game against Amherst, the Bears showed particular late-inning guile. Brendan Garner '11 got things going with a single, and three hits and two runs later, Matt Ruane '11 stepped up to the plate with pinch runner Ian Merry '09 on third base. Ruane shrugged off the pressure and lined a single to left, driving in the game-winning run.
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Midseason pickups deserve recognition
C.C. Sabathia won't win this year's National League Cy Young award, and he certainly won't win the NL MVP Award. After all, most players traded midseason relinquish any chance of winning these honors (Manny Ramirez is the other obvious player who may suffer from this fact, but I'll get to him later). Sabathia was traded to the National League on July 7, playing the remaining 79 games of the season with the Milwaukee Brewers. However, during that time, he was undoubtedly the most dominant player in baseball.