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‘The Confidence to Lead’: Catcher Takes Charge in Senior Season
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Ellis Bitar came to Cornell as a catcher. Now, he’s mastered center field while earning the keys to the Red’s pitching staff.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/baseball/page/5/)
The Cornell baseball team is coached by first-year head coach Dan Pepicelli and led by a nine player council. In its 146-year history, the team has amassed a 1665-1839-34 record; a .475 win percentage. The Red has had 14 players drafted by the MLB since the draft began in 1965.
Ellis Bitar came to Cornell as a catcher. Now, he’s mastered center field while earning the keys to the Red’s pitching staff.
Down 5-0 early in game three, Cornell looked to be on its way to another series loss. But a comeback victory gave the Red its first Ivy series win.
“We’re in quite a hole right now in terms of what we’ve been able to do so far at this point in the year, so it’s just about putting together some consistency from here on out.”
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Cornell now prepares to face Dartmouth this weekend, where the team hopes to snap its slump in conference play.
The Red dropped three straight to the top team in the Ivy League, surrendering 22 total runs.
Cornell showed significant improvement as it won its second game of the season.
The Red hosts Niagara in its first home series this weekend.
Senior outfielder Kyle Gallagher drove in the 10th inning, go-ahead run against Fordham to snap Cornell’s eight-game losing streak.
Duke completed a weekend sweep of the Red on Sunday, moving Cornell’s record to 0-6.