Remembering 'Cat pitcher Will Shakespeare
The assertion famous playwright William Shakespeare threw a no-hitter for the Linfield baseball team is off base, However, it is true – you can look it up – that he was a relief pitcher for the Wildcats, compiling a 3-1 record and 2.85 ERA in his only season. He was an exchange student from England. Apparently, Shakespeare originally intended to do his exchange at California’s Whittier College because he was intrigued that the Whittier teams are called “Poets.” However, Linfield won out – he liked the college’s idyllic setting – and the rest is history.
The assertion famous playwright William Shakespeare threw a no-hitter for the Linfield baseball team is off base, However, it is true – you can look it up – that he was a relief pitcher for the Wildcats, compiling a 3-1 record and 2.85 ERA in his only season. He was an exchange student from England. Apparently, Shakespeare originally intended to do his exchange at California’s Whittier College because he was intrigued that the Whittier teams are called “Poets.” However, Linfield won out – he liked the college’s idyllic setting – and the rest is history.
