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BLOG: Boylston Holds Down the Fort in First Career Start

April 9, 2014

By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Geoff Boylston had been waiting for the opportunity to be a starting pitcher for so long, so nobody could blame him for being a little nervous when the chance finally came.

Making the first start of his career against West Virginia last night after spending the past three and a half seasons either injured or occasionally coming out of the bullpen, the redshirt junior gave up three runs - two earned - on four hits in the first two innings, and he knew something needed to change.

"I was a little tentative at first and I was trying to get a feel for things instead of just going after [hitters]," Boylston said. "At that point I just stopped caring and decided they could hit the ball as hard as they wanted because my defense was playing well behind me."

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