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The month of April started out with great pitching by some players and great hitting by others. Bucknell lost junior third baseman Charlie Reilly for five weeks after he strained his elbow making a throw on April 5th. The following day, Ephraim's brother John, a senior pitcher for Villanova, threw a 4-0 shutout against Mississippi State. The win pushed his record to 5-3 on the year. On April 16th, Columbia senior Matt Kilroy earned his 50th career victory after pitching a three hitter against Northwestern. Kilroy struck out 15 Wildcat batters in the 5-0 win.

April 28th was a busy day for the Collegiate Baseball Association. VMI learned that senior center fielder Mike Ford would be out 4-5 weeks with an oblique strain, in all likelihood ending his season and collegiate career. In a game between Brown and Harvard, Crimson junior Gus Weyhing hit Bear sophomore Jon Swanson with a 1-2 pitch. Swanson charged the mound and the benches cleared. Both players would later end up being suspended four games by Commissioner Herring. As for the commissioner, Ephraim got word of Irene going into labor with their fifth child. He got home just in time to see his family grow once more. But there was a surprise, as Irene delivered not one child, but two!! A set of boy-girl twins. They named their son Thomas, after Ephraim's brother. Their daughter was named Louise.

The following day, Columbia learned they had lost junior third baseman Mike Ricci for the year with a broken bone in his elbow. The injury had occurred on April 26th during a 10-1 win over Fordham. Michigan State clinched the Great Lakes Region the same day, securing their position in the postseason. On April 30th, Mississippi State sophomore Frank Dwyer threw the sixth no-hitter in CBA history, a 9-1 win over Dartmouth. Dwyer struck out three and walked two in the game. The Spartans continued their good fortune as their top offseason recruit was named Rookie of the Month. Junior transfer Bug Holliday received the award after hitting .438 in April, with six home runs and 24 RBI. Pitcher of the Month honors were given to Lehigh junior Daniel Raley, after he finished the month at 7-0, with a 0.86 ERA. The Batter of the Month award again went to Harvard junior right fielder Mike Tiernan, who continued his great hitting with a .425 average for the month, six home runs, and 23 RBI. For the season, Tiernan is hitting .413, with nine homers and 41 RBI.