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| The St. Mary's (Md) Seahawks handed the Captains their first conference loss of the season and defeated CNU for the first time since April 4, 2015. St. Mary's athletics photo |
In the first game at Bobby Coombs Field in almost two years, Williams College defeated Hamilton College by a score of 11-10, completing a three-game sweep of their NESCAC rivals over the weekend and upped their season record to 3-0. Senior left fielder Erik Mini hit for the cycle with two home runs to power the Ephs. He finished 5-5 with seven RBIs. Head coach Bill Barrale said the last time a Williams player hit for the cycle was 2008. "I told the team in 2008, we had a center fielder Max Pinto who was a senior and he hit for the cycle on our field," Barrale said. "He didn't have two home runs though."
The Eps loaded the bases with disciplined at bats, drawing three consecutive walks to begin their day. In the cleanup spot, Mini then drove the ball deep to center field for a three-run triple. Mini hit the first of two two-run home runs over the right field fence in the third inning. He crushed the second only one inning later, when he extended the lead for the Ephs to 10-4. Both times, Mini drove in sophomore first baseman Jakob Cohn, who reached base by hitting a two-run triple of his own in the fourth. Mini singled in the six inning and doubled in the eighth to complete the cycle.
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St. Mary's College (Maryland) (5-5, 3-1 C2C) hosted the Christopher Newport University Captains (9-5, 4-1 C2C) on Sunday in Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference action. The Seahawks defeated the Captains 13-12 in walk-off fashion when Connor Coursey delivered the game-winning base hit. Trailing by five runs, the Seahawks began their furious comeback with two runs in the bottom of the seventh and added another three runs in the eighth to even the game at 11. The Captains attempted to steal the game back in the ninth by tacking on a run to take a 12-11 lead. With three outs left in the game, the Seahawks began their walk-off victory when Sam James drew a walk and Jake Wood singled. After a Nathan Brown walk, Dillon Waters recorded a sacrifice fly, which evened the game at 12. Lastly, Coursey pulled off the late game heroics with he drilled a single into center field to score Wood to complete the Seahawk comeback victory.
Castleton University used strong pitching and timing hitting to secure two 10-4 wins while earning one Little East Conference victory over Keene State Sunday afternoon at Spartan Field. Both teams had field woes, committing seven total errors on the day but the Castleton Offense outhit Keene State 26-11 to make up for the miscues.
A back-and-forth game throughout, Wesleyan took its best shot but a five-run seventh inning proved enough for Amherst as the Mammoths (2-1) walked away with a 12-7 victory on Sunday, claiming the weekend series win over the Cardinals (1-2). With the game tied midway through the sevent inning, Amherst's Daniel Qin didn't wait long to put his team back out in front as he homered for the second straight game. Qin led all players with three hits, three runs and two RBIS.
Hampden-Sydney swepth Guilford by scores of 15-5 and 8-7 (10 inn.) in Farmville, Va. on Sunday. Owen Tappy (3-1) claimed the game one win for the Tigers, logging 2.1 innings, allowing four hits, two runs and converting a strikeout. Ryan Clawson led the way at the plate, finishing 4-for-4 with three RBI and two runs, accounting for two doubles. Trent Jones (3-5, 3 RBI, run, double) and Trey Karnes (2-5, 2 RBI, 2 run, HR) also had multiple hits for Hampden-Sydney. Russell Bowles (1-0) earned the win in game two after tossing three innings, allowing two hits and making a strikeout. Tanner Hobbs (0-4) took the loss after working 2.1 innings, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out one Tiger batter.
The College of Wooster powered its way past host Hiram College with 10 home runs, including eight in game one, during Sunday's 28-5, 11-7 sweep over the Terriers in North Coast Athletic Conference East Division action at Proverbs Park in Hiram, Ohio. Wooster (8-4, 3-1 NCAC East), which now has a 2021 NCAA Div. III single-game leading eight homers in a game, wasted no time getting to Hiram (6-14, 1-3 NCAC) starter Ben Gustely, with junior designated hitter Alex Gasper teeing off on a 2-0 offering for a grand slam, and sophomore third baseman Dean Brown following that up with a solo shot during the Scots' seven-run first inning. With six more home runs in the game, Wooster's eight home runs in game one are the third-most in program history and the most in a NCAA Div. III game this spring. Sophomore Dean Brown is the first Scot with a three-homer game since All-American Jamie Lackner in 2015.