Hamilton College split a non-conference doubleheader against Skidmore College at Hamilton's Loop Road Softball/Baseball Complex on Wednesday. The Continentals fell 12-1 in the first game before posting a 7-3 victory in the nightcap.

Hamilton (10-16 overall) tallied 14 hits with six doubles through both games. Skidmore moves to 15-13 overall and have split four doubleheaders in a row.

The Continentals hit the road for a NESCAC West Division three-game series against Wesleyan University this weekend. Hamilton and the Cardinals will play a single game on Friday, April 20 at 5 p.m. and a noon doubleheader on Saturday. Hamilton also plays a makeup game against Middlebury College hosted by Williams College at noon on Sunday.

Game Two: Hamilton 7, Skidmore 3

Emily Fraser '20 flashed her glove in center field as she racked up a personal-best five putouts and allowed just one hit in her vicinity. Fraser got started early as she charged a sinking line drive and grabbed the ball at her shoelaces for the second out of the first inning. Skidmore managed to score two runs with two outs in the first off a single, hit batter and triple to right field for the early lead.

Hamilton cut its deficit in half in the bottom of the first. Fraser hit a two-out double to left-center field and Liz Brautigam '19 followed with a run-scoring single.

Fraser prevented a sure double in the top of the second when she raced down a ball at the warning track and made the running catch just in front of the fence. After Claire O'Brien '21 struck out the first batter in the top of the third inning, Fraser ran down two straight line drives to short left-center field.

The Continentals ignited with five runs on five hits and one error in the bottom of the third inning to gain a 6-2 edge. Caitlin Berreitter '20 led off the inning with a single to left center and scored when Kendall Searcy '20 doubled to the opposite side of the field. Searcy stole third base before Fraser hit an RBI single down the left field line. Brautigam followed with a single to center field and Helen Lin '19 smacked a bases-clearing double. Hamilton loaded the bases with a walk and an error. Pinch-hitter Molly Leitner '19 then earned a walk to force in the final run of the inning.

Brautigam tacked on another run for Hamilton in the fourth inning when she doubled to left-center field with one out, advanced to third on a flyout and scored when Ashleah Yzaguirre '19 hit an infield single. 

Jodi Weiss '19 followed Fraser's lead when she made a sliding catch in left field for the second out of the seventh inning. 

O'Brien settled in after the first as she held the Thoroughbreds scoreless through the next four innings, including getting herself out of two bases-loaded situations in the fourth and fifth innings. O'Brien earned her fourth win of the season by allowing three runs on three hits and seven walks, and she had two strikeouts. Zoe Singer '18 allowed just two hits and had one strikeout in the final two innings to ensure the victory.

Brautigam scored two runs and went 3-for-4 with one run batted in and she hit one of Hamilton's five doubles. Fraser hit a double and finished 2-for-4 with an RBI. Yzaguirre was perfect at the plate with a single, double and walk and she drove in one run. Lin and Searcy both added doubles and combined for three RBIs.  

Lizette Roman-Johnston had two hits and an RBI for Skidmore, and Adrianna Garcia drove in two runs with a triple and she walked twice. Nicole Rosner pitched two innings and gave up three runs on five hits for the loss.

Game One: Skidmore 12, Hamilton 1 (5 innings)

Skidmore scored two runs in the second inning, two in the third, five in the fourth and three in the fifth for the win.

Berreitter had two hits for Hamilton, and her RBI double in the third inning put the Continentals on the scoreboard. Caroline Chivily '19 and Singer both had one hit, and Phoebe Collins '18 scored a run after reaching first base on a fielder's choice. Dez DePaulis '19 (3-6) took the loss as she worked 4.2 innings. 

Amanda Carilli allowed just one run on four hits in her complete game effort, earning her 12th win of the season and tying a Skidmore record with 47 career victories. Garcia went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs. Karly Fishkin went 2-for-3 and scored three times. Emily Popp also scored three runs and hit a double.