Williams College scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Ephs came from behind and posted a 6-5 NESCAC West Division win against the Hamilton College Continentals at Williams' Cole Field on Friday.
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The teams wrap up their three-game season series with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 30 that starts at noon in Williamstown, Mass.
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Hamilton (16-12, 2-8 NESCAC West) was led by
Charlie Quinn '25, who hit her first home run and ended up with two hits for her fourth straight multi-hit game.
Emma Tansky '25, Kiana Arcayena '22 and
Shelby McVey '22 added two hits each.
Samantha Smith '23 and
Natalie Beebe '24 doubled.
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Tayler Wise, Ronni Ramos, Mara Kipnis and Bailey Burger-Moore recorded two hits each for Williams. Five of the Ephs' 10 hits went for extra bases. Elyse Chan delivered a complete game and picked up her eighth win in the circle.
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The Continentals wasted no time as they jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Tansky had an infield single with one out and scored on a single to left center by McVey. The Ephs quickly evened the score in the bottom half on a shot over the fence in left center by Kipnis.
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Hamilton took the lead again with two runs in the second. Quinn kicked things off with one out on a long ball over the fence. McGivney hit a two-out infield single and Arcayena drove her in with a single.
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The Continentals stayed hot with another run in the third. Smith roped a one-out double to left and made it 4-1 on Quinn's second hit of the game. Williams cut its deficit to 4-3 on Ramos' two-run homer in the fifth inning. Burger-Moore tied the score for the second time when she led off the sixth with a solo shot.
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Hamilton took the lead again in the seventh. McVey got things going with a one-out double to left and pinch-runner
Vicky Dunn '22 came home on a two-out rocket by Beebe for another double.
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The Ephs rallied one more time in their last at-bat with two runs on two singles, a walk and a hit batter. Burger-Moore drove in Kipnis with the winning run on a walk-off single with one out.
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