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Greg Kopp '25
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Ithaca ITHACA 10-8
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Winner Hamilton HAMILTON 8-7
Ithaca ITHACA
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Final
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Hamilton HAMILTON
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ithaca ITHACA 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 8 15 1
Hamilton HAMILTON 3 2 0 1 3 0 3 0 X 12 17 0

W: Schlaefer, Jay (1-1) L: J. Colyer (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jim Taylor

Baseball continues torrid offensive attack in 12-8 win over Ithaca

Continentals finished with 17 hits, now batting .306 as a team

CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College banged out 17 hits and the Continentals slugged their way to a 12-8 non-conference win against the Ithaca College Bombers at Hamilton's Loop Road Athletic Complex on a cool and breezy Tuesday afternoon.
 

Season Update

  • The Continentals (8-7 overall) have won four in a row and eight of their last nine.
  • Ithaca (10-8) has won three of five since returning from Florida.
 

How It Happened

  • Hamilton took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when the first four batters reached base. Phil Bernstein '23 led off with a single through the left side, Jackson Sattinger '24 walked and Greg Kopp '25 drove in Bernstein with a base hit through the right side. Lucas Herman '26 followed with another single between first and second base that scored Sattinger, and Kopp came in with the third run on a ground ball to the third baseman by Jackson Johns '24.
  • The Bombers scored a run on two hits in the second inning, but the Continentals came back with two runs after the first two batters were retired in the bottom of the inning. Bernstein started the two-out rally with a single to left-center field and Sattinger tripled off the fence in right. Kopp's single through the right side made it 5-1.
  • In the bottom of the fourth Taylor Kaufman '26 led off with a triple to right center and Bernstein pulled a pitch into right field for a single and a run batted in.
  • Ithaca got a run back in the top of the fifth on two hits, but the Continentals responded quickly again in their half. Shane Dux '24 led off with a triple to right center and scored on a single to left center by Jack Griffin '24. Michael Tallarida '26 blasted the first pitch over the fence in left field for his third home run in the last three games and a 9-2 lead.
  • The Bombers tried to get back into it with two runs on two hits in the seventh inning.
  • Once again, Hamilton had a swift response with three runs in the bottom half. Griffin led off with a single to center and Tallarida walked. Both runners moved into scoring position on a failed pickoff attempt at second base as the pitcher's throw sailed into center field. Kaufman took a pitch the other way and poked a two-run double down the line in right field. Kaufman stole third and scored on Bernstein's groundout for a commanding 12-4 advantage.
  • Ithaca rallied in its last at-bat with four runs on five hits and two walks. Michael Ghiorsi '23 finally ended the game on a called third strike with the bases loaded and the tying run at the plate.
 

Notes

  • Six Continentals boasted multi-hit games led by Bernstein and Kopp with three apiece. Both players drove in a pair of runs.
  • Bernstein has an eight-game hitting streak and leads the team with a .418 average.
  • Kopp also has hit safely in eight consecutive games and owns a .392 average.
  • Kaufman doubled, tripled and drove in two runs.
  • Sattinger had two hits, including a triple. Ten of his 16 hits have been for extra bases and he has drawn 15 walks. He leads Hamilton with a 1.325 OPS.
  • Dux was 2-for-3 with his second career triple.
  • Griffin recorded his first multi-hit game this season.
  • Hamilton used nine pitchers and none threw more than two innings.
  • Jay Schlaefer '23 pitched a scoreless first inning and picked up his first career win with the Continentals.
  • Henry Tyler '25, Eddie Taylor '25 and Kenny Rix '25 tossed one inning each of scoreless relief. Tyler made his first appearance this season.
  • The Bombers finished with 15 hits. Mike Nauta had three of those hits, including a triple. Connor Pedersen chipped in three singles and Garrett Callaghan doubled and drove in two runs.
  • Hamilton has scored 85 runs in its last eight games.
  • The Continentals defeated Ithaca for the second time in 10 all-time meetings.
  • Hamilton hosted the Bombers for the first time since 1992.

Next Game

The Continentals host Amherst College (6-3-1 overall) for their NESCAC West Division opener on Friday, March 31 at 3:30 p.m.
 
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