AMHERST, Mass. – Amherst College's Autumn Lee went 4-for-5 and the Mammoths swept the Hamilton College Continentals in a NESCAC doubleheader at Amherst's Softball Field on Saturday afternoon.
Season Update
- Hamilton moved to 16-18 overall and 6-10 in the NESCAC.
- Amherst (21-11, 9-5) took a 5-2 win in the opener and recorded an 8-4 victory in Game 2.
Game 1
How It Happened
- Amherst plated two runs in its first at-bat and led the rest of the way.
- The Continentals slashed their deficit in half with a run on two hits and an error in the second frame. Emma Tansky '25 led off with a single to center field and Mikayla Worzel '23 drove her in with a two-out single to right.
- The Mammoths added single runs in the second, third and fourth innings for a 5-1 advantage.
- In the fifth inning Hamilton put runners on first and third with a single and an infield error with two outs but left them stranded.
- Hamilton rallied for a run in the final inning on three hits. Alessandra Priante '24 led off with a single to right field and Taylor Santulli '25 entered as a pinch hitter and ripped a single to left field. Worzel reached on a fielder's choice and Priante advanced to third. Katlynn McGivney '23 laid down a run-scoring squeeze bunt and was safe at first. The runners advanced to second and third on a ground ball to second base, but a groundout to third ended the threat and the game.
Notes
- McGivney led Hamilton with two hits.
- Jordan Merklin '26 contributed a single and a stolen base for the Continentals.
- Natalie Beebe '24 pitched two scoreless innings in relief of the starter Tansky (6-6).
- Lee led Amherst at the plate with two hits and a run batted in.
- Jess Butler tallied two hits for the Mammoths and Megan Taketa scored three runs.
- Rachel Lovejoy and Abby Moravek added run-scoring doubles.
- Dani Torres Werra earned her seventh win of the season allowing one unearned run on four hits in five innings pitched.
Game 2
How It Happened
- The Mammoths took a 2-0 lead in the opening inning and never looked back.
- Hamilton took one run back in the top half of the second. Charlie Quinn '25 led off with a single up the middle, Tansky bunted for a hit and Priante scored Quinn on a groundout to the pitcher.
- Amherst had its best inning in the second with four runs on three hits, two walks and an error.
- The Continentals tacked on two runs in the fourth. Tansky led off with a single to the gap in right center and Beebe singled to right field. Worzel knocked a two-run double to left center with two outs and cut the Continentals' deficit to 6-3.
- The Mammoths countered with a two-run homer by Randi Finkelstein in the bottom half of the inning.
- Hamilton plated a run in the seventh inning. Worzel led off with a double to center and moved up when McGivney reached on a fielding error. Merklin knocked in Worzel with a groundout.
Notes
- Worzel, who drove in two runs for the first time in her career, has a six-game hitting streak. Five of her 12 hits this year are doubles.
- Priante drove in her 14th run while Merklin plated her 11th.
- McGivney notched her 50th hit this season.
- Taketa, Sadie Pool and Lee tallied two hits each for the Mammoths.
- Finkelstein finished with three runs batted in.
- Moravek picked up her eighth win in the circle with three earned runs on seven hits, one walk and one strikeout in six innings pitched.
Next Game
Hamilton hosts local opponent Utica University for a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday, April 26 starting at 3:30 p.m.
