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Hamilton College outfielder Phil Bernstein (10) 4/7/23 5:09:13 PM Baseball: Williams College v Hamilton College at Loop Road Baseball/Softball Complex, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY Final: Williams 7 Hamilton 18 Photo by Josh McKee
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Hamilton HAMILTON 17-12
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Winner Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 14-15
Hamilton HAMILTON
17-12
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Final
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Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN
14-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamilton HAMILTON 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 2
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 X 5 7 0

W: P. Murphy (4-2) L: Regan, Aidan (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Lindsay LeSueur

Baseball drops NESCAC West Division series opener at Wesleyan, 5-2

Bernstein ’23 rips 18th career double for the Continentals

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Wesleyan University scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and the Cardinals rallied for a 5-2 NESCAC West Division win against the Hamilton College Continentals at Wesleyan's Dresser Diamond on Friday, April 28. 
 
Season Update
  • Hamilton moved to 17-12 overall and 5-5 in the division. 
  • Wesleyan (14-15, 6-4 NESCAC West) is tied for first place in the division with Middlebury.  
How It Happened
  • The Continentals took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh.
  • The Cardinals took the lead by scoring three runs with two outs. A bases-loaded walk tied the score, and Ernie Little drove in the go-ahead runs with a single to center field. 
  • Wesleyan added an insurance run with two outs in the eighth on a solo homer by Luke LaSaracina. 
  • Hamilton, which left two runners stranded in scoring position in the top of the eighth, mustered a one-out walk in the ninth but nothing else.
  • Hamilton took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Phil Bernstein '23 led off with a double to left center and eventually scored on a groundout to the second baseman by Ethan Harrast '23.
  • Wesleyan evened the score in the fourth with an unearned run. 
  • The Continentals regained the lead in the sixth. Taylor Kaufman '26 drew a one-out walk and stole second. Jackson Sattinger '24 smacked a two-out single through the left side that scored Kaufman. 
Notes
  • Kaufman was 1-for-1 with two walks, a sacrifice bunt and two stolen bases. 
  • Bernstein nailed his 43rd hit of the season and leads Hamilton with a .394 batting average.
  • Sattinger drove in his 24th run and Harrast added his team-high 25th RBI. 
  • Jack Griffin '24 contributed his 27th career hit. 
  • Aidan Regan '24 allowed one unearned run through the first six innings. Regan collected five strikeouts in 6.1 innings, and allowed three earned runs on five hits and a walk. 
  • Little led Wesleyan at the plate with two hits and two runs batted in. 
  • Luke LaSaracina recorded two hits and scored two runs for the Cardinals. 
  • Patrick Murphy (4-2) allowed two runs on five hits and three walks and struck out six in a complete game effort. 
Next Game
The Continentals and Wesleyan will meet for a doubleheader back in Middletown, Conn., on Saturday, April 29. The first pitch of Game 1 is scheduled for noon.  
 
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