CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College scored four or more runs in four different innings and the Continentals cruised to an 18-7 NESCAC West Division win against the Williams College Ephs at Hamilton's Loop Road Athletic Complex on a sunny but windy and cool Friday, April 7.
 

Season Update

• The Continentals (11-7, 3-0 NESCAC West) extended their win streak to seven games.
• Williams (7-9, 2-2) has lost three straight.

 

How It Happened

• The Ephs jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on two hits and a walk.
• Hamilton took the lead with four runs in the second inning. The Continentals loaded the bases on a single and two walks with no outs. Kenny Rix '25 drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly to left field. After the next batter struck out, Taylor Kaufman '26 tied the score with a single through the left side that drove in Ethan Harrast '23. Phil Bernstein '23 drove in the go-ahead run with a base hit up the middle and another run scored on a muffed throw from the outfield by the shortstop.
• Hamilton padded its lead with five runs in the fifth inning. Shane Dux '24 hit a two-run single through the left side before the Continentals grounded into a double play. Michael Tallarida '26 and Kaufman followed with back-to-back RBI triples and Kaufman came home on an errant throw to the cutoff man for a 9-2 advantage.
• Williams responded with two runs in the sixth, but Hamilton broke the game open with five more runs in the bottom of the inning. The first two runs scored on a wild throw to first by the pitcher on a sacrifice bunt and two more runs came home on sacrifice flies. Bernstein's run-scoring single through the left side made it 14-4.
• The Ephs added two runs in the seventh and the Continentals came back with a four-spot in their half. Harrast's single to left-center field drove in Jackson Sattinger '24, who had led off with a double to left. Bernstein plated Hamilton's 18^th run with a single up the middle.

 

Notes

• Dux went 3-for-3 with a walk and a career-high three runs batted in. The three hits are a season high.
• Bernstein finished with three hits and tied a career best with three RBI. He has eight multi-hit games this season.
• Sattinger had three hits, including his 14^th career double, and scored three runs. He leads the team with a .423 batting average.
• Sattinger also picked up his second win this season after he pitched the first three innings. He allowed two runs on three hits, walked two and struck out three.
• Kaufman singled, tripled and drove in a season-high three runs.
• Tallarida singled and tripled and leads the team with a .921 slugging percentage.
• Harrast singled twice, walked twice and scored four runs.
• Rix plated a career-high three runs without the benefit of a base hit.
• Ed Connolly '23 pitched a scoreless ninth inning and lowered his ERA to 1.35 in nine relief appearances.
• Jakob Cohn stroked a solo home run over the fence in right field for Williams.
• Henry Juan hit two doubles and Brendan Stannard, Sasha Palma and Dave Mosrie chipped in one each. Stannard and Palma ended up with two hits apiece.
• Seven errors by the Ephs led to seven unearned runs.
• The Continentals have outscored their opponents 93-41 during their win streak. Hamilton has 38 runs in its last two games.

 

Next Game

The Continentals and Williams meet for a doubleheader in Clinton, N.Y., on Saturday, April 8. The first pitch of Game 1 is scheduled for noon.