LEESBURG, Fla. – The Hamilton College Continentals faced two non-conference setbacks against Messiah University and McDaniel College at Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex on Wednesday, March 13. 
 
Season Update

• Hamilton (4-2 overall) was edged by Messiah 5-4 in the opener and fell to McDaniel 10-7. The Continentals will take on Macalester College and Haverford College at Sleepy Hollow on Thursday, March 14 at 10 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., respectively. 

Messiah

 
How It Happened

• After a scoreless first three innings, the Falcons struck first with one run on one hit in the fourth. 
• Hamilton took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth on four hits and an error. Ali Zorn '26 led off with a single to the left-center gap and was replaced by Sofia Santana '26 who advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Ella Heftved '25. Santana moved over to third on an infield single by Alessandra Priante '24 and eventually crossed the plate on a fielding error. With two outs, Natalie Beebe '24 nailed a single to right center that brought Priante home. 
• Messiah countered with three runs on three hits and two errors in the top of the sixth. 
• The Continentals tied the score in the bottom half with a pair of runs on three hits and two walks. Charlie Quinn '25 led off with a single to left field, Zorn singled down the left field line and Heftved drew a walk. With the bases loaded and no outs, Priante worked the count for a second straight walk that brought Quinn home. After a Messiah pitching change, the Falcons were able to get the next two batters to hit ground balls, and the defense forced out the runners at the plate. Alexis Mayer '26 hit in Hamilton's final run on a single to the left side that scored Priante. 
• Messiah scored the go-ahead run in the seventh. The Falcons were aided by a passed ball and two infield errors.

Notes

• Messiah (4-8) is a member of the MAC Commonwealth.
• Hamilton outhit Messiah 10-7. 
• Mayer, Quinn and Zorn tallied two hits each. 
• Jordan Merklin '26 and Emma Tansky '25 singled. 
• Beebe allowed just one run on three hits and struck out four batters in five innings pitched. 
• Kandice Schlabach led Messiah with two hits. 
• Brielle Rosario plated a team-best two runs on her double. 
• Alexa Burger, McKenzie Shannon, Jaden Keister and Paige Eakes all finished with one hit. 
• Kelli Durbin earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief.   

McDaniel

 
How It Happened

• McDaniel jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first on five hits. 
• The Continentals took back two runs in the second on four hits. Charlie Quinn '25 singled to left field and Taylor Santulli '25 was hit by a pitch. With the bases loaded, Zorn scored both Quinn and Santulli on a double down the left field line. 
• Mayer sliced Hamilton's deficit to 5-3 on a solo home run over the fence in left center in the third. 
• The Green Terror added two runs in the fourth on four hits and three more in the fifth. 
• Trailing 10-3 in the seventh, the Continentals struck back with four runs on three hits and two errors but the Green Terror put an end to their rally with a strikeout. 

Notes

• McDaniel, a member of the Centennial Conference, improved to 6-1 overall. 
• Hamilton racked up 11 hits and six walks. 
• Mayer was 2-for-4 with her second home run of the season, a double and a walk. She knocked in a career-high four runs. 
• Hacker had a team-high three hits.   
• Zorn posted her first double of the season. 
• Beebe recorded two hits. 
• Hadley Rogers '26 added a single and drew two walks. 
• Quinn scored a team-best two runs. 
• Emma Tansky '25 struck out three batters in 3.1 innings pitched. 
• Mandy Butz and Ashley Shawyer registered three hits apiece for the Green Terror. 
• Makayla Calamita and Ryan Smith plated two runs apiece. 
• Hannah Costa pitched a complete game and allowed three earned runs on 11 hits, walked six and struck out three.