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Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 16-6, 4-4 NESCAC W
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Winner Hamilton HAMILTON 9-11, 3-5 NESCAC W
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN
16-6, 4-4 NESCAC W
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Final
24
Hamilton HAMILTON
9-11, 3-5 NESCAC W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 4 2
Hamilton HAMILTON 1 6 1 7 0 9 X 24 19 1

W: Eshleman, Jack (3-0) L: P. Murphy (4-1)

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Winner Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 17-6, 5-4 NESCAC W
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Hamilton HAMILTON 9-12, 3-6 NESCAC W
Winner
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN
17-6, 5-4 NESCAC W
10
Final
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Hamilton HAMILTON
9-12, 3-6 NESCAC W
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Wesleyan (Conn.) WESLEYAN 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 7 2
Hamilton HAMILTON 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4

W: D. Tirrell (2-3) L: Regan, Aidan (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Lindsay LeSueur

Baseball splits NESCAC West Division doubleheader with Wesleyan

Continentals scored 41 runs on 40 hits in the last three games

CLINTON, N.Y. – Hamilton College tallied 19 hits in Game 1 and the Continentals split a NESCAC West Division twinbill with the Wesleyan University Cardinals at Hamilton's Loop Road Athletic Complex on Saturday, April 13. 
 

Season Update

  • Hamilton (9-12, 3-6 NESCAC West) coasted to a 24-3 win in the seven-inning opener. 
  • Wesleyan (17-6, 5-4) bounced back with a 10-2 victory in a nightcap that was shortened to eight innings due to darkness. The Cardinals received votes in this week's D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 poll.  

Game 1

 
How It Happened
  • Wesleyan struck in its first at-bat with one run.
  • The Continentals quickly countered with a run of their own powered by a lead-off double by Taylor Kaufman '26, two walks and a wild pitch. 
  • Hamilton broke open the scoring with six runs in the bottom of the second on four hits and a pair of wild pitches. Charlie O'Brien '24 led off with a double to the left center gap and scored on a single up the middle by Alfonso Rada '27. Kaufman ripped a two-run single to right field, Jackson Sattinger '24 drove in a run on a single through the right side and Jack Griffin '24 hit a one-run sacrifice fly to left field. 
  • Greg Kopp '25 drove in Hamilton's lone run in the third on a single to left field. 
  • Hamilton widened the gap with seven more runs in the fourth on six hits. With runners on the corners, Chester Boynton '27 roped a two-out, two-run double to left center. Kaufman followed with a one-run double down the left field line, and Kopp plated his second run of the contest on a single up the middle. Shane Dux '24 loaded the bases on a single through the left side and Griffin emptied them on a three-run triple to the left field wall. 
  • The Cardinals took one run back in the fifth and another in the six for a 15-3 deficit. 
  • The Continentals exploded for nine runs on five hits and two errors. With bases loaded, Carter Chambers '25 drew a walk and O'Brien cranked a grand slam over right field for a 20-3 cushion. Hamilton took advantage of two walks, two errors and a one-run hit by Quinn Perkins '25 for the final margin. 
Notes
  • The Continentals scored a season-high 24 runs. 
  • Hamilton's seven seniors were honored before the start of Game 1. 
  • O'Brien drove in four runs on his first career grand slam. He was a triple short of a cycle. 
  • Griffin plated a career-high four runs on three hits, including his third triple of the season.   
  • Kaufman finished 3-for-4 with a career game-high two doubles. He leads the team with a .939 slugging percentage. 
  • Kopp batted in two batters on two hits, scored two runs, walked twice and stole a team-best two bases. 
  • Sattinger nailed his 24th career double. 
  • Boynton batted in a career-high two runs on his first multi-hit game. 
  • Dux and Perkins both knocked one run in on one singles.
  • Ethan Righter '27 contributed his 12th hit of the season. 
  • Jack Eshleman '25 earned his third win on the hill, scattering five hits, three runs, walking one and fanning six in 5.1 innings of work. 
  • Kenny Rix '25 rang up one batter in .2 innings and David Galvao '24 tallied two strikeouts in one inning of scoreless relief. 
  • Evan Diaz led the Cardinals with one hit and one RBI.
  • Cole Torino, Connor Sullivan and Luke LaSaracina added one hit each. 

Game 2

 
How It Happened
  • In similar fashion to Game 1, the Cardinals jumped at their first at-bat with one run.
  • The Continentals evened the score with one run in the second on a two-out single by Jackson Johns '24 and a one-run double to left center by O'Brien. 
  • Wesleyan had its best inning in the third with six runs on two hits, two hit batsmen, two walks and one error for a 7-1 advantage. 
  • Hamilton was able to score one run on one hit and an error in the fourth. 
  • Scoreless through the next two innings, Wesleyan tacked on one run in the seventh and two more in the eighth. 
  • The contest was called after eight complete innings due to darkness. 
Notes
  • O'Brien smacked his ninth double of the season. 
  • Johns finished 1-for-2 with a single and a walk.
  • Griffin drove in his 21st run of the season on one hit. 
  • Sattinger, Dux and Boynton contributed one hit each. 
  • Daniel Jirgal '26 led Hamilton's pitching staff with three strikeouts after striking out the side in the sixth. 
  • Wesleyan finished with seven hits and nine walks.
  • LaSaracina and Jack Nally batted two runs in on one hit apiece. 
  • Ernie Little, Torino, Diaz, Will Moore, and Matt Halas added one hit each for the Cardinals. 
  • David Tirrell picked up his second win of the season, allowing just two runs on six hits, walking two batters and collecting six strikeouts in seven innings pitched. 
  • Matt Spada struck out two in one scoreless inning of relief.  

Next Game

Hamilton makes the short trip to local opponent Utica University for the Jackie Robinson Classic on Tuesday, April 16 at 4 p.m. 
 
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