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Alexis Mayer '26
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Alexis Mayer '26 celebrates against Tufts in April 2024
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Grinnell GRINNELL 3-7
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Winner Hamilton HAMILTON 5-0
Grinnell GRINNELL
3-7
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Final
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Hamilton HAMILTON
5-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Grinnell GRINNELL 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Hamilton HAMILTON 0 0 3 0 3 4 10 9 1

W: Tansky, Emma (2-0) L: E. Trani (1-4)

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Winner Hamilton HAMILTON 6-0
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St. Norbert ST. NORB 1-6
Winner
Hamilton HAMILTON
6-0
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Final
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St. Norbert ST. NORB
1-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hamilton HAMILTON 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 6 9 0
St. Norbert ST. NORB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1

W: Graham, Teagan (3-0) L: B. Thielen (0-2) S: Everett, Yael (1)

Game Recap: Softball | | Lindsay LeSueur

Softball remains undefeated at Space Coast Games in Florida

Continentals outscored their opponents 16-3 in two non-conference wins

MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Hamilton College Continentals extended their win streak to six with a pair of dominant non-conference victories on Tuesday, March 18 at the USSSA Space Coast Complex. Hamilton started the day with a commanding 10-2 victory over Grinnell College in six innings due to the eight-run rule, and finished strong with a 6-1 victory over St. Norbert College in the nightcap.
 

Season Update

Hamilton (6-0 overall) will have a day off on Wednesday, March 19 before returning to action the next day with another non-conference doubleheader at the USSSA Space Coast Complex. The first game against Rutgers-Newark is set to begin at 12:15 p.m., followed by another matchup with St. Norbert at 2:30 p.m.
 

Grinnell 

 

How It Happened

  • Hamilton found itself trailing for the first time this season as Grinnell plated a run in the first and second innings for a 2-0 lead. The Continentals responded in the bottom of the third, taking the lead with three runs. Hadley Rogers '26 sparked the rally with a single to right center, followed by a one-out single down the left field line by Gabby Garrison '27. Emma Tansky '25 advanced both runners into scoring position by grounding out to the pitcher. With two outs, the Engineers dropped a third strike that loaded the bases. Rogers scored on a wild pitch, Garrison crossed home plate on an infield single to the pitcher by Charlie Quinn '25, and the Continentals grabbed the 3-2 lead on another wild pitch.
  • After retiring the side in order in the fourth and fifth innings, Hamilton doubled its score with three more runs in the bottom of the fifth. Tansky drew a leadoff walk, stole second and Yael Everett '28 laid down a bunt single. With runners on the corners, Alexis Mayer '26 cleared the bases with a powerful shot to the gap that nearly cleared the fence in left center. Mayer crossed the plate on a passed ball for a 6-2 advantage.
  • The Continentals had their most productive inning in the sixth, scoring four runs and triggering the eight-run rule. Tansky and Everett started the rally with back-to-back walks and Mayer delivered once again, this time with a single to left field that scored both runners. Mayer advanced to third on a passed ball and Ella Heftved '25 drew the third walk of the inning. Heftved baited the Engineers into a throw down to second on a steal attempt and that allowed Mayer to race home. Alison Zorn '26 capped the inning with a laser of a single to third base that drove in Heftved and sealed the win.
 

Notes

  • Mayer led the team with three runs batted in and added two hits, including her fourth triple of the season.
  • Zorn and Rogers collected two hits apiece.
  • Everett scored three runs.
  • Garrison contributed her sixth hit of the season. 
  • Tansky earned her second win in the circle, giving up just one earned run on two hits while striking out eight in a complete-game performance. She also scored two runs, walked twice and stole two bases.
  • Grinnell (3-7) is a member of the Midwest Conference. 
  • Kayla O'Malley and Lindsey Schultz finished with one hit apiece for the Engineers. 

St. Norbert

 

How It Happened

  • After a scoreless first inning, Hamilton struck in the top of the second with two runs. Lucy Ballard '27 hit a one-out single to right center and came around to score on a double deep to the fence in left center by Kelsey Vadnais '28. Miranda Mosqueda '28 kept the momentum going with a triple to right center that drove in Vadnais and extended the lead.
  • Hamilton's defense was stingy and limited the Green Knights to just two hits through the first three innings. The Continentals seized control in the top of the fourth with three runs. Ballard was hit by a pitch leading off the inning and advanced to second base when Nikki Dyche '28 walked. Julia Hacker '27 replaced Ballard on second and Hacker and Dyche scored after a throwing error on Vadnais' bunt to third. Mosqueda capped the inning with a sacrifice fly to left center that allowed Vadnais to score.
  • Mayer scored Hamilton's sixth and final run in the fifth inning when she led off with a triple and crossed home plate on a passed ball.
  • St. Norbert scored its only run in the bottom of the seventh with a one-out triple to right center followed by a groundout.

Notes

  • Mosqueda drove in a team-high two runs and collected two hits, one of which was her first collegiate triple.
  • Sofia Santana '26 finished with two hits and notched her second multi-hit game of the season.
  • Nine of Mayer's 11 hits this season have been for extra bases.
  • Vadnais cracked her first career double and scored two runs.
  • Ballard tallied her third hit of the season. 
  • Teagan Graham '25 secured her third win of the season. Graham tossed four scoreless innings, allowed four hits, walked two and struck out one.
  • Everett earned her first collegiate save after she surrendered one run on three hits with one walk and three strikeouts over the final three innings. She was also a standout on offense with two hits and two stolen bases.
  • St. Norbert (1-6) is a member of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference.
  • Allison Ardito and Hallei Mleziva led the Green Knights with two hits apiece. 
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