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Chester Boynton '27
7
Winner Hamilton HAM 6-2
6
Knox KNOX 6-4
Winner
Hamilton HAM
6-2
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Final
6
Knox KNOX
6-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamilton HAM 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 7 17 0
Knox KNOX 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 2

W: McMahon, Colin (1-0) L: Bertrand, Brady (0-1) S: Righter, Ethan (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Jim Taylor

Baseball rallies in sixth, holds on late for 7-6 win against Knox

Top five in the Continentals' order racked up 14 of their 17 hits

DAVENPORT, Fla. – Hamilton College's Ethan Righter '27 cracked a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning and pitched a scoreless ninth for the save in the Continentals' 7-6 non-conference win against the Knox College Prairie Fire at Northeast Regional Park on Friday, March 21.
 

Season Update

  • Hamilton (6-2 overall) assembled its second three-game win streak this season.
  • Knox (6-4) has alternated losses and wins for the last five games.
 

How It Happened

  • The Continentals trailed 5-4 after five innings but took the lead for good with a three-run sixth. Chester Boynton '27 drew a one-out walk, stole second base and kept going to third on a throwing error. Righter followed with his home run for a 6-5 Hamilton edge. Greg Kopp '25 and Michael Tallarida '26 laced back-to-back doubles and gave the Continentals an insurance run.
  • The Prairie Fire scored a run in the bottom of the eighth and coaxed a leadoff walk in the ninth. A stolen base and sacrifice bunt put the tying run 90 feet away with one out. Righter rose to the occasion again by striking out the next two batters and clinching the win for Hamilton.
  • The Continentals grabbed a 2-0 advantage in their first at-bat. Boynton led off the game with a triple and scored on a single by Righter. Gianni DiCerbo '27 and Lucas Herman '26 hit consecutive two-out singles and drove in Righter.
  • Knox responded with three runs in the second inning and two in the fourth.
  • Hamilton pulled within a run in the fifth as the first three batters posted hits. Righter singled and scored on a triple by Kopp. A single by Tallarida brought home Kopp.
 

Notes

  • The top five batters in the Continentals' lineup went 14-for-25. Hamilton finished with 17 hits.
  • Boynton went 4-for-5 with a walk. The four-hit game is his first.
  • Righter registered his second home run this season. He finished with a career-best three hits and three runs and drove in three runs. Righter earned his second career save. He hasn't allowed a run in three relief appearances covering 6.1 innings.
  • Kopp had three hits and ended up a home run short of the cycle. He went 4-for-4 against Knox back in 2022.
  • Tallarida posted his third multi-hit game this season.
  • DiCerbo went 2-for-4 with a walk.
  • Henry Boehm '25 recorded his second pinch hit in four at-bats this season.
  • Colin McMahon '28 (1-0) allowed one run on one hit, walked one and fanned four in 4.1 innings of clutch relief pitching. McMahon posted his first collegiate win.
  • Andrew Garrett doubled and drove in three runs for the Prairie Fire. Nicholas Nitti and Aidan McMurtrie added two hits apiece.
 

Next Game

The Continentals play a non-conference doubleheader against Worcester State University right back at Northeast Regional Park on Saturday, March 22. First pitch of Game 1 is scheduled for 12:45 p.m.
 
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