MEDFORD, Mass. – Tufts University's starting pitchers allowed one run in 13 innings and the Jumbos swept a NESCAC doubleheader against the Hamilton College Continentals at Tufts' Spicer Field on Friday afternoon, April 25.
Season Update
- Hamilton (14-10, 5-7 NESCAC) has dropped four of its last five games.
- The Jumbos (21-13, 13-3) won their fifth straight and their ninth in the last 10.
Game 1 (Tufts wins, 4-0)
How It Happened
- Tufts' Sophia DiCocco was one out away from a no-hitter, but Alexis Mayer '26 broke it up with a triple off the fence in center field in the top of the seventh inning.
- The Jumbos scored three runs in the third and added an unearned run in the fifth.
Notes
- Mayer has six triples, which is one off the program record that Jordan Merklin '26 set last year.
- Alison Zorn '26, who led off the third with a walk, was the only other base runner for the Continentals.
- Emma Tansky '25 (7-2) allowed three earned runs in four innings.
- Aubrey Purvis '27 tossed two shutout innings in relief.
- DiCocco (12-6) struck out seven and allowed just the one triple to Mayer.
- Keriann Slayton drove in two runs, Madi Sewell singled twice and Heaven Oliva doubled.
Game 2 (Tufts wins, 2-1)
How It Happened
- Hamilton grabbed a 1-0 lead in the fourth. Mayer led off with a line single to left field and moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt. Charlie Quinn '25 hit a looping line drive off the tip of the leaping shortstop's glove into left-center field as Mayer advanced to third. Gaby Guerra '27 drove in Mayer with a ground ball that skidded through the left side along the infield dirt.
- Tufts grabbed the lead in the fifth on a two-out, two-run single by Bela Jimenez.
- The Continentals put the tying on third with two outs in the seventh, but the next batter grounded out to first base and ended the game.
Notes
- Guerra went 3-for-3 as she tied her career high for hits in a game. Guerra is hitting .469 (15-for-32) in 15 contests.
- Yael Everett '28 singled and pitched two shutout innings of relief.
- Mayer is hitting .362 (25-for-69) and is second in the NESCAC with a .768 slugging percentage and fifth with a .477 on-base percentage.
- Purvis (1-2) gave up two runs and two hits in four innings.
- Lacy Chilek (5-0) surrendered a run on seven hits in six innings. Fallon O'Connor earned her fifth save with a scoreless seventh inning.
Next Game
Hamilton plays another conference doubleheader at Amherst College (16-15, 6-8) on Sunday, April 27 starting at noon.