Hamilton College infielder
Chester Boynton '27 (Concord, Mass./Middlesex School) and pitcher
Eddie Taylor '25 (San Francisco, Calif./Lick-Wilmerding HS) were selected for the 2025 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Baseball All-Conference Team on Wednesday, May 14 when the conference announced its end-of-season awards.
Boynton and Taylor were two of 17 athletes voted to the second team. The all-NESCAC honor was the first for both players.
Boynton, who played in all 31 games, was third in the conference with a .402 batting average with 41 hits in 102 at-bats. He was fifth in on-base percentage (.511), 19
th in slugging percentage (.520) and 11
th in OPS (1.031). Boynton tied for 10
th with 24 walks. He also scored 29 runs, drove in 18 and stole nine bases. Boynton was named the NESCAC Player of the Week on March 24.
Taylor (1-3) pitched 31.1 innings over 15 appearances including three starts. He was sixth in the NESCAC with a 3.45 earned run average and tied for sixth with three saves. Taylor was 12
th in opposing batting average (.258) and tied for 19
th with 32 strikeouts. He ended up tied for fifth on the program's all-time list with four career saves. Taylor pitched in 40 games and 79.1 innings in his Hamilton career. He posted a 6-4 record with a 3.52 ERA and 63 strikeouts with just 19 walks.
The Continentals started the season with an 8-5 record during spring break in Florida and ended up 14-17 overall. Hamilton recorded wins against University of Rochester, Middlebury College and Wesleyan University. Middlebury went on to earn a spot in the NCAA Division III championship and is playing in the Union, N.J. Regional.