TROY, N.Y. – The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers won both ends of a non-conference doubleheader against the Hamilton College Continentals at RPI's Doris Robison Field on Tuesday, April 21.
Season Update
- Hamilton (8-23 overall) was coming off a 14-2 win at Bates College on April 18.
- RPI (21-11) holds a 6-4 record in Liberty League play.
Game 1 (RPI wins, 5-0)
How It Happened
- Hamilton's Nikki Dyche '28 ripped a leadoff double in the top of the second, but RPI starting pitcher Callie Volker retired the next three hitters and stranded her on third.
- The Engineers grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third following a two-run, ground-rule double by Callista Adorno.
- RPI extended its lead to 5-0 in the fifth via an RBI double by Evann McDowell and back-to-back sacrifice flies by Addison Shaffer and Maddy Brooks.
- Hamilton put runners on second and third in the sixth but was unable to get on the board.
Notes
- Hadley Rogers '26, Miranda Mosqueda '28 and Dyche recorded the hits for Hamilton, while Jess Chieco '29 and Sammy Morris '29 drew one walk apiece.
- McDowell recorded a game-high two hits for RPI, while Sydney Speanburg scored two runs with one hit and two walks.
- Hamilton's Yael Everett '28 recorded three strikeouts in six innings pitched.
- Volker collected the win after allowing two hits and one walk with three strikeouts in four innings.
Game 2 (RPI wins, 10-5)
- The Engineers jumped out to an 8-0 lead after two innings, capped by a grand slam home run to left field by Shaffer.
- Hamilton cut its deficit in half with four runs in the top of the fifth. The Continentals recorded seven consecutive singles, with Gaby Guerra '28, Dyche, Juliana Abraham '29 and Kelsey Vadnais '28 driving in one run each.
- A two-run triple by Ryleigh Falvey increased RPI's lead to 10-4 in the bottom of the fifth.
- Abraham drove in Everett with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh.
Notes
- Abraham went 2-for-3 with a team-high two runs batted in. She has recorded two hits in three of her last five games.
- Hamilton tied a season best with 15 hits.
- Rogers went 3-for-4 at the plate with a run and a double. She leads the team with 33 hits and a .351 batting average.
- Dyche, Alexis Mayer '26 and Mosqueda registered two hits and one run each.
- Aubrey Purvis '27 recorded three strikeouts and allowed four hits and two runs across 4.1 innings of relief.
- Adorno registered three hits, two runs and one RBI, while Maddy Brooks went 3-for-3 for the Engineers.
Next Game
Hamilton returns home for a NESCAC doubleheader against Amherst College (8-20, 3-9) on Saturday, April 25 beginning at noon.
