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Kyle McCausland became the program's career hits leader in game two.
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Winner Hamilton HAMILTON 10-11, 2-5 NESCAC W
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Middlebury MIDBASE 13-10, 4-2 NESCAC W
Winner
Hamilton HAMILTON
10-11, 2-5 NESCAC W
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Final
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Middlebury MIDBASE
13-10, 4-2 NESCAC W
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hamilton HAMILTON 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
Middlebury MIDBASE 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 1

W: A. Soroca (2-1) L: Zebrowski, Christian (3-3) S: E. Taylor (3)

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Hamilton HAMILTON 10-12, 2-6 NESCAC W
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Winner Middlebury MIDBASE 14-10, 5-2 NESCAC W
Hamilton HAMILTON
10-12, 2-6 NESCAC W
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Final
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Middlebury MIDBASE
14-10, 5-2 NESCAC W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hamilton HAMILTON 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 9 1
Middlebury MIDBASE 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 X 8 11 1

W: Tambascia, Nico (1-0) L: K. Rix (0-2) S: Kutz, Charlie (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

McCausland Becomes Program’s Career Hit Leader As Baseball Goes 1-1 Against Hamilton

The Middlebury baseball team battled back in Friday's second contest against Hamilton, rallying with five runs in the seventh inning for an 8-7 triumph. The Continentals took the seven-inning opener 3-2 to earn the split. During the nightcap, Kyle McCausland became the program's career hit leader with a one-out single in the first inning.
 
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Continentals loaded the bases in the third inning with a base hit and a pair of walks. Lucas Herman drove in the first run when he induced a base on balls, while Henry Boehm legged out an infield single to plate Gianni DiCerbo for a 2-0 lead.
  • Middlebury looked to mount a rally in the home half on base hits by Gus Parker and Carter Chi to put runners on first and second with one out. Hamilton pitcher Aden Soroca worked out of the jam with a double play to keep it a two-run contest.
  • The visitors tallied a run in the fourth on a run-scoring single to left from Chester Boynton.
  • The Panthers closed the deficit with a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the frame. Parker ripped a double into the right-center field gap to bring in McCausland and Aiden Han for a 3-2 score.
  • Neither side mustered a rally over the final innings, as Continental reliever Eddie Taylor logged a perfect two final frames to collect the save and the one-run victory. 
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
  • Hamilton took an early 1-0 lead in the nightcap on an RBI single from Herman.
  • Middlebury had runners on first and second in the bottom of the stanza when Nathan Samii was hit by a pitch followed by McCausland's record-breaking base hit, but Taylor got a pair of groundouts to work out of the inning. 
  • The Continentals manufactured four runs in the second on a pair of hits and a Panther passed ball for a 5-0 advantage. Greg Kopp highlighted the inning with a two-run double. 
  • Middlebury recorded a run in its next at-bat when Will Ashley doubled to left center and raced home on a base knock to right from Chi.
  • The hosts loaded the bags behind walks from McCausland, Parker and Ben Slaughter in the third, but Hamilton reliever TJ Takis fired a strikeout to keep the four-run lead.
  • The Continentals increased their advantage back to five (6-1) in the fourth on a run-scoring single by Michael Tallarida.
  • Middlebury answered with a tally in the bottom of the stanza. Anthony Pellagrini singled and stole second and third before scampering home on a sacrifice fly by Samii.
  • The score remained a four-run difference until the sixth. Boehm drew a leadoff walk, and later touched the plate on a sac fly from Ethan Righter for a 7-2 advantage.
  • The Panthers cut the deficit back to three (7-4) on an RBI single to left by McCausland to push across Chi who reached on an infield single.
  • The Panthers took the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh with five runs, including run-scoring hits by Slaughter and Samii alongside a bases-loaded walk from Chi, for an 8-7 lead.
  • Charlie Kutz came on in relief, logging the final two innings on the mound. He wiggled out of a first and third with nobody out jam in the ninth, striking out the final two batters to propel Middlebury to the thrilling one-run win.
NOTES
  • McCausland collected two hits on the day, giving him 179 for his career to move past John Lanahan's '08 mark (177) to sit atop the program's record books.
  • Nico Tambascia earned his first win in a Panther uniform in game two.
  • Slaughter finished a perfect 4-for-4 in the nightcap with a triple, a walk and a run scored.
  • The save by Kutz was his team-leading fourth.
  • The programs played for the 79th and 80th meetings with Middlebury tallying its 60th win in a series that began in 1900.
The teams complete their three-game NESCAC West series on Saturday with the first pitch scheduled for 12:00 p.m. The Panthers will honor their 10 seniors before the contest.
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