Baseball Battles Best in New England
Baseball Battles Best in New EnglandTraveling to top-ranked Brandeis, the Jeffs twice fought back from one-run deficits before taking their first lead in the eighth. Junior Michael St. Clair (East Longmeadow, MA) singled to lead off the fourth for the tying run and to extend his hitting streak to ten games, as he has hit safely in all but two games this season. Carroll singled Krall home in the top of the seventh to re-tie the game at 2-2. Greg Berchelmann (St. Louis, MO) walked to lead off the eighth, and the DH rounded home plate for the lead after pinch hitter Tim Kepner (Gwynedd Valley, PA) pounded a long single to drive in the go-ahead run. But Brandeis tied the match in the bottom of the eighth and, after Amherst had stranded its lead-off man in the top of the ninth, the Judges held onto their No. 1 ranking with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
Hitting: 28 or more at bats Pitching Statistics AB H HR RBI BA IP H K ERA Michael St. Clair '99 77 36 7 23 .468 Whit Griffinger '00 32 13 2 9 .406 Hugh Quattlebaum '00 81 31 5 16 .383 Greg Berchelmann '99 72 27 2 14 .375 Josh Carroll '98 69 22 1 11 .319 Mike Sullivan '98 76 24 2 14 .316 Mike Grant '99 54 17 0 9 .315 Jordan Krall '01 61 19 0 13 .311 Dan Blednick '98 50 14 0 15 .289 Geoff Spies '98 36 9 0 8 .250 Mike Sweeney '99 42.0 39 38 2.57 George Gumpert '99 2.1 3 2 3.86 Jon Cross '98 34.1 39 27 4.19 Kevin Downes '01 5 4 0 2 .800 15.1 17 13 5.28 Mike Spirito '98 5.0 4 4 5.40 Graham Callaghan '99 26.1 43 22 5.47 Andy Ditchfield '99 26.2 31 25 5.74 Dave Siegle '01 8.2 13 11 12.46 Team Totals 679 233 19 144 .343 160.2 189 142 4.82 Opponent Totals 664 189 15 91 .285 157.0 233 85 8.20 Current Record: 15-6, 14-5 v. Division III Last Week: Eastern Connecticut, L 3-5 at Brandeis, L 3-4 This Week: Thu Apr 23 at Westfield State, 3:30pm Sat Apr 25 at Wesleyan (2), 1:00pm
Amherst and Wesleyan battled evenly through three quarters to kick off Little III competition. The Jeffs rattled off three goals in the second quarter to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead, and the rivals entered the final period deadlocked at 6-6. Junior quad-captain Payson Bullard (Wilton, CT) notched the third of his three goals just 14 seconds into the fourth quarter for a 7-6 lead, and classmate Matt Roy (Marblehead, MA) notched the game-winner with just under 10 minutes to play. Senior Andy Neviaser (Germantown, MD) posted the insurance goal in the 9-7 victory to round out his hat trick. Rookie keeper Corey Simonson (Brookline, MA) made 21 saves in net against 44 Cardinal shots for the win.
Amherst battled back from an early 3-1 deficit to Tufts to claim a 4-3 lead with just under eight minutes left in the first half. The teams flip-flopped leads until midway through the second half when Jen Corso (Collingswood, NJ) tied the game at 8-8 and sparked a three-goal rally by Amherst to take the lead for good. Corso posted three of those four goals as Amherst outshot Tufts 37-22, along with causing 17 of the Jumbos' 25 turnovers while making only 12 of its own.
The team led by as much as 14-5 midway through the second half at Wesleyan as Amherst used a pair of four-goal runs to pull away from the Cardinals. Kestner led the team with four goals, while senior tri-captain Heidi Cline (Andover, MA) and sophomores Alie Stechenberg (Longmeadow, MA) and Katherine Poulin (St. Davids, PA) each notched three a piece. Netminder Sarah Evans (Columbus, OH) made 10 saves in 46 minutes, followed by four by rookie Jess Thaxton (Wayland, MA) in the closing 14 minutes.
Adam Wolf (Roslyn Heights, NY) remained undefeated against Division III competition as he posted a 6-0, 6-4 win over Coast Guard and 6-0, 6-0 at Tufts. The senior is currently 12-1 for the season and has won his last 12 straight. Co-captain Ryan Cole (Pikesville, MD) outlasted his Jumbo opponent in three sets, claiming a pair of 6-3 wins after falling 6-0 in the first.
Warming up for the Showcase, women's tennis challenged the Harvard JV to a match and claimed a 6-3 victory over the Division I team. Cohen, Steinberg and Pastel registered both singles and doubles victories as all three doubles teams earned wins.
Softball:
Last Week: Coast Guard rescheduled for Thu Apr 30, 3:30pm
This Week: Tue Apr 21 Clark, 3:30pm
Thu Apr 30 at Westfield State, 3:00pm
Sat-Sun Apr 25-26 at Tufts Tournament
Men's lacrosse used a pair of late-game runs to post two wins for the week over Snively League rivals Trinity and Wesleyan. The Bantams led throughout the first half, and Trinity extended its lead to as much as 6-3 midway through the third quarter. Amherst scored the next four goals to take the lead, 7-6, on a tally by junior Kyle Bohannon (Boca Raton, FL). While the Bantams evened the match at 7-7 two minutes later, but Amherst fired off the next three goals in a two-minute span toward a 10-8 victory. The Jeffs had outshot Trinity 46-19 and forced the Bantam goalie to make 16 saves.
Men's Lacrosse Wins Two
No Name G A P
14 Sam Altman '00 20 13 33
10 Matt Roy '99 14 16 30
21 Kyle Bohannon '99 15 12 27
5 Payson Bullard '99 14 8 22
22 Jason Sowers '00 12 9 21
1 Todd Nichols '99 13 3 16
2 James DeLuca '99 10 5 15
36 Andy Neviaser '98 9 1 10
13 Robbie Gibson '01 5 4 9
15 Eric Edelson '01 4 3 7
23 Todd Robin '98 2 4 6
9 Geoff Hengerer '99 4 1 5
33 John Laufer '99 2 3 5
31 Eric Kahrl '00 3 0 3
34 David Pitney '01 3 0 3
12 Ben Beckman '98 2 1 3
27 J.P. Bruneau '01 2 0 2
Amherst Totals 134 83 217
Opponent Totals 114 43 157
Goalkeeping GP W L Min Svs GA Sv% GAA
7 Bryan Goldstein '99 8 5 3 351 65 46 .586 7.86
20 Corey Simonson '01 8 3 1 349 73 65 .529 11.17
8 Pat Korody '00 2 0 0 20 6 3 .667 9.00
Amherst Totals 12 8 4 720 144 114 .558 9.50
Opponent Totals 12 4 8 720 153 134 .531 11.17
Current Record: 8-4
Last Week: Trinity, W 10-8
at Wesleyan, W 9-7
This Week: Thu Apr 23 at Connecticut College, 4:00pm
Sat Apr 25 at Bowdoin, 2:00pm
Women's lacrosse posted a pair of victories last week to rise from No. 14 in the nation to No. 10 this week. The team claimed only their third-ever win over Tufts University with an 11-9 decision before claiming its first Little III win of the year with a 17-10 victory over Wesleyan. Senior tri-captain Heather Kestner (Wilmington, DE) tallied six goals during the week as she became the second player to break the 100 career-goal mark this season. Kestner currently has 102 goals and 32 assists at Amherst.
Women's Lacrosse Posts Pair of Wins
No. Name G A P
15 Heidi Cline '98 29 5 34
24 Heather Kestner '98 22 5 27
23 Jen Corso '99 16 7 23
17 Kristin Osborn '01 12 9 21
11 Alie Stechenberg '00 16 4 20
16 Katherine Poulin '00 10 3 13
10 Rachel Bernstein '00 7 1 8
12 Sarah Scheessele '01 5 2 7
4 Irene Permut '99 2 5 7
3 Julia Powell '01 1 0 1
19 Jess Flynn '98 0 1 1
20 Alexa Faigen '01 0 1 1
Amherst Totals 120 44 164
Opponent Totals 67 18 85
Goalkeeping GP W L Min Svs GA Sv% GAA
33 Sarah Evans '99 8 6 2 397 55 52 .514 7.86
32 Jess Thaxton '01 5 1 0 143 18 15 .545 6.29
Amherst Totals 9 7 2 540 73 67 .521 7.44
Opponent Totals 9 2 7 540 137 120 .533 13.33
Current Record: 7-2
Last Week: Tufts, W 11-9
at Wesleyan, W 17-10
This Week: Tue Apr 21 at Wellesley, 4:30pm
Sat Apr 25 Trinity, 2:00pm
Men's tennis bettered its record to 10-3 overall, 10-1 against Division III competition with a 7-0 sweep of Coast Guard and a 5-2 win at Tufts. Hosting Coast Guard, senior co-captain Noah Lippe-Klein (Palo Alto, CA) and sophomore Scott Chase (North Andover, MA) each posted 6-0, 6-0 wins at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. This is the third time in eight matches that Chase has completely blanked his opponent as he boasts a 7-1 individual record.
Men's Tennis Wins Two
Individual Match Records Singles Doubles
Harlan Stock '99 6-7 3-4
Ryan Cole '98 8-5 9-3
Adam Wolf '98 12-1 0-0
Reeve Segal '01 8-5 9-3
Yo Kobayashi '99 2-3 2-2
Noah Lippe-Klein '98 10-3 5-7
Scott Chase '00 7-1 9-3
Matt Fox '99 0-0 9-3
Addison West '01 0-0 0-1
Current Record: 10-3, 10-1 v. Division III
Last Week: Coast Guard, W 7-0
at Tufts, W 5-2
Up Next: Wed Apr 22 at Williams, 3:00pm (rescheduled from Sat Apr 18)
Fri-Sun Apr 24-26 NESCACs at Middlebury
Tue Apr 28 MIT, 3:00pm (rescheduled from Wed Apr 22)
Women's tennis swept all six draws at the New England Showcase as all six singles players earned No. 1 and 2 seeds. Rookie Jamie Cohen (Rye, NY) and junior Neely Steinberg (Concord, MA) remained undefeated as they posted three victories to win the Showcase and White Flights, respectively, and senior captain Sally Childs (Rye, NY) claimed top honors in the Blue Flight. Junior Pam Diamond (Trumbull, CT) and first-year Carolyn Pastel (Old Lyme, CT) had also reached the finals, but each defaulted to Cohen and Childs, respectively. The teams of Diamond-Steinberg, Cohen-Pastel and Childs-Sam Toerge (Potomac, MD) won all three doubles draws.
Women's Tennis Sweeps New England Showcase
Individual Match Records Singles Doubles
Jamie Cohen '01 9-0 7-1
Pam Diamond '99 7-3 9-0
Neely Steinberg '99 10-0 9-0
Sam Toerge '99 4-5 5-1
Sally Childs '98 8-2 8-1
Carolyn Pastel '01 8-2 8-1
Patti Jo '01 1-0 4-0
Current Record: 6-1 spring, 15-1 overall
Last Week: Harvard JV, W 6-3
New England Showcase at Wellesley
This Week: Thu Apr 23 at Smith, 4:00pm
Sat Apr 25 at College of New Jersey, 1:00pm