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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA- The
Williams College baseball team (21-9, 8-2) find themselves one step
closer to officially beginning their conference title defense with
a doubleheader sweep of NESCAC rival Wesleyan on Saturday
afternoon. The wins, 9-1 and 19-4, extended the
Eph winning streak to a season high eight games.
"Today we put together some complete games in
which we hit and pitched very well," said head coach Bill
Barrale. "We came out relaxed and put together
good at bats against some good pitchers."
In game one, the Ephs compiled nine runs but
it turned out that junior starter Dan Benz only needed a couple, as
the lefty pitched all seven innings, allowing no earned runs (1
unearned) while striking out seven.
On the offensive side, sophomore right fielder
Al Matthews continued to excel in his first full season as an Eph
starter, going 2-2 with a run and three RBIs.
Junior designated hitter Taylor Mikell also had a strong day at the
plate, going 2-4 with two runs.
"Dan Benz pitched a great game and limited a
strong offensive team," said Barrale.
In the second game, the offense was the story,
as the Ephs put up an impressive 19 runs on 21
hits. Senior second baseman James DiCismo had
another multi-hit game (his fifteenth of the year), going 3-6 with
three runs and four RBIs, while fellow senior, left fielder Kevin
Flynn, was also a big contributor going 4-5 with two runs and two
RBIs.
Building on their game one success, Mikell
went 3-6 with a run and four RBIs, while Matthews batted 3-5 with
three runs and four RBIs, including two of his three triples on the
day.
On the mound for the Ephs was senior Matt
Gustafson who went seven innings allowing 2 runs (1 earned) while
striking out six.
"Matt Gustafson also pitched well on the day,"
said Barrale. "It turned out to be just a good
day all around."
The Ephs conclude their series tomorrow at
Wesleyan with a nine inning game beginning at 1
PM.
