Williams loses two on Wednesday

Davenport, Fl - Williams lost two games on Wednesday, to SUNY Purchase 14-6 and Colby College 15-5.

The first game started favorably for the Ephs as Luca Lopetrone hit a solo home run to left field in the first at bat of the game.

Purchase flipped the game on its head in the top of the third, scoring five runs on six hits to take a 5-1 lead. Purchase then scored six runs on five hits in the top of the fourth inning to blow the game open. Senior Eric Gage took the loss for Williams. The left-handed pitcher went three and one-third innings, surrendering six runs on nine hits, striking out five and walking two.

Sasha Palma seized on his opportunities, leading the Ephs with three runs batted in from the number seven spot in the lineup. The right-handed hitter went 2-for-4 on the day. Marcus Burrell tripled to right field for an RBI, and Andrew Rocha also added a late RBI on a ground out. Tony Lods also singled sharply to left, and later stole a base before entering the game to pitch. 

The second game saw a match up between two NESCAC teams, as the Ephs took on the Mules of Colby, who scored first on a solo home run to left field. The Ephs responded with a two-run top of the fourth, as James O'Connor scored Kedar Veeraswamy on an RBI ground out, and Palma scored Brendan Stannard on a beautifully executed suicide squeeze. The Ephs added to their lead in the following inning, as Burrell doubled down the right field line and came in on a single by Henry Juan. 

The Ephs could not hold onto the lead, however, and fell 15-5 as the Mules hit four home runs and scored in bunches in the late innings. 

Stannard, Palma, Veeraswamy, Juan, Burrell, and Rocha each collected one hit for Williams College Ephs. 

Next up for Williams is a game at Colby College on Friday.