Natalie Brooks

At home on Friday, Amherst temporarily fell from its first-place position in the NESCAC West after suffering a 6-3 loss to the Ephs. The Jeffs opened the scoring in the second inning when Fran Morales ’04 plated senior co-captain John Schneider with an RBI base hit. In the very

Offensive standouts included shortstop Josh Santry ’05 and outfielder Paul Whiting ’04. Batting lead-off for the Jeffs, Santry went three-for-three with three RBIs. Whiting added two hits to help lead the offense. The very next day, Amherst’s bats stayed hot as they hammered 19 hits against

“The entire team put in a lot of time in the offseason in preparation for the season and that should translate into success on the field,” agreed senior co-captain outfielder John Schneider. So far it seems the hard work has paid off. Sunday’s scrimmage against Springfield

Right out of the gate the Jeffs attacked the overmatched Norwich squad with much of their success coming from the defensive play of Adam Harper ’04. Midway through the first half Harper had three steals, and he was able to convert those steals into seven breakaway points. Amherst outscored

The squad began the second part of their season with a win against Averett College on Jan. 2. The Jeffs traveled to Virginia for the contest, and Pat Fitzsimmons ’03 proved to be too much for the home team. Fitzsimmons poured in a game-high 19 points and grabbed 15