Baseball takes series from Williams

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 next inning, the Jeffs earned another run courtesy of Brandon Cody’s double to left center field. But despite jumping out to a 3-0 lead by the fourth inning off an RBI bunt by rookie shortstop Zach Schonberger, the Jeffs

Baseball heads South, compiles 5-3 record

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 SUNY. Whiting and senior co-captain Jon Schneider each added three hits, while Matt Potter ’04, Rob Anderson ’06, Dave Powers ’05 and Dave Levinson ’06 contributed two hits apiece. Starting on the mound for

Baseball team heads to Florida to begin season

“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 College proved hopeful as the Jeffs looked good both offensively and defensively in outplaying Springfield. After a month of indoor practices and scrimmages, the Jeffs should be better than ever when regular season play begin

Men's basketball rebounds after two losses

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 visitors 19-0 off of turnovers, and at halftime the Jeffs held a 42-20 lead. Harper finished the game with a career-high 15 points on five-for-eight shooting. A season-high 15 players were in the scoring

Men's basketball locks up Little III title: Jeffs hold a tie for the lead in NESCAC behind dominant

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 rebounds as the Jeffs romped to a 94-80 win. After that impressive start to their Interterm schedule, the Jeffs have added seven more wins to their already impressive pre-Interterm record of 5-1. In their second game of the new year