Baseball Begins NESCAC Title Defense Over Spring Break
Coming off a NESCAC title victory in the 2021 Covid-shortened season, the baseball team opened their 2022 season with a spring break trip to Florida, where they went 4-2 in six games.
Amherst Baseball
Mammoth Memories: The Beginning of Baseball
Join Managing Sports Editor Alex Noga ’23 as we uncover some of the fascinating details about the college's storied past in the new sports column "Mammoth Memories." Our first stop: the very first organized baseball game ever played.
Amherst Baseball Crowned NESCAC Champions
Anchored by stellar pitching performances from Nick Giattino ’24
[https://athletics.amherst.edu/sports/baseball/roster/nick-giattino/13854] and
Sachin Nambiar ’22
[https://athletics.amherst.edu/sports/baseball/roster/sachin-nambiar/13847], the
Amherst Mammoths swept Tufts University on Saturday, May 8, to win the 2021
NESCAC Baseball Championship.
Giattino — the
Amherst Baseball Clinches NESCAC West Title With Win Over Middlebury
On Saturday, May 1, the Amherst baseball team hosted Middlebury College in a
double-header, needing only one win to clinch the NESCAC West Division
Championship.
Undefeated first-year ace Nick Giattino ’24
[https://athletics.amherst.edu/sports/baseball/roster/nick-giattino/13854] got
the nod in game one, tossing four innings of
Amherst Baseball Sweeps Rival Williams, Secures Little Three Championship
Amherst baseball completed a three-game sweep of rival Williams College this
past weekend, winning 4-0, 5-1 and 5-2 and improving their record to 7-2
overall. With their wins this weekend, the Mammoths have clinched the title of
Little Three Champions for the third time in the last four seasons.
Victories
Success Continues for Amherst Baseball
Coming off a 2-1 series win against Wesleyan University, the Mammoths traveled
to Clinton Park, NY for two games against Hamilton College on Saturday, April
17. The team then headed back to host a home game in Amherst on Sunday, April
18.
Saturday certainly had its drama in both contests.
Softball and Baseball Face Wesleyan University In Season Opener
After a year without league play due to Covid-19 and the subsequent suspension
of NESCAC sports, Amherst’s baseball and softball teams concluded their
season-opening weekends with strong performances.
Both the baseball and softball teams faced Wesleyan University in three game
sets over the weekend. On Saturday, April 3, both