Baseball Sweeps Hamilton, Advances to Conference Tournament
In a best of three series with Hamilton College in Waterville this weekend, Colby had its sights set on returning to the conference tournament for the second straight year.
Trailing 6-0 after six innings in Game 1 Saturday, the Mules struck for three runs in the 7th with a three-run double by Genki LeClair. In the bottom of the 9th, Caleb Jung plated three and knotted the score with his first home run of the season. Moments later, Cole Palmeri sent the Mules into an uproar with a walk-off single, completing the comeback 7-6.
Colby kept the momentum in the nightcap, scoring early and often to take an 11-4 lead after four frames. Despite a late push by the Continentals, Colby secured the victory 12-8 and cemented their return to the conference tournament next weekend. Jack Pletter threw six innings without allowing an earned run, and LeClair went 3-3 at the plate, scoring four times.
With the sweep, the third game was unnecessary.
Colby improves its record to 24-10 and is set to host the remainder of the conference playoffs Friday through Sunday. The Mules open the series against Middlebury Friday at 2:30pm. Information (matchups, game times, etc.) can be found at the link below.
Softball Takes Three-of-Four to Close Out Regular Season
Heading into the final weekend of the regular season, the Colby Softball team looked to secure its spot in the conference tournament for the second consecutive season.
On Saturday, Colby split with Amherst, dropping the first game 1-0 and rebounding in the second with an 8-0 victory. Abby Orso took the tough loss in Game 1 despite allowing only one run across seven innings. Sam Ahlholm earned her 9th win of the season in the nightcap, pitching a complete game one-hitter. Despite being held to four hits in the opener, the Mules erupted for ten hits in Game 2.
The Mules were all business on Sunday against Wesleyan. Orso teamed with KC DeSarno in the circle to keep the Cardinals scoreless. With a two-run home run in the 3rd inning, Logan Luebbe put the Mules in front for good, 2-0.
In Game 2, seven different Mules collected a hit, and Ahlholm scattered six hits and two runs to take her second victory of the weekend, her 10th of the season. Colby completed the sweep 7-2.
Colby improves to 23-13 on the season and secures the fourth seed in the conference tournament. The Mules will face #5 Bowdoin College Saturday morning at 9:30am. Information (matchups, game times, etc.) can be found at the link below.
The Mules Hit the Road for New England Outdoor DIII Championships
The Colby Track & Field team traveled to Springfield, Mass. to compete in the three day New England DIII Outdoor Championships hosted by Springfield College. Overall, the men placed 13th out of 34 competing schools with 23 points, while the women placed 15th out of 33 schools with 22.5 points.
Fiona Mejico was crowned New England Champion in the 400m hurdles (new school record) putting her right back in the top spot after last week’s first place finish in the same event at the NESCAC Championships. On the Men’s side, Ren Zanze had a podium finish after taking bronze in the 400m race.
Women’s Point Scorers:
- 400m Hurdles - Fiona Mejico 1st, Erin Daugherty 6th
- 4x400m Relay - 4th (Haley Wims, Kristina Pizzi, Daugherty, Tally Zeller)
- High Jump - Isabel Llach, 6th
- 10000m - Meghan Garrett, 8th
- 4x100m Relay - 8th (Daugherty, Mejico, Pizzi, Zeller)
Men’s Point Scorers:
- 400m - Ren Zanze, 3rd
- Pole Vault - Logan Lehnert 4th, Myles Thorton-Sherman 7th
- 4x400m Relay - 6th (Jackson Coelho, Markus Christie, Raghav Kadambi, Zanze)
- 1500m - Hayden Bailey, 7th
- Triple Jump - Kevin Yan, 8th
Next up, the Mules will take part in the NEICAAA All Division New England Championships hosted by Northeastern University May 12th & 13th.
Women's Lacrosse Falls in NESCAC Semifinals, Earns Bid to NCAA Tourney
After defeating Trinity College a week ago in the first round of the NESCAC Tournament, the Colby Women's Lacrosse team traveled to take on the top-seeded Middlebury Panthers Saturday in the semifinals.
As the consensus #1-ranked team in the nation, the undefeated Panthers flexed early for 11 first quarter goals. The Mules fought back with three scores in the first frame and two more in the second, but Middlebury maintained their distance for a 20-6 win. The Panthers advanced and won the conference championship Sunday with a 19-13 victory over Tufts.
With an NCAA tournament at-large bid delivered Monday morning, the Mules are set to host a regional round this coming weekend. Colby will play Sunday against the winner of Saturday's Babson/Westfield St. matchup.
Crew Battles in New England Rowing Championships
The Colby Crew team traveled to Worcester, Mass. for the 2023 New England Rowing Championships. The Mules faced some of the toughest competition this season, yet gathered good results over the course of the weekend.
On the women’s side, the V8 boat placed 6th in the 3rd Level Final with a time of 6:57.2. The second V8 boat also competed in the 3rd Level Final and took a 3rd place finish after an impressive sprint to the end line.
On the men’s side, the #6 ranked V8 boat placed 3rd in the Petit Final and 9th overall. The second V8 boat had the best finish of the day for the Mules placing 3rd in the Grand Final (3rd overall) securing the bronze medal.
This Friday, Colby will head to Worcester, Mass. for the National Invitational Rowing Championships which will also be counted as the NESCAC Championships.
Special thank you to the photographers who helped make this production possible: Cole Burkhart '24, Steve Cheney P25, Stephen R. Clouthier, Ashley Conti, Nancy Dauphinais '25, Paula Dauphinais '25, Jamie Fiedorek '25, Steve Fuller @flyingpoint, Michael Garrett P23, Andrew Hearns P24, Peter Li '26, Michael Maher, Joshua McKee, Dustin Satloff '15, Ellie Sawyer P25, Carlisle Stockton, Isadora Wells '26, Ansley White '26