MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—The Hobart baseball team swept Colby-Sawyer in a doubleheader played at Ebbets Field at the Ripken Experience tonight. The Statesmen ran away with Game 1 8-1 and outlasted the Chargers 10-5 in Game 2.
Sophomore
Cole Conte led the Hobart offense, going 3-for-4 with a triple, four stolen bases, three RBIs, two hit-by-pitch and a walk. Sophomore
Connor Schmiedlin was 4-for-7 with two doubles, a triple, three RBIs and a walk. Junior
Christian Petry and sophomore
Sean Garvin were both 3-for-6 on the day. Petry had a pair of RBIs and stole three bases.
FOR THE RECORD
- Hobart, winners of five of its last six games, improved to 6-3 on the season.
- Colby-Sawyer lost its fourth in a row, slipping to 1-6 overall.
RUNNING WILD
- The Statesmen were on the run throughout Game 1. They stole eight bases, the most in a game since the program was reborn in 2023.
- Junior Will Jones was the chief thief, pilfering three bags.
- Conte came up with two swipes while going 1-for-2 at the plate.
- Hobart scored two runs in each of the first four innings.
- Sophomore starting pitcher Trevor Kimball gave the Statesmen six strong innings on the hill. He scattered six hits over six innings, striking out four and allowing just one run in the third inning.
- Sophomore Charlie Forrest pitched a 1-2-3 seventh to wrap up the win.
BACK TO THE GRIND
- Hobart went right back to work in the bottom of the first inning of Game 2.
- The Statesmen struck for three runs, including an RBI triple by Conte.
- Trailing 4-0 in the fourth, Colby-Sawyer's bats came alive, pounding out six hits and pushing across four runs to tie the game.
- Hobart retook the lead in the bottom of the inning when Schmiedlin and junior Drew Bolduc delivered back-to-back RBI doubles.
- Both teams pushed across a run in the fifth to make it a 7-5 game.
- The Statesmen scored three runs in the sixth, upping their advantage to 10-5. First-year Jack Farnen delivered the big blow, doubling down the leftfield line to score Isaiah Pinto and Schiedlin.
- Sophomore reliever Alex Frank was credited with the win, while junior Max Friedlander earned the save, allowing just one hit over the final 2 2/3 innings.
PLAYER PERSPECTIVE
UP NEXT
- Hobart will face Plymouth State (1-0) at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 16 at the Ripken Experience's Polo Grounds.