GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart baseball team secured a decisive 15-1 victory over Bard College in the opening game of a Liberty League Crossover Series at McDonough Park. The Statesmen's offense capitalized on five doubles and drew 10 walks, contributing to their commanding win.
Senior
Teck Nash delivered a complete game performance, pitching seven innings and striking out seven batters without issuing a walk. He pounded the zone throughout the game, throwing 62 of his 86 pitches for strikes. Nash retired the first 13 batters he faced and only allowed two hits and one run. His performance earned him the win, improving his record to 6-1 on the season.
Sophomore
Jack Farnen led the Hobart offense with three hits and five RBIs in. Junior
Sean Garvin scored three runs and added two RBIs, extending his hitting streak to 19 games. First-year
Jack O'Neil recorded two hits, including a double, and crossed home plate three times. He stretched his hitting streak to 12 games.
The first inning set the tone for the game. Nash worked a 1-2-3 top of the first with two groundouts and a strikeout. In the bottom half of the inning, seven walks, a hit-by-pitch and a sacrifice fly helped Hobart jump out to a 5-0 lead.
In the second inning, Farnen tripled to drive in a run, followed by
Aidan Davenport's RBI single and
Quinn Dashefsky's RBI double, extending Hobart's lead. The Statesmen tacked on three more runs in the third on RBI singles from Garvin and Farnen and an RBI double by junior
Cole Conte for an 11-0 lead.
Meanwhile, Nash continued to deal. He carried a perfect game into the fifth, striking out the leadoff batter before the Raptors' Jack Burcell laced a clean single to center. He was promptly erased on a double play to end the inning.
PLAYER PERSPECTIVE
GAME NOTES
- Hobart matched its season-high with five doubles.
- Farnen's five RBIs are tied for the most by a Statesman this season.
- Garvin's three walks are tied for the most by a Statesman this season.
- Three Statesmen have reached base safely in 22 or more games: Garvin (27), Petry (23) and Farnen (22).
Hobart improved to 26-11 overall, 10-5 in the Liberty League. Bard falls to 11-21, 5-11 in the conference.
Game 2 of the best-of-three Liberty League Crossover Series begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2 at McDonough Park. If necessary, Game 3 would start approximately 30 minutes after the end of Game 2.
