With a playoff win on the line, Hamilton rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over the Sackets Harbor Central Patriots. Considering the Emerald Knights have won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ellie Freeth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two triples. That's the most triples she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Adriana Catania was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024. Alexis LaFrance was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Hamilton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Emerald Knights
| 05/30/25 vs Sackets Harbor Central | 17-0 |
| 05/25/25 vs La Fargeville | 7-2 |
| 05/20/25 vs Morrisville-Eaton | 6-3 |
| 05/19/25 @ New York Mills | 25-6 |
| 05/16/25 @ Oriskany | 3-0 |
| + 4 more games |
The win was the ninth in a row for Hamilton, bringing their record up to 15-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Sackets Harbor Central, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Coming up, Hamilton will take on McGraw at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Emerald Knights 2.8, the Eagles 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Sackets Harbor Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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