The Amherst College Baseball program could not be prouder of our 8 seniors. The Mammoths finished the abbreviated season with an 11-2 victory over Williams yesterday at Memorial Field. We cannot thank these young men enough for the dedication, sacrifice, and resilience they...
Come out to Memorial Field to celebrate Senior Day as we honor our 8 seniors this afternoon. We look to go 3-0 on the year as we take on our rival Williams. The Senior Day ceremony will start at 3:15, with first pitch at 3:30.
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And JP Pyne is the 2021 Coach of the Year after leading the Mammoths to a NESCAC Championship!!
Congratulations to these Mammoths on these well deserved honors!
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Introducing the next member of the Class of 2025!
🦣 Ryan McIntyre
⚾️ Infielder
📚 Mamaroneck
📍Larchmont, NY
Ryan joins us from Mamaroneck High School where he was the MVP of his league this spring. A member of the National Honor Society and the Lions Heart Club, Ryan was
Congratulations to Coach Hixon on a legendary career at the head of the
@AmherstMBball
program! Over a 42-season career, Coach Hixon won over 800 games, including 8 League Championships and 2 National Championships 🏆 One of the best to ever do it!
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Introducing the next member of the Class of 2025!
🦣 Christian Limon
⚾️ Catcher
📚 The Kinkaid School
📍Houston, TX
Christian was a 4-year varsity baseball member and a 3-year starter at Kinkaid. He helped lead the Falcons to a conference championship in 2019 and to an
We are excited to announce the addition of Coach Brandon Shileikis to our coaching staff! The North Dighton, Mass. native joins us with coaching experience from Roger Williams University, the
@PittsfieldSuns
, and
@CresseySP
.
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We remember the lives that were tragically lost on this day in 2001, including Brock Safronoff, Amherst Baseball Class of 1997. Brock embodied what an Amherst College Baseball player should be. We remember all of those affected by this day and we continue to honor Brock’s legacy.
Introducing the next member of the Class of 2025!
🦣 Tyson Luna
⚾️ Outfielder/Pitcher
📚 St. John’s School
📍Houston, TX
Tyson graduated from St. John’s this spring with high honors. He was a
3-year letterman and Rawlings Perfect Game Underclass All-American. This year, Tyson
Congratulations to first-year Ryan McIntyre on being named 2nd Team All-NESCAC! The shortstop led the Mammos in at-bats, hits, runs scored, triples, RBIs and total bases. McIntyre put together two separate hit streaks of 16 and 9 games, collecting 22 hits in his last 9 games.
Congratulations to
@OdenwaelderMike
on joining the
@BigGreenBasebal
coaching staff. Thank you for your dedication to Amherst Baseball as a player and a coach. Your impact on our program is immeasurable and you will be missed!
Amherst➡️The Capital‼️
Congratulations to Christian Fagnant on signing with the Washington Nationals following his Senior year here at Amherst!
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#MLB
The Brock Safronoff Award is among the highest honor a player in our program can receive. Today we remember Brock and all the lives lost on September 11, 2001.
#NeverForget
NO HITTER!!!!
Nick Giattino ‘24 and Alan Dai ‘24 combine to no hit Hamilton and the Mammoths take game 2 3-1! Giattino goes 6.2 innings with 7 K’s and Alan Dai slams the door with a strikeout to finish it! Incredible performance by our first year pitchers!
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These Mammoths took home some major
@nescacathletics
awards today!!
Daniel Qin is the 2021 Player of the Year after leading Amherst in 8 offensive categories!
We love being able to get out on our field this early thanks to our hard working field crew and some solid weather! The season is right around the corner!
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🚨🚨NO HITTER🚨🚨
Nick Giattino ‘24 throws a no-hitter in Game 1 of the double header!! This is Giattino’s second no-hit effort as a Mammo, going 6.2 of the 7-inning no-hitter last year Vs. Hamilton!
Giattino’s final line: 7 IP, 0 hits, 1 BB, 9 K
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Military Appreciation Day!🇺🇸🦣
John Pyne- US Army Veteran and Father of Head Coach JP Pyne delivered the ceremonial first pitch for the Mammos Today.
Thank you and all members of our military for your service!
Starting the season off with a W! 🦣👊
Giattino provided a strong 6.0 inning start and the offense had 8 different players score in the win.
Game 2 was cancelled due to weather. The Mammos will be back in action Tuesday, March 12 at WPI.
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The Amherst College baseball program unanimously stands with our African-American teammates, alumni, friends, families and the black community at large. As future leaders of this country, we must no longer remain silent in the face of oppression. At this time, our energy...(1/2)
Better make some room men! It’s official...the Mammoths got A LOT better tonight. Very excited to welcome the newest members of the Class of 2024!
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Our guys had the opportunity last night to listen to Kim Ng talk about her journey of becoming the first woman GM of a Major League Baseball team.
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And last but not least, introducing the final member of the Amherst Baseball Class of 2026:
🦣 EJ Nevills
📚 Westwood High School
📍Westwood, MA
EJ joins us after being a 4 year Varsity letterman at Westwood, including being a captain his Junior and Senior year. EJ was a
Many lives were lost on this tragic day 21 years ago, including Brock Safronoff, Amherst Baseball ‘97. Brock was the ultimate teammate and exemplified everything that an Amherst College Baseball should be. Today we remember Brock, as his legacy continues to live on in our program
Amherst Baseball representing at the NEIBA All-Star Game!
It was a fantastic day for baseball yesterday for Coach Pyne and Senior Catcher, Christian Fagnant as he got the opportunity to play at Dunkin’ Park in Hartford, CT🍩🦣
Had a great weekend on Memorial Field for our July Prospect Clinic!🦣
The guys did a great job competing over the two days and got the opportunity to learn more about Amherst College while seeing the campus.
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Congratulations Harry Roberson ‘18 as the All-Time Hits Leader at Amherst!!!
191!!!
190 Yanni Thanopoulos ‘17
187 Taiki Kasuga ‘14
172 Kevin Heller ‘12
Amherst Sweep!
Ryan McIntyre does it again with another walk off in game 2 of the double header as the Mammos score 7 in the bottom of the 7th to take the second W of the day!💥🦣
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Congratulations to seniors Zach Horwitz (Chestnut Hill, MA) and Severino Simeone (Weston, MA) on being named our captains for the 2020 season!
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What is better than one Ryan McIntyre Walk-Off? How about two in as many days! 🔥
These two Walk-Offs helped the Mammoths finish on a five game win streak down in Florida this past week👊🦣
#TakeIt
Senior Day Sweep! 🧹🧹🧹
Thank you to all of our Seniors for everything you have done for this program!💜
The Mammos head to UMass Boston this Wednesday then will come back home to Memorial Field this weekend for the first round of the NESCAC tournament against Bowdoin! 👊🦣
Introducing the Amherst Baseball Class of 2024! We are extremely excited to welcome Nick Giattino, Camden New, Alan Dai, Luke Padian, Ian Donahue, Michael Perales, and Jacob Ribitzki as our newest Mammoths!
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...have shown in their time here. The seniors will be sorely missed, but their impact on the program will live on for years to come.
#Undefeated
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Happy graduation to our seniors! We are proud of this group and everything they have overcome. Can’t wait to see what these guys accomplish next!
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Mammoths Win!🦣
Padian had 4 hits leading the way for the offense which put together 22 hits in today’s game.
Sampedro provided the Mammos with 4.0 inn. and 1 ER in his start and Freshman Adrian Caron recorded 4Ks in 2 inn. of work in his College debut.
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The Mammos are back up north after going 5-1 on the Florida trip! Special thanks to all the parents and families for the support down south!
Next up: Home Opener vs. WPI tomorrow at Memorial Field!
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Introducing the next member of the Amherst Baseball Class of 2026:
🦣Tyler McCord
📚Holy Ghost Prep
📍Longhorns, PA.
Tyler was named Student Marshall after finishing with the top GPA in his graduating class. Tyler was a key part of Holy Ghost winning the district 3 times and
We are very proud of our 11 players that were named to the 2020
@NESCAC
Spring All-Academic Team. Congratulations to Jordan Aucoin, Stephen Burke, Rob Casey, Charlie Estes, Jack Harlan, Tyler Marshall, Andrew Nagel, Joe Palmo, Aidan Park, Severino Simeone and Kai Terada-Herzer!
What is the most picturesque venue for a
@NCAADIII
outdoor sporting event?
One that comes to mind for me from personal experience - South Hill Field at
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Great to see some Mammos together last weekend as Senior, Tyson Luna went out to Worcester to support Junior, Tyler McCord and Coach Murphy as their teams competed in The Futures League!
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Congratulations to the Class of 2021 on graduating today! Thank you for your immeasurable contribution to Amherst College Baseball. We look forward to seeing where the future takes you all!
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We are excited to announce the date of our July Prospect Clinic! This 2-Day clinic will be held on Memorial Field at Amherst College on July 20-21.
Please use the link below for more information and to sign up!🦣
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Introducing Odie’s Roadie! Follow along as Coach
@OdenwaelderMike
makes his way across the country on his recruiting road trip this summer. Uncommitted 2022s and 2023s: if you’re playing at any of these events, or in one of these areas, email or DM him! modenwaelder16
@amherst
.edu
Congratulations to junior Jack Sampedro, junior Jack McDermott, and first-year Charlie LaFreniere on their All-NESCAC honors!
Well Deserved 👊🦣
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Mammos win!!
Amherst 9,
#9
Rowan 1.
Amherst takes down Rowan behind a dominant start from Jacob Ribitzki. The Mammos finish the Florida trip at 4-2.
Ribitzki: 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER
Fagnant: Grand Slam
Reydel: 3-4, 2 RBI
Murphy: 3-4
Boyle: 1-4, 2 RBI
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Introducing our first member of the class of 2025!
🦣 Nick Addison
⚾️ Outfielder
📚 The Walker School
📍Smyrna, GA
Nick was a member of the National Honor Society and the National Latin Honor Society. He made the 1st All Region Team, was a Cobb County All-Star and was a
Mammos Win!🦣
Tyler McCord blasts two home runs, one being the go ahead run in the bottom of the 8th🔥
We open up league play at home this Friday 3/29 against Wesleyan!
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🚨Attention future Mammos🚨
Registration for our last prospect clinic of the year on September 10-11 is now open! Sign up today to reserve your chance to get in front of the whole coaching staff while experiencing our campus, facilities, and Memorial Field!
Congratulations to our 4 seniors and the rest of the Class of 2022 on graduating today! Thank you Chris, Sachin, Daniel and Charlie for your unwavering commitment to our program. We’re very proud of all that you’ve accomplished and are excited to see you take on the next chapter!
Congratulations to Will Marshall on receiving this year’s Brock Safronoff “Team First Award”!
This award goes to an individual who represents what it means to be an Amherst College Baseball player and is the highest award in our program.
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🦣
Congratulations to senior Joe Palmo, first year Nick Giattino, and junior Sachin Nambiar on being named NESCAC Player and Pitchers of the Week! These three guys were outstanding on Saturday, each playing a significant role in our sweep of Tufts to capture the NESCAC Championship.
The Brock Safronoff Award is given annually to the player that exemplifies a team-first mentality in honor of Brock’s unselfish contributions to his Amherst teams. This year’s award goes to our 2020 Senior Class, whose leadership, passion and relentless devotion to the program...
Congratulations to Junior, Jack Sampedro on receiving All-Region honors from D3 Baseball! 👊
Sampedro finished the season on the mound with a 2.96 ERA and 3 Saves. At the plate he hit .331 for the Mammoths!🦣
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#AllRegion
Next in our Amherst Baseball Class of 2027:
Yoon was all-conference in both baseball and volleyball. As a captain of the baseball team, he won back to back State Championships. He graduated Cum Laude in his class and was in the National Honor Society. Welcome to Amherst, Yoon!
Congratulations to our senior captain Joe Palmo on being named
@nescacathletics
Co-Player of the Week! Joe was 4-7 on Senior Day with a home run, 3 RBIs, 5 runs scored and 2 stolen bases to help Amherst clinch a berth in the NESCAC Championship.
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The Mammos take Game 1 by a score of 4-0 behind strong pitching performances from Sachin Nambiar ‘22 (W) and Nick Giattino ‘24 (SV). The 6-run comeback in Game 2 falls just short, as the Mammoths split with the Cardinals after a 7-6 loss. Game 3 tomorrow at home at 1.
🦣⚾️GAME DAY⚾️🦣
The Mammoths travel to Tufts for Game 1 and 2 of the NESCAC Championship Series. Tune in to the live stream as we try to bring home our 5th NESCAC title since 2004!
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An AWESOME weekend of baseball in the books! Thank you to all who came out to our July Prospect Clinic.
We are already looking forward to our August 13th clinic - registration is now open!
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It’s official! Congratulations to these young men and the rest of the Amherst College Class of 2020! We are extremely proud of everything these guys have accomplished, and can’t wait to see what they do next. Our program is better because of them!
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#TakeIt