Baseball is one of a kind, in that it is primarily a game of failure. The best hitters in the world fail seven out of every 10 at bats, and they still make the hall of fame. The most dominant pitchers often fail to get a batter out at least once an inning. As Volunteer Assistant Coach, Stan Parese, told us before one of our weekend series, three batters must fail each inning for the game to progress — rendering failure an essential outcome for any game. So while our season (9-22, 2-10 NESCAC) did not turn out as we had hoped, the high points showcased flashes of the type of resilience that all great baseball teams possess.
Last Sunday, women’s crew traveled across the state to compete in the famed Head of the Charles regatta on the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. 200,000 spectators flocked to attend the largest three-day...
Last weekend, nationally ranked No. 9 field hockey (7-4, 4-2 NESCAC) split its two games, earning a hard fought 3-1 victory over No. 19 Wesleyan (8-5, 4-4 NESCAC) on Saturday before falling on Sunday by a score of 2-1 in an overtime loss to No. 7 Tufts (10-3, 7-1 NESCAC). After their win over Wesleyan and against No. 14 Amherst (7-5, 4-4 NESCAC) on Sept. 30, the Ephs have clinched this year’s Little 3 Title.
Women’s tennis (12-6, 7-3 NESCAC), ranked 11th in the nation, continued its strong season by defeating No. 10-ranked Tufts (8-9, 7-3 NESCAC) 5-1 in the NESCAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday.
On Saturday, softball (13-13, 7-5 in the NESCAC) bounced back from Friday’s two losses against Amherst (21-11, 9-5 in the NESCAC) by sweeping Middlebury (13-13, 4-8 in the NESCAC) in its doubleheader on the road.
This past weekend, women’s lacrosse (3-1, 1-1 in the NESCAC) continued its three-game win streak, defeating seventh-ranked Colby (0-3, 0-2 in the NESCAC) 10-8.
13 members of the women's track and field team have qualified for the 2023 NCAA Div. III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships, to be held March 10-11 in Birmingham, Ala.
This weekend the Williams Alpine and Nordic ski teams, ranked number 8 overall in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA), will host the Williams Carnival. This is the fifth carnival of this year’s EISA collegiate circuit and the first home competition during the College’s Winter Carnival weekend since 2020.
The women’s soccer team (10–3–2, 7–2–1 NESCAC) is sitting in second place ahead of NESCAC playoffs after notching regular season wins against skilled rivals, including Tufts, Bowdoin, and Amherst.
