Hawks softball traveled to Greensburg Pennsylvania today to  take on their first AMCC double header of the season. In the first game of the double header Greensburg took an early lead and never looked back. The second game of the day was much closer and very back and forth.

Game One: Hilbert 0 – Pitt Greensburg 9

Game Two: Hilbert 6 – Pitt Greensburg 7

Game One:

•  The Hawks started off the game at bat and did not register a hit while Greensburg managed to score two runs on hits and one error by Hilbert. Brittany McAndrews started the game as pitcher for the Hawks.
• Victoria Hanley earned the first hit of the game for the Hawks in the second inning but they were unable to score. While Greensburg had a strong inning in the batters box scoring four runs. 
• In the top of the third inning Tayler Avery singled to left field but again it would come to nothing. Greensburg continued to pile on the offense though, making the game 9-0.
• In the final two innings both teams combined for only three hits and no one else managed to score to effectively end the game after the fifth inning.

Game Two:

•  The Hawks started off this game with Victoria Hanley reaching base on an error but could not turn it into a run while Greensburg kept their hot bats going scoring three runs with Bailey Budziszewski in at pitcher.
• The second inning was slow with neither team earning a hit. The Hawks would begin their trek to making a comeback in the third inning though scoring their first run of the day with Emma Gionta hitting a double to bring in Makenna Smith. 
• The fourth inning was slow with neither team earning a hit. The Hawks began to heat up though in the fifth with Makenna Smith hitting a triple and then eventually scoring off of an error. Later that inning Bailey Budziszewski would reach first on an error and get two RBI’s bringing in Victoria Hanley and Emma Gionta. 
• The Hawks continued to grow their lead in the sixth inning with Victoria Lakeman hitting a single to left field and earning an RBI on a Chloe Champagne run. Greensburg though would score three more times this inning to retake the lead 6-5.
• In the seventh and final inning Victoria Hanley would hit a fly ball and eventually bring in Makenna Smith to tie up the game. Unfortunately for the Hawks though Greensburg would score and end the game 7-6.

Up Next

The Hawks next game will be a double header at Geneva College on April 4th. The games will be played at 3:30 and 5:30 PM.

Editor’s Note: This story was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

Hilbert College dropped an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference baseball double header this afternoon to Pitt-Greensburg.  

The Hawks slipped in the first game, 14-7,  and rallied late in the night cap but fell short in the 8-5 final on the John P. Bobo Field at Niagara University.

Game 1:

• Greensburg plated two runners early in the game and carried a 2-0 lead through the next two innings.  The Bobcats manufactured seven runs off four hits and two errors as they built a 9-run lead by the bottom of the 4th.
• After giving up three more runs in the top of the 5th, Hilbert recorded six runs, three in the 5th and three more in the 6th.  Alex Ellison scored an unearned run just before Thomas Evans knocked in the other two runs off his triple in the 5th.  Then with bases load in the 6th, Ellison, Frank McCabe and Jairo Santos earned the 3RBIs which inched Hilbert closer.
• The Bobcats tacked on two more runs in the 7th before Jack Duffek’sRBI in teh 7th set the final score.

BY THE NUMBERS:

• Seven different Hawks scored.  Thomas Evans and John Watson each earned two hits with Thomas knocking in two runs.
• Brennen Hediger (3-2) allowed seven hits, three earned runs, and struck out one with three walks 4.1 innings. 

Game 2:

• The Bobcats opened  with a three-run lead after hitting the game’s first homer in the top of the 1st.   They held a 4-run lead by the time Hilbert got on the score board in the bottom of the 4th when Patrick Whelan homered to the right field fence.  Evans followed with ground rule double and sprinted home off Griffin McAndrew’s at bat.
• Greensburg tacked one more run in the 5th yet Hilbert knotted the game at 5-5 by the top of the 6th.  John Watson’s 2RBI triple started the run and Patrick Whelan’s long sac fly to center plated Watson.
• After a scoreless 6th inning, Greensburg manufactured three additional runs to pull away with the 8-5 win.

BY THE NUMBERS:

• Thomas Evans scored one run, earned a ground-rule double and went 3-for-4.  
• Patrick Whelan now has four home runs this season and sits one behind Evans in season and career-totals

UP NEXT

Hilbert (12-10, 1-3 AMCC) is scheduled to host Keuka College this coming Tuesday, April 4th in the FSSJ Field beginning at 1:00 pm.

Editor’s Note: This story was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

The Hilbert Baseball team went 1-1 against SUNY Poly in a non-conference doubleheader series off campus.

The Hawks gave up eight runs in the 3rd inning of the early game (17-6)  before getting into a pitcher’s duel in the night cap.  Patrick Whelan recorded the walkoff hit in the bottom of the 7th giving the Hawks the 4-3 win at the NY Stingers Baseball Field.

Thomas Evans hit a three-run homerun in the opening game and now leads the Hawks with five on the season.  Patrick Whelan notched his third of the season in game 2 before earning his first walk-off hit of the season.

Evans needs just two more homeruns this season to establish a new single season record while he moved to 5th place in the Hilbert career record book.  Whelan is chasing Evans as he moved to No. 6 in both career and single season rankings.

Game 1:

• The Wildcats scored a pair off two doubles in the top of the 1st while Hilbert responded with two tallies in the bottom half.  Patrick Whelan’s double plated Jairo Santos and Jack Duffek’s at bat pushed home Thomas Evans.
• Poly tacked on nine runs over the next two innings which built an 11-3 margin.  Evan’s, who started from second off a double, scored the third Hilbert run in the bottom of the third.
• Ronald Mort held the Wildcats in check in the fourth which gave Hilbert a fighting chance for a rally. With two outs, Alex Ellison and Santos earned a spot on base and Evans then homered to centerfield slicing the margin (11-6).
• SUNY Poly closed the final three innings with five hits adding six more runs to their total while limiting Hilbert to no hits.

BY THE NUMBERS:

Thomas Evans scored three runs and finished with 3RBI off three hits.  Patrick Whelan (D) and Jairo Santos each added two hits with Santos scoring twice.

Zackory Panfil (1-2) took the loss after giving up seven hits, with seven runs.  Ronald Mort (2.1 IP) struck out two with six hits and Matthew Whelan tossed the final two innings striking out two with one walk.

Game 2:

• Hilbert held on 1-0 lead through three innings before the Wildcats knotted the game in the top of the 4th.
• Evans walked to first, stole second and Jack Duffek’s single gave the Hawks the early lead.
• Hilbert turned a double play to get out of the second inning and Josh McTigue stayed tough in the third keeping the guests off the scoreboard.
• SUNY Poly earned an RBI single in the fourth and held the Hawks hit-less to set the 1-1 score.
• After a Wildcat poked a double, he was thrown out at home on the next at bat as the Hawks persevered on defense with a thrown down from Alex Ellison to Griffin McAndrews.
• Patrick Whelan matched Evans with a long ball over centerfield and lifted the Hawks in the bottom of the 5th.
• Griffin McAndrews doubled, then advanced on a wild pitch and was knocked in by Ben Chowaniec’s single to in the 6th.
• The Wildcats roared back to knot the game at 3-all in the top of the 7th before the Patrick Whelan’s long single to center field allowed Santos to sprint home for the win.

BY THE NUMBERS:

Patrick Whelan earned the walk-off winning hit, after going 3-for-3 with a home run and 2RBIs and Jack Duffek earned two hits with 1RBI.

Josh McTigue earned his second win of the season after limiting the Wildcats to two hits, no runs and one strike out through three innings.

Up Next:

Hilbert (12-9) have already announced their next game against Pitt-Greensburg will be played Sunday, April 2 at John P. Bobo Field on the campus of Niagara University.  The AMCC doubleheader will begin at 11:00 am.

Editor’s Note: This story was shared with THE SCRIBE by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

The men’s lacrosse team led a bottle and can drive at the end of last month that raised a large sum of money for the Can Bottle Return. 

The team was the driving force in planning and making sure the bottle drive was in motion. Many of the players that were there helped throughout the entire process, creating the idea, planning the bottle drive and the execution of the drive. 

Kevin Doyle, a sophomore defenseman, said bottle drive was simple yet beneficial to all.

“We were in need for, just like funds,” Doyle said.  “That is really all it was. We were looking for something that we could put together that would not be too much work, but something that involved the community.”

With the hard work from everyone involved, the bottle drive became a reality.  

Digital posters were spread to all of the televisions around each of the dorms, administrative buildings and classroom buildings.  Many people outside of the college had found out through digital posters on social media platforms.  The day of came and cans and bottles rolled in.  Each of the lacrosse players gathered behind the Hafner Recreation Center. 

The lacrosse team had come up with the idea for making sure they were all set on funds for equipment, uniforms, transportation and, so much more.

With many organizations around Hamburg, the can bottle return was a very reliable place to work with.  “It is actually the can bottle return right down the road on Clark Street,” Mason Shehadi, a sophomore defenseman, said. 

The team offered Sabres tickets as a prize to the person who donated the most cans.

“Yeah, so we realized that people, a lot of times, don’t really do anything unless there an incentive for that,” Shehadi said. “So, we figured if we are going to help the community by taking their stuff, we may as well help them by giving them something.”

The Sabers tickets seemed to be a really good idea to gain the attention of donors. 

“So, right now the Sabers tickets are not purchased but, that is because we are going to choose the winner and see what works best for them.  So we are going to see what game they can go too and then we will get the tickets from there” Shahadi said.  

The team aspired to collect the most number of recyclables in the time frame they were given.    Both Conner Salamida, a sophomore defenseman, and Doyle said. 

“As many (bottles and cans) as we could.  We just wanted to get as much money as we can for our team,” Salamida said.

Doyle said the team had high aspirations for the amount they might raise.  

“Right now, I think with what we have, we’re probably going to be close to a couple grand,” he said. “I would say maybe.”

The Scribe reached out to the players to ask the total amount raised, but did not receive an answer.

Throughout the interview, the team had low confidence in themselves to gain that many bottles and cans. 

“Yeah, I’d say that expectations for the actual bottle drive weren’t really that high,” Ryan Fitch, a junior defenseman, said. We did a lot of the going out and asking for bottles and cans on our own and in groups.  We did not really advertise today as much as we should have so, you live and you learn.  Next time, we will advertise a little harder.”

Shahadi said the team only had a little time slot to collect as much as possible.

“And with it being a first – year event, it’s still crazy to think that about the amount of cans that we did collect, he said.  “We did get a lot of cans for the limited amount of time putting it out in the community.”

Shahadi said planning for the bottle drive was a process. 

“It was kind of trial and error really,: he said. “ Just seeing what really worked, what doesn’t.  And then we kind of just narrowed it down to the bottle drive.  We talked with a bunch of places out here that could do six cents per bottle so, this is one of them that are doing six cents per bottle.  We have another one at home doing six cents per bottle in Rochester.  Just talking to a lot of people and spread the word.  Talk to families, friends and, build up our arsenal of bottles.”

Shahadi said he was the driving force that was the brains behind the operation, the one who came up with the idea and his teammates followed along with the idea.   

 “The advertising process was like, well we started with flyers and started local,” Shahadi said. “So, I made flyers.  I do a lot of graphic design so, I spent a couple hours on a flyer.”

Shahadi said most of the team’s success in spreading the word about the drive came on social media platforms.  “It did not really get passed around in person,” he said. “It got passed around virtually through Instagram, Facebook, we kind of spread the word there.  Next time I would probably post out actual paper copies around school.  If we go door to door again, we could probably hand them out, just so they have a tangible thing to look at and see what they were doing instead of trying to remember what I said when I first knocked on the door.”

 The Hilbert College softball team resumed their season today after a long break following their spring break trip to Myrtle Beach. Today they traveled to take on Elmira College in a double header. The Hawks struggled in the first game of the day but got their feet under themselves and improved in the second game.

Game One: Hilbert 0 – Elmira 8

Game Two: Hilbert 3 – Elmira 14

Game One:

•  Hilbert struggled in the first inning and was unable to get any runners on base. On the other hand though Elmira started strong earning 2 runs with Brittany McAndrews starting at pitcher for the Hawks. 
• Both Elmira and Hilbert were held scoreless in the second and third innings. The Hawks did not register a hit in either of these innings as well but both Brionna Raiser-Russell and Chloe Champagne got on base. 
• In the fourth inning Mackenzie Catan earned the first and only hit of the game for the Hawks with a single to center field. Again though with Brittany McAndrews pitching the Hawks also held Elmira to no hits. 
• The fifth and final inning of the game though was where Elmira turned up the heat and finished the game. They managed to score 6 runs and eventually finish the game.

Game Two:

•  The Hawks started off the game hitting with Makenna Smith reaching first base on an error but this would lead to nothing and they would be held scoreless. Bailey Budziszewski started the game at pitcher for the second game of the day. The same went for Elmira as they earned one hit but could not score.
• The Hawks started getting stronger in the batter’s box as the game continued on. They earned two hits in the second inning by Leandra Cruz and Bailey Budziszewski. They were still unable to score though and Elmira took advantage of that, scoring four runs.
• The Hawks answered the bell though in the third inning scoring three of their own to make it a one run game. Chloe Champagne was the leadoff batter and earned a walk and eventually stole second where Makenna Smith would earn an RBI with a single to right field. Makenna Smith would then steal both second and third and eventually scored on an error by the catcher. For the third run Mackenzie Catan singled to center field and was eventually brought home by Julia Stutz who hit a double to right center field. 
• Even though the Hawks now managed to get on the scoreboard they continued to struggle defensively. After allowing four runs with only one out in the inning the Hawks made a change at pitcher and brought in Brionna Raiser-Russell. Elmira was able to tally only one more run in this inning to make it 9-3 at the top of the fourth.
• After strong offensive play by both teams, the defenses prevailed in the fourth and both teams were held scoreless. In the fifth inning though the Hawks could not manage to score while Elmira earned five runs including a grand slam to end the game.

Up Next

The Hawks next double header is on April 1st when they travel to the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg for their first AMCC games of the season. They will be played at 1 and 3 PM.

Editor’s Note: This story was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

 The Hilbert College Hawks men’s lacrosse team traveled to Wells College for the first United East Conference game of the season. The only thing faster than the Hawks attack was the wind which was so strong it moved the goals multiple times throughout the game. Hilbert took the win in dominating fashion, 23-10. With the win the Hawks improve to 2-3 (1-0) and the loss sets the Express back to 0-4 (0-1).  

How It Happened: Offense, offense, offense! Joey DiMaria, Roland Jimerson, and Connor Salamida sparked the attack with 3-unanswered goals shortly after the opening whistle. DiMaria and Jason Sage netted a goal each sandwiched in between the only two goals Wells tallied in the 1^st quarter. DiMaria notched his hat trick in the first quarter putting the Hawks up 6-2. The offensive onslaught was not done yet as Sage scored his second and third goal of the game making it 8-2 in the first. Salamida and DiMaria each scored again before the end of first making it 10-2 after the opening quarter.

Salamida potted his hat trick goal a man up just 13-seconds into the second quarter. Kevin Doyle and Ryan Davis followed with a goal apiece before Wells scored four straight to close out the first half 13-6 in favor of the Hawks.

The Hawks scored 5-unanswered to start the 3^rd quarter with goals from DiMaria (x2), Doyle, Jimerson, and Davis making it 18-6 and seemingly putting the game out of reach. The US Navy Veteran, Roland Jimerson, scored his hat trick goal halfway through the 3^rd. Davis became the 4^th Hawks player with a hat trick in the game to close out the 3^rd quarter with Hilbert up 20-7.

The final quarter saw both teams score 3 each. Sage started the scoring in the 4^th which was his 3^rd and the 5^th Hawk with a hat trick. Salamida and Davis each added one more to their daily tally as well. The final score was 23-10 Hilbert. Jack Scherrer made 4 saves in the cage for the Hawks.

What’s Next: The Hawks return home to host United East Conference opponent, La Roche, on Wednesday, March 29^th, at 7PM at St Francis High School.

Editor’s Note: This story was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

The Hilbert Baseball team is on a tear as they improved to 11-8 after splitting the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference doubleheader against Pitt-Bradford at Veterans Park this afternoon.

The Hawks rallied in the top of the 7th for a 5-4 win in Game 1 and slipped in a 12-7 nightcap loss to the Panthers, their first loss in seven games.

Jack Duffek’s 2RBI double lifted the Hawks to the win while Brennen Hediger improved to 3-1 and Brendan Walsh picked up his fourth save this season in G1.

Game 1:

• Pitt-Bradford built a 4-0 lead after scoring an unearned run in the bottom of the 2nd prior to tacking on three runs off one long hit over the center field fence in the 3rd inning.
• Hilbert sliced the difference to one in the 5th. Thomas Evans plated Alex Ellison with a double down the left field line, Benjamin Ratajczak singled  and Jack Duffek hit a sac fly to score Evans for the second run.  Ratajczak made it home off Derek Martinez’ at bat to set the 3-4 score.
• Hediger continued to limit the Panthers at the plate through the next two innings which gave Hilbert a chance to jump ahead.
• Ellison singled, Ratajczak walked, and, with two outs, Duffek’s double to center scored two, lifting Hilbert to a 5-4 lead in the top of the 7th.
• Brendan Walsh took the mound and faced three batters, striking out one for his fourth save this season. 

BY THE NUMBERS:

Hediger held the Panthers to six hits, four earned runs, no walks and struck out four in six solid innings of work. 

Jack Duffek had the big bat, picking up 3RBIs off two hits and Alex Ellison scored one run off two hits.  Thomas Evans (2-for-4), Benjamin Ratajczak (2 R) and pinch runner Frank McCabe scored the other four runs in game 1.

Game 2:

• Hilbert manufactured runs in the first three innings, building a 5-2 lead by the top of the 4th but the Panthers exploded for  six runs in the 4th inning to pull away in the night cap.
• Patrick Whelan’s double down the right field line score lead-off batter Thomas Evans prior to Jairo Santos scoring off a wild pitch in the 2nd; and, with bases loaded, Ellison’s 2RBI single set the table for Evans to knocked in Griffin McAndrews who earned a base on balls in the 3rd.
• Bradford found home twice in the bottom of the 3rd off three hits and then held the Hawks in check in the rest of the 9-inning game.
• With bases loaded after a change on the mound in the bottom of the 4th, Hilbert threw the third baserunner out at home after the first two counted.  Bradford then hit an RBI single in advance of a triple down the right field line and a 2RBI double to set the 8-5 margin.
• Bradford tacked one more run in the 5th and added three more in the 8th, but the Hawks didn’t quit.
• Santos singled and was credited with the game’s first stolen base.  He scored off Martinez’ fielder choice at bat which then led to a second run in the 9th off Patrick Whelan’s double. 

BY THE NUMBERS:

Jairo Santos led with three hits and two runs scored and Alex Ellison and Patrick Whelan each recorded two runs batted in while finishing with two hits.

Michael Contini (1-3) allowed four hits, three runs while striking out two through 3.1 innings.

Up Next:

Hilbert is set to host their first home DH of the season this Wednesday when they welcome SUNY Poly to a 1:00 pm non-conference contest at the FSSJ Complex | Baseball diamond.

Editor’s Note: This story was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

The Hilbert College Hawks men’s lacrosse team was handed a tough loss by the SUNY Poly Wildcats at home Wednesday night as the Hawks fell 14-2 to the visitors.

How It Happened: SUNY Poly scored 14-unanswered goals leading up to the 4th quarter including 5 from Andrew Maycock. The Hawks never quit and to prove that they won the 4th quarter 2-0 with goals from Joey DiMaria and Kevin Doyle. Mason Shehadi picked up an assist. Griffin Miller made 15 saves in the cage in the loss.

What’s Next: Hilbert travels to Wells College on Saturday to play the Express at 1PM.

Editor’s Note: This article was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.

Hilbert Baseball, off to the program’s fastest start in Division III history, improved to 10-7 after they posted a 13-3 and a 6-5 non-conference sweep over Cazenovia College today at Gutches Lumber Sports Complex.

The Hawks got big offensive numbers from Thomas Evans led with four hits and a pair of doubles, and Ben Chowaniec led with four RBIs, all the while, Patrick Whelan poked another home run today. 

Zackory Panfil pitched the Hawks’ first complete game of the season and Blaine Morgan collected his first win in two tries in the nightcap.  Brendan Walsh now leads the AMCC league with his fourth save this season.

Game 1:

• After John Watson walked to first, he scored the Hawks first run in the top of the 2nd off Derek Martinez’ triple.
• Evans doubled at the top of the 3rd and was plated of a Whelan sac fly putting Hilbert up by two.
• Hilbert added three more in the fourth, first by Martinez’s RBI single; Chowaniec’s RBi sac fly was followed by Evan’s RBI single before they exploded with six runs in the 5th.
• After playing small ball at the start of the inning, Hilbert’s first out was a bases loaded throw to home.  Then Chowaniec doubled, knocking in three runs and Jairo Santos repeated that hit as he pushed in pinch runner Alex Ellison to set the 10-run lead.  Santos sprinted from second to home on Evans’ error by the pitch at bat.
• The Hawks, up by 11 runs, tacked two more on in the 7th when a fielder’s choice added the first and a bases loaded situation gave the Hawks the 13-0 lead.
• The Wildcats hit three singles and a double to get on the score board in the 13-3 defeat.

BY THE NUMBERS:

• Benjamin Ratajczak went 3-for-5, with a RBI and one run scored while Martinez earned two hits with 2RBIs along with one stolen base and one run scored.  Chowaniec, who earned one hit, knocked in four runs in the win.
• Zackory Panfil earned his first win this season and his second complete game of his career after he struck out three, walked two and held Cazenovia to three runs off eight hits.

Game 2:

• Both teams found their hitting rhythm in the third and fifth innings as the Hawks held on for a 6-5 win in the night cap.
• In a pitcher’s duel early, both hurlers held their opponents to just one hit through the first two innings.  But the Hawks struck first – and with two outs early in the third inning. After back-to-back walks, Whelan’s single plated Evans and Jack Duffek’s hit scored Ratajczak and Whelan.
• The Wildcats manufactured three runs in the bottom half, using a double to score two baserunners and a double to tack the third one on.
• Morgan continued to limit chances for Cazenovia in the fourth before the Hawks benefited from Whelan’s second home run this spring and Griffin McAndrew’s at bat that scored Martinez who reached second off his own long-ball double.  McAndrews tallied Hilbert’s final, and ultimately, much needed run off a wild pitch.
• Cazenovia responded once again with back-to-back hits before the Hawks made a pitch change in the 5th leading 6-4.  Ronald Mort got Hilbert out of trouble with only one additional run scored.
• The Wildcats limited Hilbert who had two ducks on the pond in the 6th and Brendan Walsh entered the game to earn his fourth save this season.

BY THE NUMBERS:

• Chowaniec went 2-for-3 with a double, as Evans scored one run after earning two hits including a double.  Whelan scored two runs, in addition to his home run while finishing with two hits and two RBIs.
• Morgan faced 21 batters, stuck out two, as he limited the Wildcats to six hits and five runs.

UP NEXT:

Hilbert is scheduled to open the most important part of their 2023 season this week.  Highly unlike to be played on Saturday based on the weather forecast, Hilbert is supposed to travel to Bradford, Pa. for a 1pm double header against Pitt.-Bradford.  Stay connected for the pending make-up date.

Editor’s Note: This article was shared with The Scribe by the Hilbert Athletics Department.