Garnet Cash In Against Pequots
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Swarthmore (2-1) sent 13 men to the plate in a nine-run fourth inning, rolling to a 17-8 win over Mitchell (CT) College (1-2) on Tuesday afternoon.
Senior captain Scott Young led the Garnet offense with two hits, four runs scored, three RBIs, and three stolen bases. Three other Swarthmore ballplayers scored at least twice; sophomore Patrick Christmas was 2-for-5 with three runs and an RBI, freshman Kevin Kooi drew three walks and score two times, and sophomore Travis Allen had two walks, scored twice, and stole a bag.
Freshman Conor Casey, owner of four hits on 11 pitches on Monday, patiently drew four walks (one shy of the Centennial record) in Tuesday's game.
The Swarthmore offense benefitted from 11 hits and 15 base on balls to produced its largest run total since a 22-13 Garnet win at Washington (Md.) on April 15, 2003.
Junior right-hander Noah Cooper-Harris (1-0) picked up his first win of the season, tossing 5.0 innings allowing five runs on seven hits. Freshman Sean Varsolona closed out the game for the Garnet with three innings of two-hit, one-run baseball to earn his first collegiate save.
The Garnet offense got going early and often, scoring at least one run in the first seven innings.
Young singled to lead off the top of the fourth inning, eventually swiping third base before coming around to score. The Garnet went through the lineup, recording only one out, before Young made his way to the plate a second time. This time, Young drilled a two-run double, stole third, and then scored his second run of the frame on Christmas' sacrifice fly.
Swarthmore will take a day off on Wednesday and resume its spring trip on Thursday evening with a 7:00 p.m. game vs. Eastern.