Dickinson Pens Dreary Ending for Garnet on Senior Day
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- The visiting Red Devils from Dickinson used a pair of complete-game pitching performances to sweep a Centennial doubleheader from Swarthmore Sunday afternoon at Clothier Fields. The Red Devils won the first game 6-3 and took the second affair by the score of 13-3 in the final games of 2007 for both squads.
Swarthmore honored its two seniors, captain Sammy Faeder and Noah Cooper-Harris, in a ceremony between the games one and two. Faeder responded with two hits and two RBIs on the day while Cooper-Harris also swung the bat with authority, picking up two doubles and two RBIs in the final collegiate baseball game for each young man.
Dickinson (12-24 overall, 8-10 CC) rode the arm of junior Brian Kelley (7.0 IP, three runs, three K's) in the first game, putting up two runs apiece in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Sophomore shortstop Matt Catania led the visitors, going 2-for-3 with two runs while right-fielder Ryan Stearrett added a base hit, scored two runs and drove in another.
Garnet southpaw Jimmy Gill '10 (0-3) took the loss, striking out two in three innings while reliever Sean Varsalona '09 contributed four strong innings, striking out three while not allowing a base hit. Cooper-Harris launced a moon-shot double to left in the third inning, driving in junior Scott Dalane who had reached on a hit by pitch and swiped second base.
The Red Devils benefited from a five-run third to open a 6-0 lead early on in the second game. Swarthmore battled back for a pair of runs in the bottom of the third, as junior catcher Andy Bender and Cooper-Harris smacked back-to-back doubles. Faeder plated Cooper-Harris with a base hit of his own, cutting the lead to 6-2 Devils.
Dickinson broke the game open with a four-spot in the fifth and then added another run in the sixth to go ahead 11-2.
Red Devils starter Matt Eonta evened his record at 5-5 on the season by spreading six hits over nine innings, striking out six in the process.
Garnet junior Justin Chen (0-6) took the loss for the hometown team, pitching three innings while allowing seven hits with one strikeout.
Swarthmore concludes the 2007 season with an overall record of 4-25 and 2-16 in the Centennial.