Garnet Insider – Swarthmore / Haverford softball
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. -- Follow along with the Swarthmore softball team's quest for a Centennial Conference Championship as Director of Sports Information Kyle Leach provides inning-by-inning updates.
Game One: #3 Dickinson 5, #2 Haverford 0
Game Two: #1 Ursinus 4, #4 Swarthmore 3
Game Three: #2 Haverford (22-15) vs #4 Swarthmore (21-17) First Elimination Game
Pre-game: First pitch is 2:15 p.m. at Eleanor Frost Snell Field. Temperature is 52 degrees with overcast skies.
Pitching match-up: Cassandra Searls, Haverford (So. RHP) 5-3 / Kathryn Riley, Swarthmore (So. RHP) 16-8
Lineups: Haverford Dana Irshay (LF), Candice Smith (SS), Allison Frank (2B), Lindsay Sullivan (3B), Cassandra Searls (P), Allison Crawford (C), Beth Davis (1B), Nancy Anderson (CF), Marina Zambrotta (RF)
Swarthmore Lauren Walker (CF), Lauren Marczi (RF), Katie Gold (SS), Kathryn Riley (P), Christine Sendelsky (2B), Melissa Emmerson (3B), Krista Scheirer (1B), Maggie Vizcarra (DP), Kristin Caspar (LF) FLEX Michele Perch (C)
Top of First: Fords score two runs with two outs to take early 2-0 lead.
Bottom of First: Walker draws a walk and is bunted to second by Marczi. Gold lines a single to center, Walker advances to third. Riley grounds to the pitcher, runners hold. Sendelsky walks to load the bases. Emmerson lines out to shortstop. Score: Haverford 2, Swarthmore 0
Top of Second: Anderson strikes out swinging. Zambrota reaches on an infield hit. Irshay reaches on fielder's choice, Sendelsky to Gold at second. Smith goes down on strikes, swinging.
Bottom of Second: Scheirer struck out looking. Vizcarra hit in the knee by a pitch. Caspar down on strikes, swinging. Walker hits a hump-back liner to right field for a base hit. Runners at first and second for Swarthmore. Garnet side retired as Marczi grounds into a fielder's choice, third base unassisted. Score: Haverford 2, Swarthmore 0
Top of Third: Frank hits home run to left center to lead off inning. Sullivan pops out in foul ground, Gold on the put out. Searls down swinging. Crawford skies to center, Walker settles under for third out.
Bottom of Fourth: Gold pops out on the infield. Riley singles through the right side. Sendelsky reches on fielder's choice, Riley retired on the force out at second base. Sendelsky steals second standing up. Emmerson grounds to third to end the inning. Score: Haverford 3, Swarthmore 0
Top of the Fourth: Davis lined a single to left field. Anderson bunts Davis to second, Riley to Sendelsky on the putout. Zambrota grounds out to short, Davis moves to third on the play. Irshay lines out to Emmerson at third.
Bottom of Fourth: Scheirer reaches on an error by Haverford second baseman. Vizcarra reaches on error by shortstop. Hendrickson pinch runs for Vizcarra. Caspar bunts runners up a base. Walker drives in Scheirer with RBI ground out. Hendrickson scores on wild pitch. Marczi out on strikes, swinging. Score: Haverford 3, Swarthmore 2
Top of Fifth: Smith grounded out to second base. Frank struck out looking. Sullivan lines a hit through the left side. Searls doubles to deep center, driving in Sullivan. Crawford lines to Sendelsky for final out of the inning.
Bottom of Fifth: Gold singles through left side. Riley bunts Gold to second base. Sendelsky lines a shot right at centerfielder for second out. Emmerson flies out to center. Score: Haverford 4, Swarthmore 2
Top of Sixth: changes for Swarthmore (Scheirer to right, Riley to first base, Kern to catcher and bats in Marczi's spot, Zelaski into pitch.) Davis singled, Anderson popped out to Sendelsky. Wild pitch advanced Davis. Zambrano grounded to third, Davis moved up on the play. Irshay grounded to Riley, unassisted.
Bottom of Sixth: changes for Haverford (Karmel in to pitch, Searls to centerfield and Anderson to right field). Sheirer struck out swinging. Vizcarra stuck out looking. Caspar struck out swinging. Score: Haverford 4, Swarthmore 2
Top of Seventh: Smith humpback line drive to Gold at shortstop. Frank reaches on throwing error by the shortstop. Sullivan singles to left field, Frank moves up to second on the play. Searls reaches on an infield single. Crawford drives in run with infield single. Davis singles to left, scoring two Ford runs. Anderson reaches on fielder's choice, Emmerson tosses to Gold for out at third. Karmel pops out to Riley. Score: Haverford 7, Swarthmore 2
Bottom of Seventh: Walker lines base hit to left field. Kern out on a ground out to second base, Walker moves up on the play. Gold doubles off left field fence, driving in Walker. Riley flies out to left field. Sendelksy grounds out to second.
FINAL SCORE: Haverford 7, Swarthmore 3
Winning Pitcher: Searls (6-3) Losing Pitcher: Riley (16-9)