Panthers Power Past Garnet for Doubleheader Sweep
CHANDLER, Ariz. - It was tough day on the diamond for the Swarthmore College baseball team (3-4), as the Garnet dropped a pair of games to Pitt-Bradford, 8-2 and 9-5, on Thursday afternoon from Seton Catholic High School in Chandler Arizona.
The Garnet prepare to take the field on Thursday.
Game 1
Just like in Wednesday's first game with Welseyan, the Garnet dug itself a early hole from which it could not recover, as the Panthers scored seven runs in the first three inning en route to the 8-2 win.
Senior Jimmy Gill blasted a solo home run to centerfield to pace the offense. Senior Wiley Archibald, sophomore Miles Santo and freshman Rory McTear also reached base safely for the Garnet.
The Panthers jumped on Swat from the get-go, scoring four runs off four hits in the first frame off starter Kyle Crawford (1-1). Ahead 4-0 in the third inning, the Panthers essentially put the game out of reach, knocking in three runs on three hits to start the inning, extending the Swat deficit to 7-0.
Crawford took the loss for the Garnet, pitching two inning while allowing six runs on six hits. Sophomore Sam Menzin pitched well in relief, allowing just one run in four innings of work while striking out three.
Swarthmore's effort was hampered by three errors by the defense.
Game 2
Ahead 3-1, the Garnet saw Pitt-Bradford score three runs in the third and fifth innings as the Panthers rallied for the 9-5 in the second half of the twinbill.
Junior Thomas Nakamura finished with two hits and three RBI, including a two-run home run in the fifth inning - the first of his career.
Swat took the lead thanks to a big second inning. Nakamura got the ball rolling with an RBI single to left, evening the score at 1-1. Next to the plate, junior Ben Schneiderman brought home freshman Rory McTear from third base, which was promptly followed by an RBI single from sophomore Anthony Montalbano, giving Swat a 3-1 lead.
The Panthers responded in the third inning, fueled by two-out, two-run bases loaded double from Pitt-Bradford's Bart McGary, helping the Panthers steal the lead from the Garnet at 4-3.
Pitt-Bradford extended the lead to 6-3 in the following inning, but Swat responded with one last charge. With sophomore Spencer Ross on base and two outs, Nakamura connected on big two-run home run over the left-field fence, bringing the Garnet right back into the game at 6-5.
But the Panthers had the answer in the bottom half of the inning, as back-to-back doubles and three consecutive hits off junior reliever Adam Koshkin brought three more runs across the plate, padding the lead to 9-5.
Sophomore Neil Meija (1-1) took the loss, allowing three runs in four innings of work.
Swarthmore closes out its Spring Break trip with a rematch against Wesleyan tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. (MST) from Peoria, Arizona.
Game 1 Box
Pittsburg-Bradford 8 (2-3) Swarthmore 2 (3-3)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Flowers Geoff cf........... 2 1 1 0 Anthony Montalbano 2b...... 3 0 0 0
Revella Ross 3b............ 5 1 2 1 Ramsey Walker ph.......... 1 0 0 0
D Smith 2b................. 4 2 1 1 Mike Waterhouse c.......... 1 0 0 0
Bifano Justin 1b........... 3 1 0 0 Miles Santo c............. 2 0 1 1
Bart McGary rf............. 3 1 2 1 Wiley Archibald 1b......... 3 0 1 0
Phelps Johnny dh........... 2 1 2 1 Matt Corso 1b............. 0 0 0 0
Foster Nick dh............ 1 0 0 0 Michael Cameron 3b......... 2 0 0 0
Solley Phil c.............. 2 1 2 1 Spencer Ross ss............ 2 0 0 0
J Bizzak lf................ 3 0 0 1 James Beall dh............. 2 0 0 0
Smith Ryan ss.............. 4 0 0 0 Jimmy Gill rf.............. 3 1 1 1
Miraglia Mike p............ 0 0 0 0 Rory McTear lf............. 3 1 1 0
Ben Schneiderman cf........ 2 0 0 0
Bryce Codell cf........... 1 0 0 0
Kyle Crawford p............ 0 0 0 0
Sam Menzin p.............. 0 0 0 0
Sean Mangus p............. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 29 8 10 6 Totals..................... 25 2 4 2
Score by Innings R H E
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Pittsburg-Bradford.. 403 100 0 - 8 10 2
Swarthmore.......... 000 010 1 - 2 4 3
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E - Revella; D Smith; A Montalbano; M Cameron; S Menzin. DP - BRFM 1. LOB - BRFM 10;
SWAT 6. 2B - D Smith. HR - J Gill. HBP - Flowers 3; J Bizzak. SF - Bart McGary;
Phelps; S Ross. SB - Flowers. CS - Revella.
Pittsburg-Bradford IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Miraglia Mike W,1-1....... 7.0 4 2 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 25 29 4 11
Swarthmore IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Kyle Crawford L,1-1....... 2.0 6 7 6 2 0 1 0 2 0 11 16 3 3
Sam Menzin ................ 4.0 3 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 14 19 4 4
Sean Mangus ............... 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2
WP - K Crawford; S Menzin 2. HBP - by K Crawford (Flowers); by K Crawford (Flowers); by
S Menzin (J Bizzak); by S Menzin (Flowers). Inherited runners/scored: S Menzin 3/3.
Pitches/strikes: None.
Strikeouts - Flowers; Foster; Smith 2; A Montalbano; J Beall; J Gill; R McTear; B
Codell. Walks - D Smith; Bifano; Solley 2; M Cameron 2; J Beall.
Game 2 Box
Swarthmore 5 (3-4) Pittsburg-Bradford 9 (3-3)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Anthony Montalbano 3b...... 4 0 2 1 Flowers Geoff cf........... 2 2 1 1
Mike Waterhouse dh......... 3 0 0 0 Revella Ross 3b............ 3 1 0 1
Michael Cameron 1b......... 3 0 0 0 D Smith 2b................. 3 0 1 1
Spencer Ross ss............ 4 1 2 0 Bifano Justin 1b........... 4 0 0 0
Miles Santo c.............. 2 1 0 0 Bart McGary rf............. 4 2 2 1
Wiley Archibald ph........ 1 0 0 0 Phelps Johnny dh........... 3 0 2 1
Matt Lamb c............... 0 0 0 0 Tewksbury Chris pr........ 0 1 0 0
Jimmy Gill rf.............. 3 1 1 0 Moore Parker lf............ 3 1 1 2
Tom Nakamura 2b............ 3 2 2 3 Kunkle David ss............ 1 1 0 0
Ben Schneiderman cf........ 3 0 2 1 Foster Nick c.............. 2 1 0 0
Rory McTear lf............. 3 0 0 0 Solley Phil c............. 0 0 0 1
Matt Corso ph............. 1 0 0 0 Hochschild Cory p.......... 0 0 0 0
Neil Mejia p............... 0 0 0 0 Ben McGary p.............. 0 0 0 0
Adam Koshkin p............ 0 0 0 0
Sean Mangus p............. 0 0 0 0
James Bernard p........... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 30 5 9 5 Totals..................... 25 9 7 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Swarthmore.......... 030 020 0 - 5 9 2
Pittsburg-Bradford.. 103 230 X - 9 7 2
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E - S Ross 2; D Smith; Hochschild. DP - SWAT 1; BRFM 1. LOB - SWAT 10; BRFM 5. 2B -
Bart McGary; Phelps; Moore. HR - T Nakamura; Flowers. HBP - M Waterhouse; M Cameron;
M Santo; Flowers. SF - Schneiderman; Solley.
Swarthmore IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Neil Mejia L,1-1.......... 4.0 4 6 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 17 22 0 9
Adam Koshkin .............. 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0
Sean Mangus ............... 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 1
James Bernard ............. 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 2
Pittsburg-Bradford IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Hochschild Cory W......... 6.0 8 5 5 2 2 3 0 3 0 26 32 8 7
Ben McGary ................ 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0
WP - S Mangus; Hochschild 3. HBP - by Hochschild (M Cameron); by Hochschild (M Santo);
by N Mejia (Flowers); by Hochschild (M Waterhouse). Inherited runners/scored: S Mangus
1/1. Pitches/strikes: None.
Strikeouts - S Ross; J Gill; T Nakamura; R McTear; M Corso; Bart McGary; Moore;
Kunkle. Walks - J Gill; T Nakamura; Flowers; Revella; D Smith; Kunkle 2.
Umpires -
Start: Time: 2:34 Attendance: 11