Athletics News

RALEIGH, N.C. – It was a sour ending to the North Carolina Spring Break trip for the Swarthmore College softball team (2-6), as Meredith (10-6) pitchers held the Garnet offense to just one run over two games, as the Avenging Angels defeated Swat 2-0 and 5-1 on Friday evening.

Senior Kathryn Riley pitched well despite not picking up a win on the day, allowing just one earned run while tossing 10.2 innings on the day. Riley also got it done at the plate for the Garnet, finishing the day 3-of-5 from the plate.

PEORIA, Ariz. – The Swarthmore College baseball team’s Spring Break trip ended in heartbreaking fashion, as a wild pitch from sophomore Zach Weiner in the bottom of the 10th inning proved to be the difference as Wesleyan rallied from a four-run eighth inning deficit to defeat the Garnet 11-10 in 10 innings on Friday afternoon from the Padres Spring Training Facility in Peoria, Arizona.

With the defeat, the Garnet finish the Arizona trip with a 3-5 record.

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Due to heavy rains in the Southeastern U.S., today’s scheduled women’s lacrosse game between the Swarthmore College women’s lacrosse team (2-0) and the Savannah College of Art & Design has been cancelled. No make-up date will be scheduled.

SALISBURY, Md. – Sophomore Rosie DuBrin picked up a victory out of No.3 singles, but it wasn’t enough for the Swarthmore College women’s tennis team, as Salisbury defeated the Garnet 8-1 on Thursday afternoon.

The loss is the Garnet’s (2-1) first defeat of the 2010 season.

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.

RALEIGH, N.C. – A struggling offense doomed the Swarthmore softball team (2-4) on Wednesday afternoon as the Peace College Pacers (12-6, 1-1) took down the Garnet in two five-inning games from the Wachovia Athletic Park. Swarthmore lost game one 11-0 and game two 8-0.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – The Swarthmore College baseball team’s impressive start to the 2010 start came to halt on Wednesday afternoon in the desert, as the Garnet (3-2) were swept by unbeaten Wesleyan 18-9 and 8-5 from Desert Edge High School.

Swat’s loss in the second half of the doubleheader was a particularly tough defeat, as the Cardinal (5-0) rallied from down 3-1 in fifth inning of the seven inning contest, while sophomore Spencer Ross saw his potential game-tying three-run home run robbed by a spectacular catch by the Wesleyan right-fielder off the wall.

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Swarthmore women’s lacrosse team (2-0) opened its spring break action with a decisive 12-7 victory over the Trine University Thunder (0-2) on Wednesday afternoon in South Carolina.

Sophomore Annelise Mowry recorded her second straight hat trick with three goals in the game.

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Senior Tyler Bradshaw scored three goals on four shorts while senior goalie Kevin Freidenberg stopped an impressive 17 shots on goal to lead the Swarthmore men’s lacrosse team (1-2), but Lynchburg scored five unanswered goals in the decisive second period to lead the Hornets past the Garnet 12-7 on Wednesday afternoon.

LANCASTER, Pa. – Six Swarthmore student-athletes were named to the fall All-Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Team today. The Centennial’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee created the team to emphasize sportsmanship within the Conference. All institutions elected one member from their team who displays good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-Centennial team.