Athletics News

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — The Swarthmore baseball team (8-12, 2-7 CC) dropped a 9-2 decision to visiting Muhlenberg (13-13, 3-5 CC) on Tuesday afternoon at Clothier Fields.

LANCASTER, Pa. — Swarthmore goalie Frank Mazzucco was named the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the week of March 31- April 6, as announced by the Conference office on April 7.

LEBANON, Pa. — Swarthmore senior Armand Russo posted the low score for the Garnet golf team at the Lebanon Valley College Spring Invitational played at the Lebanon Country Club Monday afternoon.

POMONA, N.J. — Swarthmore senior Ross Weller won the men’s 3,000 meter steeplechase as the Garnet track & field teams traveled to Richard Stockton College over the weekend.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Swarthmore fell to their second nationally ranked women’s tennis team over this past weekend. On Sunday #7 Mary Washington (15-3) rolled past the Garnet (6-4) with a score of 9-0 at the Battleground Complex.

CHESTERTOWN, Mary. — Swarthmore junior Kevin Shaughnessy won both matches Sunday afternoon as the Garnet men’s tennis team fell to Washington (Md.), ranked 18th in the Atlantic South region, by a score of 6-3 in Centennial action inside the Johnson Lifetime Fitness Center.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. — For the third time in less than a week, wet conditions have forced the cancellation of a Garnet softball doubleheader. Sunday’s twin bill with the Gettysburg Bullets, a re-scheduled affair originally slated for Saturday, has been called off due to poor field conditions at Clothier Fields.

WESTMINSTER, Mary. — Swarthmore senior goalkeeper Frank Mazzucco turned away 16 Green Terror shots, spearheading a stellar effort by the Garnet defense as Swarthmore held on to beat McDaniel 4-3 in a low-scoring Centennial Conference contest Saturday afternoon.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Swarthmore sophomore Rachel Wallwork remains undefeated in #1 singles play as #8 Carnegie Mellon beats the Garnet 8-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Battleground Athletic Complex on the campus of Mary Washington.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Swarthmore men’s tennis continues to put forth the strong effort but another top-ranked opponent claimed victory. Saturday’s foe, #11 Mary Washington, followed the play of two All-Americans to defeat the Garnet 9-0 in non-conference tennis action at the Battleground.