ATLANTA, Ga, – Junior Kathryn Stockbower of the Swarthmore College women’s basketball team was named a finalist for the NCAA Division III State Farm® Coaches’ All-America Team by the WBCA on Tuesday afternoon.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – The unusually-chilly Arizona weather did little to cool off the smokin’ hot Garnet bats, as the Swarthmore College baseball team (3-0) scored 16 runs on 17 hits to defeat Pitt-Bradford 16-10 on Tuesday afternoon from Desert Edge High School in Goodyear.
Sports Information Director Mark Anskis is traveling with the baseball team on its Spring Break trip to Arizona and will be periodically updating about the Garnet’s journey. Update 1 covers Swat’s first three days in Arizona, including pictures and video.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Swarthmore softball team (2-2) got off to a rough start on its spring break campaign as Guilford College (10-3-1) lit up Garnet pitching en route to a 13-2 and 14-6 sweep of the doubleheader.
LANCASTER, Pa. – Senior Kathryn Riley of the Swarthmore College softball team has been named the Centennial Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced on Monday afternoon.
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Swarthmore College outdoor track & field teams headed south to beautiful Savannah, Georgia to open up the 2010 season, competing in the Savannah State Tiger Relays over the weekend.
The Garnet women opened the season in record-breaking fashion, as the distance medley relay team of senior Mariel Feigen, sophomore Margret Lenfest, sophomore Katie Gonzalez , and freshman Rebecca Hammond broke the 16-year old school record with a time of 13:32.36.
SALISBURY, Mary. – The Swarthmore men’s tennis team (1-3) split with No. 30 Salisbury (2-1) during singles action but were unable pull out a doubles victory and fell short with a 6-3 loss.
CHANDLER, Ariz. – A rare rainy day in Arizona has forced the postponement of the scheduled Swarthmore-Wesleyan baseball doubleheader from Chandler, Ariz.
The make-up date has yet to be determined. Check back with Swarthmore Athletics or http://www.twitter.com/swatathletics for the latest update.
BOULDER CREEK, Ariz. – Fantastic pitching performances from sophomores Neil Mejia and Kyle Crawford highlighted the Swarthmore College baseball team’s season-opening sweep of Presentation (S.D.) in the first day of the Desert Classic. The Garnet (2-0) won the first game 5-3 – thanks in part to a three-run rally in the top of seventh inning – while dominating the second game 6-0.
Mejia and Crawford were both outstanding on the mound to propel the Garnet to victories; Mejia (1-0) won the first game with a seven-strikeout performance, while Crawford (1-0) followed with seven strikeouts of his own to pick up his first career shutout.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore women’s lacrosse team (1-0) opened the 2010 season in dominating fashion, defeating Neumann 21-2 in the second game of the Tri-Co Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Clothier Field.
Sophomore Annalise Mowry (5) and junior Amy Vachal (4) were the stars for the Garnet, combining for 10 of the Swarthmore’s 21 goals.