April Showers Bring More Baseball Cancellations

April 26th, 2010

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Due to the continuation of steady rainfall the Swarthmore College baseball team's game against Rutgers-Camden scheduled for 7 PM in Camden has been cancelled.  Swat is scheduled to play Philadelphia Biblical tomorrow for its Senior Day.  Action is set to begin at 2:30 PM.

Weston Ties for Fifth in Centennial Conference Championships; Team Finishes Sixth

April 25th, 2010

ELVERSON, Pa. - The Swarthmore College golf team dropped a few spots on Sunday at the Centennial Conference golf championships at the Stonewall Golf Club shooting a 971 over the three rounds and finishing sixth in the tournament.  Franklin & Marshall would take home the title with a 910.

Sophomore Paul Weston was named to the All-Conference golf team after tying for fifth overall in the tournament.  Weston shot a 229, carding a 74 in round one, 80 in round two and a 75 in the final round.  Read the rest of this entry »

Swarthmore Baseball Rained Out

April 25th, 2010

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Steady Sunday rains have forced the Swarthmore College baseball team to cancel its 1 PM game against Centenary.  The team will try to fight off the rain under the lights at Rutgers-Camden on Monday evening.  Play is scheduled to start at 7 PM.

Garnet Tennis Cruises to 8-1 Win Over F&M

April 24th, 2010

LANCASTER, Pa. - Sophomore Rosie DuBrin picked up victories at No. 1 singles and doubles, as the Swarthmore College women's tennis team (11-4, 9-1) cruised to an 8-1 victory over Franklin & Marshall in its final match before the Centennial Conference playoffs  Saturday afternoon from Lancaster.

Swarthmore - the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Centennial Conference playoffs - will next host Dickinson or Haverford in the semifinals on Saturday at a time to be determined. Read the rest of this entry »

Swat Closes Out Regular Season With 7-2 Win Over F&M

April 24th, 2010

LANCASTER, Pa. - Sophomore Zak Kelm, sophomore Max Bressman and junior Mark Wee all finished with victories in singles and doubles play as the Swarthmore College men's tennis team (9-9, 8-1) closed out the regular season with a hard-fought 7-2 victory over Franklin & Marshall on Saturday afternoon from Lancaster.

With the win, the Garnet lock up the No. 2 seed in upcoming Centennial Conference playoffs, where they will host the No. 3 Diplomats in a rematch from the College on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

Garnet Prepare for Centennials With Strong Showing at Lions Invitational

April 24th, 2010

RESULTS

EWING, N.J. - With just one week to go until the 2010 Centennial Conference Track & Field Championships from Swarthmore College, sophomore Kenyetta Givans - a two-time gold medalist at the Indoor Championships - showed that she is once again going to be a force to be reckoned with, as she earned fifth-place finish in the women's 100 meter hurdles (15.68) and 11th place finish in the women's 100 meter dash (13.08) to lead the Swat track & field teams at the TCNJ Lions Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Read the rest of this entry »

Swat Baseball Splits with Dickinson, Secures No. 3 Seed in Conference Playoffs

April 24th, 2010

GAME 1

GAME 2

CARLISLE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College baseball team (19-15, 11-7 CC) split a Saturday doubleheader with the Dickinson Red Devils (8-25, 4-14 CC) to secure a No. 3 seed in the Centennial Conference baseball playoffs.  Swat lost game one 8-6 and won game two 15-3.

Swarthmore will now play at No. 2 Haverford on Friday, April 30th in the first round of the playoffs.

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Swat Softball Preps for Postseason With Split of Haverford

April 24th, 2010

Box 1

Box 2

HAVERFORD, Pa. - After not scoring a single run in a 1-0 loss in the first half of Saturday's doubleheader with Haverford, the bats came to life in the second game for the Swarthmore College softball team (19-21, 10-6), as the Garnet pounded out 12 runs on 14 hits to earn a split with Fords thanks to a 12-4 victory in the second game. Read the rest of this entry »

Fords Rally Past Garnet Lax 7-6

April 24th, 2010

BOX SCORE

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College men's lacrosse team (4-9, 1-7) scored four unanswered goals in the third period to take a 6-5 lead over visiting rival Haverford, but the Fords stormed back in the fourth, scoring the period's only two goals to en route to a narrow 7-6 victory over the Garnet on Senior Day from Clothier Field Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »

Weston Tied for Second After Round One of Centennial Conference Golf Championships

April 24th, 2010

Round 1 Results

ELVERSON, Pa. - The Swarthmore College golf team sits in fourth place after round one of the Centennial Conference golf championships with a score of 315. Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg share the lead with 305.

Sophomore Paul Weston leads the Garnet, finishing the first 18 holes tied for second place with score of 74, trailing the leader by two strokes.   Read the rest of this entry »