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Garrett Ash '05 won the 5,000 meter race in his Division and Vernon Chaplin '07 continued to post lower times at 800 meters, joining three other Garnet teammates in running personal-bests at the Delaware Invitational hosted by the University of Delaware.

Ash got the Garnet off to a great start at the Invite, out running nine other runners from Division II and III schools to win the 5,000 meter run on Friday night. Ash's time of 15:34.02 would have put him in third place among the Division I athletes.

Chaplin finished third in 800 meter race for Division II and III athletes, only a second behind winner Tristan Gilbert of Salisbury. Teammate Paul Thibodeau '06 ran a very strong 800, finishing eighth out of 34 runners, in a time of 2:01.27

Chaplin's time of 1:55.26 bettered his personal best of 1:55.90. already the second fastest time in school history. Dave Graham owns the top time, running 1:54.45 in 1991.

Jon Shoop '08 and Duncan Gromko '07 ran rather well in the 1500 meter race, finishing 10th (4:16.12) and 12th (4:17.38), respectively, while establishing personal bests.

Ross Weller '08 kept up the momentum from his strong run at the Danny Curran Invitational, posting a personal best in the 3000 meter steeplechase (10:05.33), finishing fourth in the process.

The Garnet men travel to Widener University for their next competition on April 16th. The Widener Invite will start at 10:00 a.m.

Results

Ross Weller '08, Jones Nauseef '06 and Nat Erb-Satullo '07 all ran personal-best times in the 5,000 meter race as the Garnet men competed at the Grizzly Invite hosted by Ursinus College.

Weller finished in fourth place, posting a time of 15:50.55 and while Nauseef followed in ninth position. Nauseef's time of 16.17.00 was almost thirty seconds lower than his previous best. Erb-Satullo, who finished eleventh, also produced the top 5K time of his running career, completing the distance in 16:21.97.

Vernon Chaplin '07 continued to lower his time at 1500 meters, finishing fourth at the Grizzly Invite in a time of 4:00.57, the sixth-best time in school history.

Tyler Lyson '06 ran another strong 400 meter race, posting the eleventh-fastest time at the meet (51.55). Duncan Gromko '07 posted a top-15 finish at 800 meters, clocking in with a time of 2:00.53.

Results

Sam Graffeo '07 establish a personal best in the shot and Heather Reese '07 set a record in the pole vault at the Delaware Invitational hosted by the University of Delaware on Saturday afternoon.

Graffeo heaved the shot put 34' 9 3/4", out-distancing her previous high-water mark, 33' 10 1/4", by almost a full foot. The toss ranks fifth-longest in school history; Cristi Charpentier aired out the shot at a distance of 36' 11.25" in 1982.

Reese cleared a height of 8' 6 1/4", passing Sarah Kate Selling's previous Swarthmore record of 8' 6" set in 2003, finishing in fourth place.

Kavita Hardy '08, who missed the Danny Curran Invite with a twisted ankle, came back strong in the 1500 meter race in Delaware. The freshman finished seventh out of twenty-seven runners, finishing with a strong time of 5:09.83.

The Garnet women travel back down Rt. 320 for their next competition, compete in the Widener Invitational on April 16th, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Results

Dickinson won both ends of a Centennial Conference doubleheader, defeating the Garnet (7-17, 1-3) 8-5 in game one and 3-0 in the nightcap.

The Red Devils used a five run second inning en route to an 8-5 decision in game one. The Garnet jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first when a Katie Gold '08 single scored Sam Brody '05 and Danielle Miller '06.

Dickinson countered with a five-spot when they put together seven consecutive hits to start the inning. Megan Spears provide the big blow with a two-run double.

Val Marone '05 led off the second with a single and later scored to make it a 5-3 game. The Red Devils then added two more runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 7-3.

The Garnet added two more runs in the sixth when Gold led off with a double and scored on a Marone single. Marone scored on an error to make it a 7-5 game.

The Devils added an insurance run in the seventh when Alex Speace reached on an error and scored on a Kaitlyn McDonald single.

The Garnet loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh on a one-out single by Miller and back-to-back two-out singles by Gold and Marianne Klingaman '07 but could not bring home any runs.

Gold was 3 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored and Marone was 2 for 4 with two runs. Jess Burger went 3 for 3, scored three runs and had an RBI and Rachel Fleming wa 3 for 4 with two runs and and RBI to lead the Devils. Lauren Porter improved to 2-7 with the win and Klingaman fell to 3-6 with the loss.

In game 2, Sarah McGowan (4-4) scattered six hits en route to the shutout victory. Speace drew a walk and scored the game's first run in the third inning on a Jen Korth double.

Dickinson added two runs in the top of the seventh when Burger and McDonald both scored on Amy DiBiase '08 wild pitches.

The Garnet tried to rally in its last at bat as Melissa LaVan '07 drew a one out walk and Brody singled but two ground outs ended the game.

Mary Mintel '05 was 2 for 2 with a double and DiBiase allowed six hits and struck out four to fall to 2-5 on the season.

The Garnet hosts Muhlenberg on Tuesday in a 3 p.m. Centennial Conference doubleheader.

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Lindsay Roth '07 recorded a hat-trick and Megan Sanborn '08 added two goals but it was not enough as the Garnet (7-4, 2-3) fell 14-8 at Muhlenberg (6-4, 3-3) in Centennial Conference play.

Courtney Tapkas scored three goals and added four assists and Christa Carlstrand had a hat-trick and an assist to lead the Mules.

The Garnet held a 41-30 shot advantage in the contest as Susannah Blair '08 recorded 12 saves for Swarthmore and Diana Bleakley made 22 stops for the Mules.

Swarthmore returns to action on Tuesday when Haverford visits for a 5 p.m. Centennial contest.

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Ursinus pitcher Rob Caruso allowed only three Swarthmore hits, two off the bat of shortstop Sam Faeder '07, as the Bears downed the Garnet 8-2 in Centennial Conference baseball at Clothier Fields on Friday afternoon.

The Bears put a run across in the top of the first when a double by Mike Ziemak and a pair of Swarthmore errors led to a 1-0 Ursinus lead.

The Garnet answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the second. Infielder Patrick Christmas '08 drew a one-out walk from Caruso, and moved up to second base on Noah Cooper-Harris' ground out. Faeder, stuck in a hitting slump, smoked a first-pitch fastball into the gap in left-center for an RBI double.

Ursinus got a unearned run in the third and then scored two more times in the fourth when Ryan Regensburg laced a two-out, two-run double off Swarthmore starter Alex Ryan-Bond '07. The Bears posted another unearned run in the sixth and added three more in the seventh, extending their lead to 8-1.

Faeder brought some life back to the Garnet in the bottom of the seventh, stroking a two-out double down the left field line. Catcher Ben Mendelson '08 followed with an RBI single to center, cutting the deficit to 8-2. Caruso escaped the inning, getting the next batter, Scott Dalane '08, to fly out to right field.

Mike Conner pitched a perfect ninth to send Ursinus (5-15-1) to a season sweep of the Garnet.

Faeder busted out of his slump, leading Swarthmore (2-12, 0-4 CC) with two doubles, a run scored, and a run driven in. Jody Fisher '05 reached base twice, drawing two walks to push his team-leading total to 11.

Caruso pitched eight innings for his second win of the season, fanning three while walking four.

Ryan-Bond suffered his fourth loss of the year, tossing seven innings while walking two.

Swarthmore returns to Clothier Field tomorrow afternoon, April 9th, playing host to the McDaniel Green Terror in a 12:30 double header.

The Garnet (5-4, 3-0) rolled to its 12th straight Centennial Conference victory with a 9-0 thrashing at Bryn Mawr.

Sonya Reynolds '07, Elli Suzuki '06, and Sara Sargent '07 were all double-winners in the rout. Reynolds teamed with Marissa Matthews '07 for an 8-1 victory at first doubles while Suzuki and Sargent were 8-5 winners at No. 2. Jamie Midyette '08 and Federica Von Euw '07 teamed up to post an 8-3 victory at No. 3.

The Garnet continued its strong play to the singles matches as all six players won in straight sets. Reynolds was a 6-1, 6-0 winner at No. 1, Suzuki posted a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 2 and Sargent recorded a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 3. Emily Townsend '07 earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 4 and Sonia Vallabh '06 was a 6-1, 6-1 winner at No. 5. Jenna Adelberg '06 completed the sweep with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 6.

The 25th-ranked Garnet host No. 15 Carnegie Mellon on Saturday at 1 p.m. Results

Swarthmore scored on two extra-man opportunities in the third period and freshman goalie Frank Mazzucco (above) made 17 saves as the Garnet defeated Ursinus College 12-9 on Wednesday evening in Centennial Conference action.

The Bears were hot early, scoring five goals on eight shots in the first period, enjoying a 4-1 at one point. Freshman Justin Reinke led the charge, scoring twice for Ursinus (2-6, 0-3 CC). Swarthmore closed the period strong, with goals by seniors Tom Coughlin and Jeff Donlea, both assists credited to freshman Chris Harman, cutting the lead to 5-3.

The Garnet retained the momentum when Donlea struck again in the second period, putting home a pass from Coughlin at the 8:06 mark. Senior Paul Chung knotted the score at 5-5, tallying an unassisted goal at 7:32 left in the half.

Ursinus' Anthony Tori gave the Bears the lead, 6-5, with a score at 4:55, but the Tide fought to even the score just before halftime. Harman one-timed a feed from Tim Chryssikos '05 with 25 seconds remaining, swing the pendulum of momentum back in Swarthmore's favor.

Jay Charles '07, encouraged by the 180 boisterous fans at Clothier Field, scooped up a ground ball off the opening face-off and bolted to the front of the net, beating Bears' goalie Matt Orlando on the left side for a 7-6 Garnet lead.

Adam Miller '08 gave Charles a breather on the ensuing face-off, immediately winning the scrum at mid-field, taking possession for the Garnet . The freshman midfielder, taking a page from Charles' book, scooped up the ground ball and sprinted towards the Bears' cage. Miller wasted little time, firing the ball past Orlando for his first collegiate goal and an 8-6 Garnet lead.

Ursinus took advantage of a Swarthmore penalty with an extra-man goal by Dane Mangin at 13:42 and then tied the contest at 9:07 with Tori's second goal of the night.

A Bears' penalty later in the third provided opportunity for the Garnet. Ryan McKenna took a feed from Coughlin and put the Garnet up 9-8 with 6:05 on the clock. Jason Lawson answered for Ursinus at 3:53 with an unassisted goal, tying the game 9-9.

Dual penalties on Mangin gave the Garnet a extra-man opportunity for two minutes near the end of the third period. Swarthmore cashed in via their man-up offense when Gavin Nurick '07 took a pass from Chryssikos and fired a rocket past Orlando for what turned out to be the game-winning goal.

Nurick struck again with 4:57 left in the fourth and Chryssikos bolted by three defenders for an unassisted effort at 2:40 to complete the scoring.

Mazzucco closed the door on the Bears in the fourth, making seven saves, including three heart-stoppers in the last three minutes, sending Swarthmore to their first Centennial Conference victory of the season.

Nine different players scored for the Garnet (4-3, 1-1 CC), led by Donlea with three goals and Nurick with two. Coughlin, Chryssikos, and Harman each had a goal and two assists, while Charles, McKenna, Chung, and Miller registered goals.

Reinke and Tori led the Bears with two goals apiece and Orlando made seven saves, taking the loss in goal.

Swarthmore will play host again on Saturday afternoon, welcoming the Green Terror of McDaniel College to Clothier Field for a 1:00 p.m. Centennial match-up.

The Ursinus College baseball team collected 16 base hits, posting runs in six different innings to claim an 11-4 victory over Swarthmore on Tuesday afternoon in Centennial Conference action in Collegeville, Pa.

The Garnet jumped on Bears starting pitcher Clay Miller in the first with consecutive singles by Scott Young '06 and Jody Fisher '05. Ian Adelstein '08 reached base on an error by the Ursinus rightfielder, loading the bases for cleanup hitter Travis Allen '08. Miller induced Allen into a ground-ball double play, allowing Young to cross the plate with the first run of the game. Miller escaped without further damage, retiring the next hitter, Swarthmore's Andy Bender '08, on a ground ball to shortstop.

Ursinus evened the score in the bottom of the inning, using two singles and two stolen bases to put runners in scoring position for Ryan Regensburg. Garnet ace Jared Leiderman '05 immediately set Regensburg down on strikes, his Centennial-leading 42nd strikeout of the season. Ted Piotrowicz, the next batter to the plate, lifted a fly ball to right field with enough depth to score Tommy Hermann, making it a 1-1 game.

The Bears added two more in the second and another run in the fourth, giving Miller a 4-1 lead. The floodgates opened up in the bottom of the fifth, as Ursinus put four more runs up on the board. Most of the damage occurred when Bret Jenkins ripped a two-run triple to right center. More runs came in the bottom of the sixth, as the Bear used two hits and a Garnet error to push their lead to 10-1. Swarthmore benefited from a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning on a high note.

The Garnet carried that momentum to the plate in the top of the seventh, smacking four hits to generate three runs. Second baseman Patrick Christmas '08 lined a one-out single to center and moved up to second on a balk by Miller. Noah Cooper-Harris '07 followed with a single to center, driving in Christmas to make it 10-2. Designated hitter Ben Mendelson '08 struck out for the second out, but centerfielder Scott Dalane '08 smoked a double to center, scoring Cooper-Harris. Dalane advanced to third on another balk by Miller and came around to score on Young's single to make it 10-3 Ursinus.

The Bears score one more time in the eight and Ryan Smith set Swarthmore down in order in the ninth, sending Ursinus (4-14-1, 2-1 CC) to their fourth win of the season.

Leiderman (1-5) went six innings for the Garnet (2-11, 0-3 CC) striking out one while walking two.

Dalane lead Swarthmore with a double, a single, an RBI, and run scored while teammate Young contributed two base hits, a run, and an RBI.

Miller (1-3) pitched seven innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out eight.

Swarthmore looks to split the season series with Ursinus on April 8th when the Bears come to Clothier Fields for a 3:30 p.m. game.

Christina Procacci '06 drove in two runs on two hits and Marianne Klingaman '07 struck out five Bears as Swarthmore defeated Ursinus 5-2 in the second game, earning a split of a Centennial Conference doubleheader  Tuesday afternoon in Collegeville, Pa.

The victory ended a streak of 26 consecutive Ursinus wins over Swarthmore, dating all the way back to 1992. The previous Garnet victory over the Bears was a 5-4 decision in game one of a doubleheader.

Ursinus grabbed a 2-0 lead after three innings before Swarthmore scratched out a run in the top of the fourth. Procacci led off the frame with a walk, her Centennial-leading 24th base on balls. Conference Player of the Week Mary Mintel '05 popped out before shortstop Katie Gold '08 sacrificed Procacci to third. Klingaman was up next and helped her own cause by driving in Procacci with an RBI single, making the score 2-1 Bears.

The Swarthmore offense broke out in the top of the fifth as three hits and two Ursinus errors led to three Garnet runs and a 4-2 Swarthmore lead. Val Marone '05 led off the inning with a double, Kelly Siano '07 followed with a single to left, and Sam Brody '05 loaded the bags up, reaching on an Ursinus error. Danielle Miller '06 was called out on a pop-up in the infield, but Procacci kept the rally alive, driving in Marone with a single up the middle. Mintel followed with a ground ball to short, but Ursinus was unable to record an out, allowing two more Swarthmore runs to cross the plate.

Klingaman stranded three Ursinus base runners in the last three frames, and Swarthmore added an insurance run in the seventh to give their sophomore right-hander a 5-2 lead. Ursinus got a hit in the bottom of the seventh, but Klingaman fanned Jessica Cherry and Erin McHugh to earn her second consecutive win.

Procacci reached base three times for the Garnet (7-15, 1-1 CC), increasing her on-base percentage to .549, third best in the Conference. Siano, Marone, Klingaman, and Gold all had base hits for Swarthmore.

Klingaman (3-5) scattered six hits over seven innings, allowing one earned run while walking only one. The six strikouts give Klingaman a total of 26 on the year, tying teammate Amy DiBiase '08 for fourth-best in the Centennial.

The Bears won game one 9-0 in five innings behind a three-hitter from pitcher Mallory Greene. Brody, Gold, and Marone had hits as Emily Walz (2-2) took the loss for the Garnet.

The Garnet continue their Centennial Conference schedule on Saturday, April 9th when they host Dickinson College in a 1:00 p.m. double header.

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