Sports Update 3/11

March 16, 2008

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG.

Scoreboard
Softball Methodist 5, Swarthmore 0
Methodist 4, Swarthmore 2
Baseball Swarthmore 11, Cazenovia 8
Cazenovia 12, Swarthmore 7
Women’s Lacrosse Drew 19, Swarthmore 10
Men’s Tennis Sonoma State 9, Swarthmore 0

SOFTBALL: Monarchs Trip Up Garnet
The Swarthmore softball team opened the 2008 season against the two-time USA South Conference champion Methodist University, dropping both ends of a doubleheader to the Monarchs (12-4) Tuesday afternoon. Freshman Maggie Viscarra drove in two runs while junior Lauren Walker added two hits and scored once.

MEN’S TENNIS: Swarthmore Falls to Division II opponent
Sparked by a dominating doubles performance, the Sonoma State men’s tennis team rolled to a 9-0 victory over Swarthmore (1-3) on Tuesday at the Seawolf Tennis Courts in Rohnert.

BASEBALL: Garnet Baseball Even for the Day
The Swarthmore (3-2) baseball team split this afternoon’s double-header with Cazenovia (2-3) winning game one, 11-8, while the Wildcats held off Swarthmore to claim the second game by the score of 12-7 Tuesday at Florida College. Sophomore pitcher Zach Sinemus picked up the win in relief while pitcher Scott Dalane ’08 picked up his first save.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE: Rangers Breeze Past Garnet
Swarthmore freshman Amy Vachal posted her first collegiate hat trick, scoring a team-high four goals as the Garnet (1-1) fell to Drew University 19-10 Tuesday morning in southern Texas.

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