Sports Update 4/8

April 8, 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 Swarthmore 2, Muhlenberg 0
Swarthmore 7, Muhlenberg 4 (8 inn.)
Baseball Muhlenberg 9, Swarthmore 2
W.Lacrosse Washington (Md.) 17, Swarthmore 11

Softball: A Golden Oldie in Allentown
Garnet senior Katherine Gold hit a home run with two RBIs while sophomore Kathryn Riley tossed a one-hit shutout as Swarthmore swept both ends of a Centennial doubleheader at Muhlenberg Tuesday afternoon.

Baseball: Mules Down Garnet
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.

Women’s Lacrosse: Magic Three in Maryland
Three Swarthmore women’s lacrosse players scored hat tricks, as the Garnet (4-9, 0-5 CC) dropped a 17-11 decision to Washington (7-6, 2-4 CC) on Tuesday evening on Kibler Field at Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium.

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