Sports Update 4/27

April 27, 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
Baseball Swarthmore 9, Misericordia 7
W.Tennis Johns Hopkins 5, Swarthmore 3

Baseball: Garnet Hunt Down Cougars
Swarthmore (10-21) second baseman Kevin Kooi ’09 went 3-for-3 with two RBIs in the 9-7 win over Misericordia (14-23-1) on a chilly Sunday afternoon at the Clothier Fields. Senior left fielder Scott Dalane led the Garnet at the plate going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs while classmate Travis Allen ’08 went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Women’s Tennis: Blue Jays Defend Title
Second seed Swarthmore (12-6) fell to top seed #21 Johns Hopkins (15-3) in the 2008 Women’s Tennis Centennial Conference Championships with a final score of 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at the Cross Keys Athletic Club. For the second year in a row the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays defeated the Garnet in the Championship for their second Conference title. Garnet wins came from Luann Cignavitch ’11, Erica Lukoski ’08, Jennis Park ’08 and Rachel Wallwork ’10.

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