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CARLISLE, Pa. – Sophomore Roy Walker blasted a game-winning RBI double in the ninth to lift the Swarthmore College baseball team to a thrilling 3-2 comeback victory over Dickinson on Sunday, Apr. 6 at MacPhail Field. The Red Devils won the nightcap by a 4-3 score on a walkoff hit to salvage the split.
 
Trailing 2-1 through four innings in the opener, Swarthmore was able to score the equalizing run in the top of the fifth and seize the momentum. Cody Ruben got things started with two outs by reaching first on a Red Devil defensive miscue, stealing second and advancing to third on an error by the catcher. The second baseman then came home on Dickinson's third error of the frame.
 
With senior Matt Bertuch in control on the mound, the Garnet would take their first lead of the game in the top of the ninth by once again doing all of the damage with two outs. Junior Danny McMahon singled to left and scored on an RBI double by Walker. Bertuch blanked the Red Devils in the bottom half of the same frame to allow the visitors to hold on for the win.
 
Bertuch earned the victory for Swarthmore and improved to 4-2 by hurling four shutout frames while allowing just one hit and striking out six. Senior Ryan Kramer of Dickinson suffered the loss despite fanning 11 and not issuing a walk in nine innings. He yielded three runs, including two earned, and seven hits.
 
The Garnet found themselves down 3-1 after six innings in the nightcap, but they once again fought back and knotted things up by scoring twice in the top of the seventh. Walker hit an RBI double to slice the Red Devil lead in half before coming around a play later on an error by pitcher to make it 3-3 one play later.
 
Dickinson (16-4, CC 2-2), however, recovered and was able to escape with the win on a walkoff in the bottom of the ninth. Batting with the bases loaded and one out, senior Hank Sanders blasted a single through the left side to score classmate Conor Foote and allow the Red Devils to escape with the win.
 
Freshman Mo Felt was credited with the win for Dickinson and moved ahead to a perfect 3-0 on the season after retiring the Garnet in order in the ninth. Sophomore Nathan Booth, who did not allow a hit in his first two innings of work, took the loss and fell to 1-1. He recorded three strikeouts over 2.1 frames.
 
Swarthmore (13-9, CC 2-4), which has played five games in three days, visits Washington College on Tuesday, Apr. 8 at 3:30 p.m.