COLLEGEVILLE, PA. - Dropping the second game in their series against Ursinus College, the Swarthmore baseball team fell to the Bears by a score of 11-10 on Friday, Apr. 21.
 
Offensively, the Garnet were captained by a monster performance from first year Aidan Sullivan, with the designated hitter putting up a stat line of three hits, two runs and four RBIs in an outing that included a career high two home runs.
 
On the mound, Swarthmore saw a stellar outing from first year Gabe Elliot, with the righty allowing no hits and striking out two batters over one inning pitched.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Garnet got rolling early,  putting up two runs in the top of the first inning. After reaching base on an error, sophomore Matthew Silvestre was hammered in by a Sullivan home run, giving Swarthmore an early 2-0 lead.

- However, the Bears quickly responded, notching one score in the first and three in the second to seize a 4-2 advantage over the Garnet.

- Swarthmore cut into Ursinus' lead in the fourth inning, with junior Jett Shue crossing home after being batted in by a groundout from first year Kaiden Rosenbaum. Continuing that offensive success in the fifth, Sullivan's second homer of the afternoon tied the contest at 4-all.

- Ursinus took back their lead in the bottom of the inning, as Swarthmore surrendered three scores, trailing the Bears 7-4.

- While both squads were held scoreless in the sixth, the Garnet rebounded in the seventh. After reaching on a balk, sophomore Max Roffwarg rounded home off of a Silvestre double, narrowing Ursinus' margin to 7-5. Senior Emmet Reynolds erased any remaining deficit with a towering shot over the fence, tying the game at 7-all with Swarthmore's third home run of the afternoon.

- While the Bears took back a 9-7 advantage in the seventh, the Garnet swung right back in the eight, as scores from Shue and senior Nate Jbara evened the back-and-forth contest at 9-9.

- After blanking the Ursinus side in the bottom of the eighth, Swarthmore took a lead for the first time since the first inning thanks to a sacrifice fly from senior Joe Radek that drove in sophomore Benjamin Buchman, putting the Garnet up 10-9.

- Unfortunately, Swarthmore's advantage would not hold, as two decisive runs from Ursinus in the bottom of the ninth closed out the game with the Garnet falling 11-10.

- With the loss, the Garnet are 17-15, 6-6 in conference play. 

GARNET OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Hits: Sullivan (3), Shue (3)
Runs: Sullivan (2), Shue (2), Roffwarg (2)
RBIs: Sullivan (4), Reynolds (2)
 
GARNET PITCHING LEADERS
Elliott: 0 H, 0 ER, 2 SO, 1.0 IP
 
UP NEXT
Returning home for a weekend doubleheader, the Garnet will host McDaniel College on Saturday, Apr. 22.