WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – After having its season opener postponed twice due to weather, the Swarthmore College softball team finally took the field for the first time in 2024 on Saturday, picking up a pair of victories at The Spring Games in Florida.
The Garnet defeated Geneva College, 9-1, in six innings in their opener, then shut out the University of Chicago, 12-0, in five innings.
Swarthmore batted .392 as a team over the two contests.
Jordan Jackson hit an impressive .833 (5-for-6) with a 1.690 OPS, one RBI, and five runs.
Olivia McClammy,
Rae Barron, and
Alex Simon all batted .500 on the day with McClammy driving in a team-high four runs.
Lane Barron and
Emily Bertrand were dominant in the pitching circle, each tossing a complete-game victory. The two combined to post a 0.64 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and 10 strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED (vs. Geneva)
- The Golden Tornadoes tallied the first run on a two-out RBI single in the opening frame. The Garnet evened the score in the second when
Ava Babcock came home on an error.
- Swarthmore took its first lead with a pair of runs in the third. Simon knocked in
Iris Barone with a single and Jackson scored on a passed ball.
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Elisabeth O'Connor upped the margin to three (4-1) in the fourth with a two-out RBI triple to left. The Garnet broke the game open with a four-run fifth. McClammy drove in two with a double,
Rae Barron doubled in McClammy, and
Grace Taylor brought home
Rae Barron with a base hit.
- Swarthmore finished off the win in the sixth as
Serafina Tinio notched the game-ending hit, driving in Simon with a single to center to invoke the eight-run rule.
GARNET OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Hits: Jackson,
Rae Barron 2
Runs: Jackson,
Rae Barron, Simon 2
RBI: McClammy 2
Stolen Bases: McClammy 1
GARNET PITCHING LEADERS
Lane Barron: Win, 6.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 8 K
HOW IT HAPPENED (vs. Chicago)
- The Garnet got off to a quick start, pushing across five runs in the first inning. McClammy smacked an RBI double, Babcock and Bertrand both singled in a run, Babcock scored on
Avery McClure's sacrifice fly, and
Rae Barron came home a wild pitch.
- Swarthmore loaded the bases with two outs in the second before
Rae Barron was hit by a pitch to force in a run and make it 6-0.
- The Garnet put up another crooked number in the third with a trio of runs. Jackson knocked in another run, Simon followed with a sacrifice fly, and McClammy recorded another RBI double.
- Swarthmore's final three runs came in the fifth. O'Connor found her way home on an error, Jackson scored on Tinio's groundout, and
Kate Borza registered a pinch-hit RBI single.
- Bertrand hurled a complete-game shutout, conceding just one hit in the second inning.
GARNET OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Hits: Jackson 3
Runs: Jackson 3
RBI: McClammy 2
Stolen Bases: Barone, O'Connor 1
GARNET PITCHING LEADERS
Emily Bertrand: Win, 5.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 2 K
UP NEXT
The Garnet (2-0) continue their spring break trip with games against Hamilton College and Messiah University on Monday.
