SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Swarthmore College softball team battled to a double-header split against Dickinson College on Saturday afternoon. The Garnet scored three-unanswered runs to win the opener 3-2, but fell 10-7 in a high-scoring finale.

Alex Simon led the offense with three hits, four RBI and a home run in the series. The junior helped lead the charge with a game-tying home run in the sixth inning of game one. The Garnet went on to win the game on a walk-off, infield single by Jordan Jackson. 

SWARTHMORE 3, DICKINSON 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Emily Bertrand escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning to keep Dickinson off the scoreboard. The Red Devils eventually struck first with two runs in the third on a two-run blast. Bertrand limited the damage in the innings as she stranded a pair of runners in scoring position. 

- Elisabeth O'Connor legged out a bunt single with one out in the third inning. The first-year then came around to score on an RBI triple from Iris Barone, 2-1. 

- Bertrand bounced back with a shutdown inning in the fourth to retire Dickinson in order. She then overcame a leadoff walk in the fifth to keep the Garnet within one run. 

- Swarthmore came through with the game-tying run in the sixth inning. Simon led off the inning with a homer to left center field to tie the Red Devils. Olivia McClammy followed with a double to left center, but was left stranded in scoring position, 2-2.

- O'Connor's speed played a major role in the seventh inning. The first-year reached base on another bunt single, before stealing second base. She advanced to third on a ground out to the left side and then raced home for the game-winning run on a Jackson walk-off single to the pitcher, 3-2. 

GARNET OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Jackson: 2-for-4, RBI
O'Connor: 2-for-2, 2 R
Simon: 1-for-2, HR, BB

GARNET PITCHING LEADERS
Bertrand (W, 6-2) 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 7 BB, 1 SO



SWARTHMORE 7, DICKINSON 10
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Dickinson jumped out to another two-run lead with a pair of runs in the first. Swarthmore answered in the bottom half with an RBI double from Simon, before adding another run on an error, 2-2.

- The Red Devils regained their lead with a run in the fourth inning, but their momentum was short lived as the Garnet hung four runs in the bottom frame. Simon put Swarthmore ahead with a two-run single, while McClammy and Bertrand each followed with RBI knocks to put the Garnet ahead by three runs, 6-3.

- Dickinson exploded for six runs in the fifth inning to regain its lead. The Red Devils took advantage of a pair of errors in the inning to add to their lead, 9-6. 

- The Red Devils added an insurance run in the seventh inning to pull ahead by four scores. Swarthmore added a run in the bottom half with a Barone single, but were unable to overcome its deficit. 

GARNET OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Simon: 2-for-3, 3 RBI, R, BB, 2B
McClammy: 2-for-4, RBI, 2B
Barone: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 R, BB

GARNET PITCHING LEADERS
Bertrand (W, 6-2) 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 7 BB, 1 SO

UP NEXT
The Garnet (13-5, 2-2) travel to Haverford College on Tuesday.