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Kahn at the plate against Eastern
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Winner Case Western Reserve CWRU 8-4
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Swarthmore College SWARTH 6-8
Winner
Case Western Reserve CWRU
8-4
5
Final
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Swarthmore College SWARTH
6-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Case Western Reserve CWRU 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 5 14 2
Swarthmore College SWARTH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1

W: E. Colgrove (1-0) L: Schwartz, Ezra (0-1) S: Z. Barnes (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls to CWRU in Spring Break Finale

LEXINGTON, SC - The Swarthmore College baseball team closed out its spring break schedule with a 5-3 loss to Case Western Reserve University on Thursday morning. The Garnet head home with a 6-8 overall record.

Swarthmore tallied all three of its runs in the first inning, but were shutout for the final eight frames. Zac Kahn led the way with a two-run single, while Nathaniel Kittredge drove home the team's third run. Aidan Sullivan and Easton Tolson both reached base twice with a hit and a walk.  

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Liam Alpern navigated through the first inning without allowing a run. The senior stranded a pair in scoring position with an inning-ending strikeout. The Garnet then loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the inning. Kahn singled in a pair for the game's first runs, while Kittredge grounded out to plate the team's third score, 3-0.

- Case Western Reserve stole a run in the second inning on a pair of walks, a wild pitch and a throwing error. Alpern prevented further damage with back-to-back flyouts to strand a runner on second, 3-1.

- In the third, Sullivan found himself on second base with no outs. The junior worked a leadoff walk and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. The Garnet advanced their slugger to third with one out, but could not bring him home. 

- The Spartans added another run in the fourth with a walk and a pair of hits. Alpern closed the inning with back-to-back strikeouts to exit the game with a lead, 3-2. 

- Case Western Reserve overtook the lead with a pair of runs in the fifth. The Spartans doubled in the tying run, while the Garnet walked in the go-ahead score. Ezra Schwartz escaped further damage with a bases-loaded strikeout to end the inning, 4-3.

- After the Spartans added a solo homer in the eighth inning, the Garnet offense was unable to muster enough offense in the late innings. Case Western Reserve retired Swarthmore in order in both the eighth and ninth innings. 

GARNET OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Kahn: 1-for-4, 2 RBI

GARNET PITCHING LEADERS
Alpern: 4.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 4 SO, 3 BB
Potholm: 4.0 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 2 SO, 0 BB

UP NEXT
The Garnet (6-8) return home against Misericordia University and DeSales University on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.
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