SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Swarthmore College baseball team picked up two big wins against Dickinson College to open conference play on Saturday. The Garnet defeated the Red Devils, 6-3, in the opener and 10-2 in the nightcap.
Max Roffwarg was 6-for-8 at the plate with two doubles, one triple, three RBI, four runs, two stolen bases, and one walk.
Benjamin Buchman launched a pair of home runs and finished 3-for-5. He also recorded a double, three RBI, four runs, and a walk.
Leor Kedar totaled four hits, including a home run, while
Wilson Henze also went deep.
Zac Kahn drove in three runs and
Matthew Silvestre knocked in a pair.
Noah Potholm tossed six solid innings to earn the win in game one.
SWARTHMORE 6, DICKINSON 3
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Kedar got Swarthmore on the board quickly with a lead-off home run to left center in the first. Just three hitters later, Buchman blasted a solo shot to the same spot to give the Garnet a 2-0 lead. Buchman increased the Swarthmore advantage to four in the third with his second long ball of the game, this one a two-run jack.
- After holding Dickinson without a hit through three innings, Potholm ran into some trouble in the fourth. The Red Devils scored three runs on five hits off the righty to cut their deficit to one (4-3). In the fifth, Roffwarg doubled down the third-base line and plated Kedar to restore a two-run edge (5-3) for the Garnet. Swarthmore's final run came on a Kahn RBI single with two outs in the seventh that scored
Aidan Sullivan.
- Dickinson threatened in its final at-bat in the ninth. The Red Devils loaded the bases against
Steven Jungers but the junior was able to get the third out and earn his third save.
GARNET OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Hits: Roffwarg 3
Runs: Buchman, Kedar 2
RBI: Buchman 3
Stolen Bases: Roffwarg 2
GARNET PITCHING LEADERS
Potholm: Win, 6.0 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K
SWARTHMORE 10, DICKINSON 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Dickinson opened the scoring when it scored on a wild pitch in the first. However, the Garnet responded quickly with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning. After Kedar started the frame with a single, Roffwarg smacked a triple to right to tie the game. Sullivan followed with a go-ahead double to give Swarthmore a 2-1 edge.
- The Garnet increased their lead with two runs in the third, both coming in on a single by Kahn. Swarthmore continued its barrage through the middle innings with one run in the fourth, one in the fifth, and four in the sixth to go ahead 10-1. Henze crushed a home run to left to begin the bottom of the fourth. Buchman came home on an error in the fifth. In the sixth, Roffwarg singled in a run, Kedar scored on a wild pitch, and Silvestre drove in two with a base hit.
- The Red Devils pushed their final run across in the seventh on a double play. The Garnet bullpen was excellent, with
Michelangelo Duva,
Aidan Tinker,
Alexander Rimerman,
Gabe Elliott, and
Jack Bowling combining to hold Dickinson to just one run and seven hits over 8.2 innings.
GARNET OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Hits: Kedar, Roffwarg 3
Runs: Roffwarg 3
RBI: Roffwarg, Kahn, Silvestre 2
GARNET PITCHING LEADERS
Duva: Win, 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Tinker: 4.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 2 BB
Elliott: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB
Bowling: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K
UP NEXT
Swarthmore (11-12, 2-0 Centennial) hosts Ursinus College on Tuesday.
