CLERMONT, Fla. – The Swarthmore College softball team earned a pair of wins at The Spring Games on Monday, defeating Hiram College 5-1, and Lake Forest College 3-2.
Avery McClure led the Garnet offense, going 5-for-5 at the plate with a walk and one run.
Iris Barone tallied four hits, a double, a walk, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Eva Szap finished 2-for-2 with three walks, one RBI, and one run.
Lane Barron and
Lilly Goldberg both pitched a complete game in the circle.
SWARTHMORE 5, HIRAM 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Swarthmore struck in the opening frame and took a 1-0 lead. Barone led off with a double and went to third on a single by
Regan Valenzuela. The pair then executed a delayed double steal with Barone crossing the plate.
- The Garnet doubled their advantage in the second. McClure began the inning with a walk and later scored on a sacrifice fly by
Elisabeth O'Connor. The Terriers got on the board in the fourth, pushing a run across on a two-out RBI double to make it 2-1.
- Swarthmore quickly answered in the bottom of the fourth when
Serafina Tinio scampered home on a passed ball and the score was 3-1. The Garnet tacked on two insurance runs in the sixth as Szap came home on a groundout and
Emilee Espinoza singled in Valenzuela. After conceding the run in the fourth, Barron shut down the Hiram offense, retiring the last 10 hitters she faced.
GARNET LEADERS
Barone: 2-3, 2B, 2 SB, R
McClure: 2-2, BB, R
Barron: W, 7.0 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 6 K
SWARTHMORE 3, LAKE FOREST 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Swarthmore again took an early lead when Espinoza brought in Barone with a single in the first. However, the Foresters got it back in the bottom of the frame, scoring on a two-out RBI single. The Garnet loaded the bases in the third but a groundout ended the inning and kept the score even at one. The stanza started with an infield single for Barone, making her the eighth player in program history to reach 150 career hits.
- Swarthmore broke the deadlock in the fifth. Espinoza reached on an error with one out and went to third on a McClure single to right. Espinoza then came home on a fielder's choice. The Garnet rallied for a run with two outs in the sixth to make it 3-1. O'Connor hit an infield single, Barone walked, then Szap plated O'Connor with a base hit.
- Goldberg did her part in the pitching circle, allowing just one Lake Forest player to reach second base from the second through sixth innings. The Foresters put together a comeback attempt in the seventh, loading the bases with one out. Lake Forest pushed across a run on a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to one but Goldberg induced a pop out to secure the Swarthmore victory.
GARNET LEADERS
Barone: 2-3, BB, R
Szap: 2-2, 2 BB, RBI
McClure: 3-3
Goldberg: W, 7.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K
UP NEXT
The Garnet (5-3) take on Heidelberg University and Moravian University on Tuesday.
