Emily
Darryl Mackey
2
Winner Eastern EASTERN 9-2
1
Swarthmore SWARTHMO 9-6
Winner
Eastern EASTERN
9-2
2
Final
1
Swarthmore SWARTHMO
9-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Eastern EASTERN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Swarthmore SWARTHMO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0

W: Trzonkowski, Emily (5-0) L: Lilly Goldberg (5-3)

1
Eastern EASTERN 9-3
7
Winner Swarthmore SWARTHMO 10-6
Eastern EASTERN
9-3
1
Final
7
Swarthmore SWARTHMO
10-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Eastern EASTERN 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Swarthmore SWARTHMO 0 0 0 7 X 7 9 0

W: Lane Barron (3-3) L: Gordon, Gia (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Settles for Split at Swarthmore

SWARTHMORE, Pa.— After claiming a thrilling 2-1 win in eight innings to start the doubleheader, Eastern University Softball settled for a split with a darkness-shortened loss in game two at Swarthmore College.

The Eagles needed extra-innings to beat the Garnet and their ace Lily Goldberg in the opener. Swarthmore struck for a run in the first when a lead-off walk and a pair of stolen bases  turned into a run on a wild pitch.

The Eagles put runners on each of the four innings and finally tied the score when a two-out double from Hailey Burke drove in Mackenzie Laub.

The Garnet had two more base-runners in the fourth inning, but Swarthmore did not pick up their first hit of the game until they knocked a double to lead off the bottom of the seventh. That hit snapped a run of 11 no-hit innings by Eastern starter Emily Trzonkowski (5-0) Eastern's standout rookie struck out the next hitter but was still in a situation when the Garnet added an infield single and took second to stay out of a force out.

Trzonkowski earned a second out with a strikeout and got a nice catch in right field from Laub to send the game to extras.

The inning started with Ainsley O'Donnell placed on second. She scored on a one-out double from Maryanna Nagle, Nagle was out at home on a Becca Taylor single. Laub then singled with Taylor on second, but the Eastern lead remained at 2-1 when Sydney Ostolaza flied out.

Trzonkowski retired the side in the eighth to pick up her fifth win of the year.

In the nightcap, the Eagles (9-3) struck first on a Becca Taylor single. in the first. With temperatures dropping and light fading, Garnet (10-6) scored seven times on six hits in the  bottom of the fourth. After the Eagles went quietly in the top of the fifth, the game was called for darkness.

Swarthmore won the Centennial Conference last year and Goldberg was the Division III National Rookie of the Year.

The Eagles will be at Hood College on Saturday for a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader. The Blazers made the MAC Commonwealth tournament last year, but have yet to play in the league this spring.
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