SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Widener University softball team went toe-to-toe with Swarthmore College on Wednesday afternoon, narrowly dropping both games in the double-header by a combined three runs.

Highlights

• Marissa Camac had three hits and scored two runs through both games
• Lindsey Cooper recorded two RBI, two hits, and a run
• Ariel Silva had a hit and a run in each game

How it happened in game one

• Strong pitching held both teams scoreless for the first two innings
• Swarthmore put up all four runs in the bottom of the third
• Widener tried to rally back in the top of the seventh
• Silva reached on an error
• Camac doubled, moving Silva to third
• A single by Cooper brought both runners home
• Two fly outs ended it

How it happened in game two

• The Garnet built a five run lead over the first four innings
• The Pride got two back in the fifth
• Camac led off the inning with a double, then moved to third on a Cooper single
• Camac crossed the plate on bunt single from Hope DiMario
• Cooper scored on a Mikaela Lovell single to center field
• Kait Jaworski silenced the Swarthmore bats in the fifth and sixth, keeping Widener within striking distance
• The Pride climbed back in the top of the seventh
• Lovell got it going with a single
• After two consecutive outs, Carli Benozich walked
• Silva singled, scoring Lovell
• Kelly Dodgson cut the deficit to one with an RBI single
• Silva scored on an error, knotting the game at five
• Swat won it in the bottom of the seventh with a sacrifice fly

Up next
Widener hosts Stevenson on Saturday, March 30 for a double-header beginning at 1:00 p.m.