Ryan Normoyle, Washington College
Haverford 13-1, Gettysburg 1-3
In a tale of two games, Haverford College and Gettysburg
College split a Centennial Conference doubleheader Saturday at
Kannerstein Field as the Fords pounded out a 13-1 victory in Game 1
but the Bullets earned the split with a quiet 3-1 victory in the
nightcap. Haverford (18-17, 10-6 CC) remains in second place within
the league standings, one game ahead of three teams, including
Gettysburg (20-11, 9-7), tied at 9-7 within the conference.
Saturday's game began with a brief pre-game ceremony to officially dedicate the baseball facility as
Kannerstein Field, in honor of Haverford's beloved former
athletic director and head baseball coach, Greg Kannerstein '63,
who passed away in 2009.
Swarthmore 13-19, Franklin & Marshall
5-0
As the Class of 2012 played its final games at Clothier Field,
the Swarthmore baseball team (21-12, 7-8 CC) showed all of its
offensive might on Saturday in a doubleheader pounding of the
Franklin & Marshall Diplomats (16-20, 5-10 CC). The
Garnet won the first game 13-5, and followed up with a 19-0 blowout
in Game 2. The Garnet were at no loss for hits on Saturday,
including sophomore Nicko
Burnett's six-hit, six-RBI day, freshman centerfielder Zach
Powell's four-hit, six RBI performance in Game 2 and junior Tim
Kwilos' three-hit, 4-RBI showing in the first game. Seniors
also ruled the day on the mound, as Kyle Crawford threw eight
stellar innings in Game 2, allowing no runs and striking out eight,
while reliever Adam Hardy earned the win in Game 1 with three and
two thirds scoreless.
Washington College 6-9, Dickinson
5-19
Washington College senior shortstop Ryan
Normoyle (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape) became the fifth player in
Centennial Conference history to record 200 hits as Washington
College and visiting Dickinson split a Centennial Conference
baseball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Athey Baseball
Park. The Shoremen won game one by a 6-5 score, while the Red
Devils rallied for a 19-9 victory in game two. Washington is
now 24-9 overall and 9-7 in Centennial play, while Dickinson is now
22-12 and 9-7 respectively. Normoyle recorded his milestone hit in
the bottom of the eighth inning in game two of the twinbill on an
RBI single through the right side that scored junior Sean
Connole (Mt. Airy, MD/St. John's Catholic). Normoyle,
Washington's all-time leader in hits, is the first player from a
school other than Johns Hopkins to reach the 200-hit
milestone. He had five hits in the two games.