SWARTHMORE, Pa. – The Ursinus College baseball team fell behind early and were unable to overcome the deficit eventually falling 18-2 to Swarthmore College on Tuesday afternoon.
 

With the loss, the Bear fell to 13-20 overall and sit at 5-6 in Centennial Conference action, meanwhile the Garnet improved to 17-14 on the season and 6-5 in conference play.

 
The Garnet opened with four runs in the opening frame behind three extra base hits to take an early 4-0 lead. Swarthmore opened with a double and a triple before a two-run homerun increased their lead to four before the Bears recorded a strikeout and fly out to end the frame. In the second inning, sophomore Andrew Richter and junior Will Kelley opened the frame with singles, before a double from sophomore Jordan Williams scored both runners to cut the deficit to two.

 
Swarthmore increased their lead to five in the bottom half of the frame as a three-run homerun from Aidan Sullivan made the score 7-2. In the third, the Garnet capitalized on a Bears defensive error allowing two runners to cross the plate and increase their lead to nine. On the mound, first-year Max Shilstone retired the next three batters via a strikeout, and two flyouts.

 
Swarthmore would go on to score a at least one run per inning over the final five innings to earn the 18-2 victory. The Garnet scored multiple runs in the fourth, sixth, and seventh innings and capitalized off a total of four errors for Ursinus.

 
At the plate, Solomon Griffith, Tom Snipes, Peter Balos, Ben Cuccolo, Ricther, and Kelley each collected base hits, while Williams finished with two RBIs. For the Garnet, Matteo Sollecito (3-2) earned the victory on the mound pitching five innings while allowing four hits, two earned runs, two walks, and one strikeout. First-year Dan Bass was dealt the loss after pitching two innings and allowing six earned runs.

 
The Bears return to action on Friday as they host Swarthmore College at 3:30 p.m. and will look to even the season series.

 
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