LEXINGTON, S.C. - This week, the Oswego State Baseball took on the Swarthmore College Garnet for two games in a row at Lexington County Stadium in Lexington, South Carolina. In game one, The Lakers dropped a tight battle 12-22.

THE BASICS
Oswego 11 (2-4, 0-0 SUNYAC)
Swarthmore 12 (7-3, 0-0 UAA)

Oswego 2 (2-5, 0-0 SUNYAC)
Swarthmore 5 (8-3, 0-0 UAA)
Location: Lexington County Stadium | Lexington, South Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game 1:

Jake Danyluk was on the mound for the lakers to start this one.  Swarthmore struck first in the bottom of the first inning on a sac fly.

In the second, Jacob Levine batted in a run for the Lakers on a ground out. This was followed by a CJ McCarthy ground out that scored the second run of the game. In the fourth, Trey McGowan reached on a fielder's choice that sent home Owen Parliament. Blake VanDreason scored later in the inning making the Laker lead, 4-1.

In the sixth, Blake VanDreason scored on a wild pitch and Daniel Winchester lined out to first base, but it scored Anthony Barone as well as Joe McLaughlin and the Lakers led 7-1. In the bottom of the sixth, the Swarthmore offense came alive forcing a pitching change from the Lakers that brought in Larry Citrola. In an inning where the Lakers only committed one error, the Garnet took a 9-7 lead heading into the seventh.

The Lakers did not go quietly in the seventh when Trey McGowan singled to right field scoring VanDreason and Parliament. Barone also scored in the inning on an error. Oswego added to their small lead in the eighth when Tishawn Featherstone singled sending home Daniel Winchester to make the lead 11-9.

The Garnet smashed a three-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth to take a one run lead over the Lakers and never looked back, winning game one, 12-11.
 
Game 2:

On the bump to start the second game for the Lakers was Alek Conrad. He threw two scoreless innings to start, allowing the Lakers to grab a one run lead in the second off a single from Greg Carullo that scored Joe McLaughlin.

After pushing across a run in the third and fourth, Swarthmore grabbed a 2-1 lead over Oswego heading into the 6^th.
 
After one more run came across for the Garnet to start the sixth, the Lakers made a pitching change bringing in Aiden Kerr who allowed one more run which built the Swarthmore lead to 4-1. After tacking on one an insurance run in the eighth, Oswego faced a 5-1 deficit in their final at bats.

Trey McGowan got things started with a single to left field. CJ McCarthy worked a walk with one out, then Jelani Hamer singled to centerfield to bring home McGowan. This was unfortunately all the Lakers were able to score in the nineth and they fell to the Garnet, 5-2.

WHAT'S NEXT

Tomorrow, the Lakers will take on Arcadia University at 12:00 PM, continuing their Lexington, South Carolina trip.