Haverford now returns to action on Saturday on Babb Field at Stromberg Stadium with a 10 a.m. first pitch against second-seeded Dickinson in a Centennial Conference tournament elimination game.
Brilliant pitching performances set the tone for the Fords, as starter Riley Grohowski (pictured) fired 5.1 innings of four-hit baseball, allowing just two runs and striking out three.
Haverford returns to its 15th Centennial tournament on Tuesday afternoon (1:30 p.m.), opening action at Caplan Field on the Baker campus of Franklin & Marshall College.
Junior shortstop Harry Genth stole four bases in addition to a 3-for-4 day at the plate to break the Haverford single-season stolen base record in style.
Haverford will still play four Centennial Conference games this week, heading to Muhlenberg on Tuesday before hosting the Mules on Friday. The Fords then jump to Lancaster for a Saturday doubleheader.
Jonny Flieder went 3-3 at the plate with three runs, three RBIs, and one homerun, while Kendrick Curry II scored two runs, collected two RBIs, and ripped one home run over the right field wall.
In the batter’s box Mauro DeCillis went 2-4 with three runs, three RBIs, and a homerun. Harry Genth led the Fords with 3 hits, while Daniel Rosman and Jonny Flieder both contributed two knocks each.
The Haverford College Baseball game against Washington College, slated for Friday, April 12 at 3:30 p.m., has been postponed due to impending rain in the forecast.
Haverford sent Alex Jenkinson to the mound for the start, and the first-year dazzled through 6.1 innings, surrendering just four hits and two unearned runs.
Rabayda earned his third Centennial Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week nod after a dominant performance on the hill against Dickinson over the weekend.
Haverford prevailed in the opener, 9-4, before Dickinson rallied late to take the late afternoon contest by an 8-6 final in a back-and-forth battle that featured six home runs.
Haverford junior Riley Grohowski twirled a gem, pitching seven innings and conceding only five hits while allowing two earned runs and striking out five.
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The Fords are next scheduled to play on Saturday, March 30 at home against No. 15 Johns Hopkins in a doubleheader, which will open Centennial Conference play.
Riley Grohowski was magnificent on the mound, as the junior tossed 6.1 innings, striking out five, allowing two hits and giving up just three runs (two earned) in the quality start.