Signature wins: Haverford went a perfect 4-0 against rival Swarthmore during the 2019 season and was never really threatened during any of the first three contests. Although the fourth and final score of 16-11 indicates the Fords finished with a comfortable lead, that playoff game went down as an instant classic with the Fords rallying from an 8-2 deficit with eight runs in the fifth inning and six more in the sixth to advance to the Centennial Conference Championship series. Facing a six-run deficit with just three innings potentially remaining in its season, Haverford got home runs from senior captains Julia Blake and Rachel Wolfson, along with a round-tripper from Johanna Batterton to completely reverse the tables and even threaten the Garnet with a run-rule victory heading to the sixth inning.

The season will also be remembered for the team finishing 8-1 down the final stretch of Centennial Conference play to clinch home field advantage in the Centennial Conference Tournament for just the second time in school history. Capping that run was the team's bus trip out to Gettysburg on the last possible day of the regular season to complete the Centennial Conference game against the Bullets. The Fords needed just one inning to break that 6-6 tie and return the conference tournament back to the Class of '95 Field.

Season Notes: Haverford made its sixth playoff appearance during the last seven years … The Fords have qualified for the Centennial Conference Tournament nine times since 2006, the most of any conference school during that span … Haverford has now advanced to the Centennial Conference Championship series in both of head coach Kate Poppe's first two seasons guiding the Fords … The team has made it to the championship series during seven of its nine playoff appearances overall, winning Centennial Conference Championships in 2006, 2014, and 2016 … Haverford hosted the Centennial Conference Tournament by virtue of finishing with the best regular season record in the conference for just the second time in school history (2006) … Haverford finished the year 28-12 overall (13-3 CC), coming within one win of the school record which was set in 2014 … In just her sophomore season, Emma Souter was the unanimous selection for Centennial Conference Player of the Year after leading the conference in batting average (.463), runs (19), hits (25), doubles (8), total bases (39), and sacrifice flies (3) during the conference … Souter is just the second player in school history to earn CC Player of the Year accolades (Nora Spriggs '06; 2006) … Haverford also set a school record with four players (Souter, Temma Levis, Julia Blake, and Nicole Swisher) named first-team All-Centennial Conference … Haverford's seven All-CC selections overall (with Ashley Sisto, Marybeth Stone, and Rachel Wolfson earning second-team accolades) tied the 2006 and 2009 teams for the most all-conference players in school history … Sisto became the first Ford in program history to earn Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades as she held the highest cumulative GPA of all the players who were named All-Centennial Conference for their play on the field … Emma Souter broke the school's single-season record for total bases (85) while Temma Levis set the school record for wins in a season (18) … As a team, Haverford led the Centennial Conference in runs (215), hits (354), doubles (69), extra-base hits (98), total bases (500), batting average (.313), slugging percentage (.442), while ranking second in ERA (2.16).

Season Awards:

• Second-team All-Region: Temma Levis
• Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ashley Sisto
• Centennial Conference Player of the Year: Emma Souter
• All-Centennial Conference: Julia Blake (first team), Temma Levis (first team), Emma Souter (first team), Nicole Swisher (first team), Ashley Sisto (second team), Marybeth Stone (second team), Rachel Wolfson (second team)
• Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team: Phoebe May
• Centennial Conference Player of the Week: Julia Blake (3/11, 3/18), Emma Souter (4/22), Ashley Sisto (4/29)
• Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week: Temma Levis (4/15)
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll: Julia Blake, Temma Levis, Briana Quinn, Ashley Sisto, Marybeth Stone, Nicole Swisher, Rachel Wolfson
• Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team: Temma Levis
• Cary Award: Julia Blake

Looking ahead: Haverford graduates middle infield mainstays Rachel Wolfson and Julia Blake who were four-year starters at shortstop and second base. However, with seven All-Centennial Conference selections in 2019, the Fords are in a strong position to once again contend for the conference title in 2020. Rising senior Temma Levis, the highest-ranked all-region player in school history, anchors a pitching staff which returns all five of its players who saw time in the circle this spring. Haverford also returns two All-Centennial Conference infielders (Emma Souter; third base and MaryBeth Stone; first base) and two All-CC outfielders (Nicole Swisher; left field & Ashley Sisto; centerfield) for what should be another high-powered offense next spring.