Swarthmore College Baseball
A Future with the Garnet
The College:
One of the finest liberal arts schools in the country,
Swarthmore College offers its 1,500 students a passionate
Learning community that prepares students for full,
balanced lives through exacting intellectual study
supplemented by a varied program of sports and other
extracurricular Activity. The College’
College’s 330-acre campus,
located 20 minutes by local train from Philadelphia, has
facilities comparable to many large universities. Its 10
Academic buildings have extensive laboratories,
classrooms, and other resources for the sciences,
engineering, computer science, social sciences, and the
humanities. Well equipped computer facilities are always
open for student use. Three libraries, a music building, and
a performing arts center provide extensive resources for
study, research, and performance. Students also enjoy a
central dining hall, student center, Intercultural Center,
Black Cultural Center, Women’
Women’s Resource Center,
Community Resource. Center, and both coed and single
sex residence halls with telephone and computer network
connections in every room. Swarthmore’
Swarthmore’s student-faculty
ratio is 8 to 1, among the lowest in the country. Students
work closely with outstanding scholars who are committed
to teaching. Athletics are an integral part of the
Swarthmore education. Six Swarthmore men have been
inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, two into
the National Football Hall of Fame and one in the National
Baseball Hall of Fame. Swarthmore has produced 16
Rhodes Scholars; and two alumni, Lee MacPhail Jr. and
Neil Austrian, have served as presidents of baseball’
baseball’s
American League and the National Football League,
respectively.
FAST FACTS ABOUT SWARTHMORE ATHLETICS
•Member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Division III, Eastern College Athletic Conference
(ECAC), and Centennial Conference
•Centennial schools include: Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall,
Gettysburg, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, McDaniel, Muhlenberg,
Ursinus, Washington College
•22 Varsity teams and 5 chartered club teams
•14 full-time and 2 part-time head coaches
•Competing since the 1860’s
•Have won more national championships than any other
Centennial school
•40 percent of the student body participate in varsity, club,
and intramural sports
•22 percent participate in varsity intercollegiate athletics
•Swarthmore has had more than 260 athletes honored as AllAmericans
•8 Swarthmore athletes have been named Academic AllAmericans
•Over one-third of Swarthmore athletes per year are named to
the Centennial Conference Academic honor roll, which
requires a GPA of 3.4 or higher
•11 former Swarthmore athletes have been inducted into their
sport’s hall of fame
Quick Facts about
Swarthmore College
Founded: Founded as a coeducational
college in 1864 by members of the
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Character: Private, nonsectarian,
liberal arts with engineering
Location: Swarthmore, Pennsylvania,
11 miles southwest of Philadelphia
Degrees Offered:
Bachelor of arts, bachelor of science in
engineering
Campus:357 acres, officially
designated as the Scott Arboretum, a
registered national arboretum
Living Alumni:
Approximately 18,434
Student Body (2006-07)
Enrollment: 1,484 undergraduates
(707 men and 777 women,
including 108 students studying
abroad)
Geographic Distribution:
46 states; Washington, D.C.; Guam;
Puerto Rico; and 40 foreign countries
Student-Faculty Ratio: 8:1
Clothier Field
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE BASEBALL
2007 SPRING SCHEDULE
March 8
Thurs
March 9
Friday
Spring Break, Ft. Pierce, Florida
March 11
Sunday
March 12
Monday
March 14
Wednesday
March 16
Friday
March 18
Sunday
March 20
Tuesday
March 24
Saturday
March 25
Sunday
March 27
Tuesday
March 30
Friday
March 31
Saturday
April 3
Tuesday
April 6
Friday
April 7
Saturday
April 10
Tuesday
April 13
Friday
April 14
Saturday
April 17
Tuesday
April 20
Friday
April 21
Saturday
April 24
Tuesday
April 28
Saturday
April 29
Sunday
Lincoln University
Neumann College
May 4-6
Centennial Conference Playoffs
Fri-Sun
Home games in bold
* Centennial Conference Games
PSU-Beaver (DH)
Delaware Valley College
College of Mount St. Vincent
Carleton College (DH)
Neumann College
Philadelphia Biblical
Philadelphia Biblical (DH)
University of Scranton (DH)
Washington College*
Washington College*
Johns Hopkins * (DH)
Ursinus College*
Ursinus College*
Franklin & Marshall * (DH)
Muhlenberg College*
Muhlenberg College*
McDaniel College* (DH)
Haverford College*
Haverford College*
Gettysburg College* (DH)
Lincoln University
Dickinson College* (DH)
Gwynedd Mercy College
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8:45
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8:45
2:00
3:00
12:00
1:00
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3:30
1:00
3:30
3:30
12:30
3:30
3:30
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Dimensions: 350 ft. Right, 320 Left, 400 Center
Recent Renovations:
2004 new dugouts
2005 new outfield fence
2006 new sound system and new team locker rooms
2007- Stay tuned more to come
Clothier Field has become one of the finest facilities in the Centennial
Conference. Conveniently located on campus with an old
time feel Clothier comes equipped with a new batting cage and
access to an all-purpose turf field next door. “Clothier Field is an
outstanding college baseball facility. It’s a great place to call home”
Sam Faeder ’07.
Coaches Information:
Stan Exeter-Head Coach
Swarthmore College has named Stan Exeter head baseball coach. Exeter,
who served as head baseball coach and associate athletic director at
Arcadia University (PA) since 1997, started at Swarthmore on Dec. 4,
2006.
Exeter, a two-time Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Coach of the Year,
had a record of 181-166 in ten years at Arcadia, capturing a pair of
conference championships—the most recent coming in 2006 when the
Knights posted a record of 27-14 (18-3 in conference). In 2004, Exeter
led Arcadia to a conference championship as well as season-ending
national ranking by the American Baseball Coaches Association. He has
coached three All-Americans, seven All-Region selections, and nearly
three dozen All-Conference players. Exeter has managed to make the
conference championships every year dating back to the 2002 season. He
has a B.A from Lafayette College.
Matt Midkiff-Asst. Coach/Pitching Coach
Matt Midkiff joins the Swarthmore College coaching staff from
FrankPhillips College in Borger, Texas. Prior to his stint at FPC he was a
Graduate Assistant at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He has
worked several high profile camps including four years of service at West
Point Baseball Camp. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
and a Master’s in business, both from Wilkes University.
2007 Garnet Baseball
The Team:
The Garnet look to join the hunt for a Centennial Conference championship in
2007, having graduated only one player from the 2006 roster. Led by
returning infielders Sammy Faeder '07 (New York City, NY / Stuyvesant),
Conor Casey '09 (San Francisco, CA / Lowell), and Kevin Kooi '09 (Lafayette,
CA / College Preparatory School), as well as outfielder Scott Dalane '08
(Vernon, NJ / Vernon Township). Faeder returns as the catalyst of the Garnet
offense, hoping to build on the breakout season he had in 2006. Faeder, hitting
leadoff for the first time in college, led the team in almost every offensive
category, including batting average (.349), slugging % (.450), on-base
percentage (.429), hits (38), RBIs (22), and total bases (49). Aside from
putting up solid numbers across a broad range of offensive categories, Faeder
also put together a 13-game hit streak to start the season and made a smooth
transition to first base after Noah Cooper Harris '07 (Cedar Grove, NC /
Orange) went down with a hand injury in March. Defensively, Swarthmore
will look to the California double-play duo of shortstop Casey and second
baseman Kooi,to secure the middle infield. The pair, who as freshmen
combined to start every game but one, will be counted on to continue their
strong play.
In the outfield, Dalane returns to patrol centerfield for the Garnet. The speedy
Dalane, one the top outfielders in the Centennial, has robbed numerous
opponents of hits in the past two seasons, earning the Garnet Glove in 2006
(given annually to the top Swarthmore defensive player). Behind the plate,
Andy Bender '08 (Baltimore, MD / Beth T. Elioh Community School) threw
out 14 base runners and recorded 26 assists in 2006, his first season in control
of the catching duties. Travis Allen '08 (Suffield, CT / Loomis Chafee) and
classmate Ben Mendelson (Lewiston, ME /Lewiston) each struggled through
injuries in 2006, but will look to compete for innings behind the plate. Allen
also spent time at first base and designated hitter, putting up a .406 slugging
percentage while tying for the team-high with two triples in 2006.
The Garnet pitching staff will be led by a mix of veteran hurlers and young talent,
including right handed starters Justin Chen '08 (Media, PA / Penncrest),
Cooper Harris, and Sean Varsalona '09 (Scotch Plains, NJ / Scotch Plains), as
well as reliever Dylan Smith '09 (Patchogue, NY /Patchogue-Medford). Chen,
who lost much of his freshman season to a knee injury, returned in 2006 to
lead the team in strikeouts (41). Cooper-Harris provided the Garnet with a
number of quality innings on the mound after returning from the hand injury, while
Varsalona proved to be a true workhorse, leading the team in innings pitched (64)
and appearances (13). For his efforts, Varsolona received the Dick Hall Award,
given each year to the top Swarthmore pitcher. With a wealth of talent and
experience returning, as well as a number of fresh faces to stir up the team,
the 2007 Garnet look to cash in on their hard work and commitment, establishing
Swarthmore as a serious Centennial Conference playoff contender.
Swarthmore College Baseball 2007 Roster
# Name
Year
15 Travis Allen
'08
3 Wiley Archibald
'10
8
Andy Bender
'08
12 Conor Casey
'09
6 Justin Chen
'08
18 Noah Cooper-Harris '07
16 Matt Corso
'10
4 Scott Dalane
'08
2 Sammy Faeder
'07
27 Jimmy Gill
'10
5 Justin Hughes
'10
1 Kevin Kooi
'09
9 Ben Mendelson
'08
10 Thomas Nakamura '10
14 Nick Orton
'09
25 Zach Sinemus
'10
20 Dylan Smith
'09
13 Sean Varsolona
'09
23 Zach Waterfire
'10
7 Grant Yoshitsu
'09
Pos
C/INF
INF
C
INF/P
P/OF
P/INF
INF
OF
INF
P/OF
P
INF
C/OF
INF
OF
P
P
P
OF
OF
Hometown/High School
Suffield, CT/Loomis Chaffee
Berkeley, CA/ The College Preparatory
Baltimore, MD/Beth T. Elioh
San Francisco, CA/Lowell HS
Media, PA / Penncrest
Cedar Grove, NC/Orange
Paramus, NJ/Paramus
Vernon, NJ /Vernon Township
New York City/NY Stuyvesant
Lewes, DE /Cape Henlopen
Oakland, CA /International High
Lafayette, CA /College Preparatory
Lewiston, ME / Lewiston
San Francisco, CA /Lowell
Oakland, CA /Piedmont College Prep
Short Hills, NJ /Millburn
Patchogue, NY /Patchogue-Medford
Scotch Plains, NJ /Scotch Plains
Half Moon Bay, CA /Crystal Springs
Millburn, NJ /Phillips Academy(MA)
Academy(MA)
Stan Exeter, Head Coach, Lafayette College ’92
Matt Midkiff,
Midkiff, Asst. Coach, Wilkes University ‘04