Spartan Digest - Spring Week 10

A preview of the Case Western Reserve University varsity athletic events for the 10th week of the spring season (April 27-May 3) and a recap of the events from the previous week (April 20-26). Schedule is subject to change with updates posted on athletics.case.edu when they are known.

Last Week's Recap

#6 Men's Tennis (2-1, 2-1 UAA)

• Placed second at the University Athletic Association Tournament last weekend at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Florida

• Defeated 20th-ranked Brandeis 4-1 in the quarterfinal and fifth-ranked Carnegie Mellon 4-1 in the semifinal before falling to top-ranked Chicago 4-1 in the championship match

• The Spartans, who finished the season with a record of 26-8, placed in the top two in the conference for the fifth year in a row

#15 Women's Tennis (2-1, 2-1 UAA)

• Finished fifth in the UAA Tournament last weekend at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Florida

• Fell to eighth-ranked Emory 4-1 in the quarterfinal before sweeping Rochester 4-0 and 26th-ranked NYU 4-0 in the fifth-place match

• The Spartans won the doubles point in all three matches, going 7-0 in doubles play in Florida

Baseball (2-2, 2-2 UAA)

• Split a four-game series with 14th-ranked WashU, dropping the first two games 12-2 and 13-6 before responding with a 6-5 win in 10 innings and a 6-4 victory in the series finale at Nobby's Ballpark

• Senior Jasiah Harris had a walk-off single to cap the first game of the doubleheader on Sunday

• Prior to the Sunday contests, the team honored its seven graduating players: Sean Donahue, Thomas Downs, Harris, Austin McGowan, Archer Stankowski, Matt Trout, and Eli Westrick

Softball (1-2, 1-2 UAA)

• Lost a pair of games to Brandeis on Saturday, 8-4 and 21-5, before an 11-1 five-inning victory in the series finale on Sunday at Mather Park

• Junior Karen Potts hit a pair of home runs and totaled seven RBI in the three-game set

• Prior to the games on Saturday, the team honored its three graduating members: seniors Elizabeth Berry, Tara Fritscher, and Devanghi Misra

Men's and Women's Track & Field

• Both teams placed fifth at the UAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday at DiSanto Field in Cleveland

• Sophomore Donovan Crowley totaled 23 points, including a UAA title in the 1,500-meter run, the first conference championship of his career

• First-year Gianna Phipps won the 400-meter dash, totaling 24 points for the Spartans. She became the first CWRU women's sprinter to ever win the UAA title in the event

Friday, May 1

CWRU Men's and Women's Track & Field at Jesse Owens Classic

Columbus, Ohio · Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium

4:00 PM

Live Results

Saturday, May 2

CWRU Softball (21-12) at Baldwin Wallace (20-10)

Berea, Ohio · BW Softball Field

12:00 PM (DH)

Live Stats | Video

CWRU Men's Track & Field at Jesse Owens Classic

Columbus, Ohio · Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium

12:00 PM

Live Results

Sunday, May 3

CWRU Baseball (19-19) at John Carroll (21-12)

University Heights, Ohio · Schweickert Field

12:00 PM

Live Stats | Video

CWRU Softball (21-12) vs. Heidelberg (24-13)

Cleveland, Ohio · Mather Park

3:00 PM

Live Stats | Video | Digital Program