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Spartan Digest - Spring Break Edition

A preview of the Case Western Reserve University varsity athletic events for the first two weeks of March and a recap of the events from the previous week (February 23-March 1). Schedule is subject to change with updates posted on athletics.case.edu when they are known.

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Last Week's Recap

#20 Softball (4-0)

Won all four of their games in Washington, D.C., last weekend on the campus of The Catholic University of America
Defeated Catholic 4-3 in eight innings and Roanoke 4-1 on Friday, Catholic 10-4 on Saturday, and Roanoke 5-2 on Sunday
Junior infielder

Karen Potts reached base in all four games, finishing the weekend with a .333 batting average (4-for-12), .467 on-base percentage, and .500 slugging percentage, hitting two doubles, scoring six runs, driving in three, and stealing five bases in as many attempts

Wrestling

Qualified three wrestlers for the national championship with a trio of third-place finishes at the NCAA Region V Tournament last weekend in University Heights, Ohio
Seniors

Art Martinez (133 lbs.) and Thomas Wagner (157 lbs.) and junior Mathew Gummere (184 lbs.) will all compete for CWRU in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in two weeks

The Spartans tied for sixth in the team standings with 106.0 points with eight wrestlers placing in the top eight of their weight classes

Men's and Women's Track and Field

Placed fifth (men's team) and sixth (women's team) at the 2026 University Athletic Association Indoor Track & Field Championships in Waltham, Massachusetts
Senior thrower

Michelle Lee won the weight throw for the second year in a row

First-year sprinter

Gianna Phipps won the 400-meter dash and placed third in the 200-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay

#10/#22 Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving

Sent three divers to the NCAA Region 1 Diving Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan, last weekend
First-year

Ryan Wells placed sixth in the 1-meter dive and seventh in the 3-meter dive to qualify for the national championships at the end of the month

Men's Basketball (1-0, 1-0 UAA)

Ended the season with a 93-83 win over Carnegie Mellon on Saturday at Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland
Prior to the game, the team celebrated its four graduating members as part of Senior Day
Graduate student guard

Ethan Edwards had 32 points in the final game of his collegiate career, and junior guard Julian Scott had a career day, scoring 21 points, adding eight rebounds, two assists, and two steals

Women's Basketball (1-0, 1-0 UAA)

Ended the campaign with a 68-59 victory over Carnegie Mellon on Saturday at Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland
Prior to the game, the team celebrated its three graduating members as part of Senior Day
Senior guard/forward

Emily Plachta, the UAA Athlete of the Week, scored a career-high 31 points in the final game of her collegiate career, playing all 40 minutes and making a career-high 10 shots on 15 attempts, including all three of her long-range attempts, while adding five rebounds, one assist, one steal, and a block

#16 Baseball (1-2)

Split a pair of games on Saturday in Washington, Pennsylvania, losing to Scranton 11-6 before defeating Washington & Jefferson 5-1
Fell to the Presidents on Sunday, 5-1
Junior pitcher

Tyler Stillson, the UAA Pitcher of the Week, allowed one unearned run in a complete-game effort in the victory, striking out 11 batters while allowing just three hits

#5 Men's Tennis (1-1)

Split a pair of matches against ranked Division II foes on Sunday in Michigan, falling to 20th-ranked Wayne State 5-2 before defeating 17th-ranked Grand Valley State 4-3
Sophomore

Leon Chen won his singles and doubles matches against GVSU

#18 Women's Tennis (1-1)

Defeated Saint Mary's 7-0 at home on Friday night before a 5-2 loss to 11th-ranked Trinity (Texas) on Sunday in a marathon match in Western Pennsylvania
Senior

Katalina Wang won both of her singles matches and her lone doubles match, including an upset of the eighth-ranked doubles partnership and the 28th-ranked singles player in Division III

Wednesday, March 4

#16 CWRU Baseball (4-2) vs. Oberlin (3-2-1)

Cleveland, Ohio · Nobby's Ballpark

3:00 PM

Live Stats** | Video | **Digital Program

Saturday, March 7

#16 CWRU Baseball (4-2) vs. Swarthmore (4-2)

2026 Spartan Southern Classic

Lexington, S.C. · Lexington County Stadium

12:00 PM (DH)

Spartan Digest - Spring Break Edition

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