Ballpark figures

During a March softball game, outfielder Mary Grace O’Neill ’25 set a new single-season Lafayette record with 21 stolen bases. (She passed Barb Matase ’84 and Linda Falcone Armour ’89, who had 20 stolen bases in 1984 and 1988, respectively.) O’Neill ended the season with 24 stolen bases, which was second best in the Patriot League.

The following month, the men’s baseball team delivered a memorable 10-run seventh inning against rival Lehigh, allowing the Leopards to break through a tie game and win by a final score of 13-3. In the seventh inning, Ethan Swidler ’26 (pictured), who splits time between catcher and first base, hit his seventh home run of the season; he finished the season with nine home runs and a team-best .327 batting average.