Paul “Quickstep” Salomone drove a well-struck ball into short right field and worked his way to first base as quick as his legs would take him, glancing back at the last moment to watch a teammate cross home plate.

On a beautiful day last weekend, the College hosted the New Jersey Invitational and came away with some stellar performances against a field of 16 teams.

The No. 6-ranked Lions (11-2) were held scoreless following a 10-9 start, eventually falling to the No. 1 Salisbury Sea Gulls (12-0) by a score of 12-10.

The Lions softball team lost both halves of the doubleheader Saturday against a tough Kean University team. The College now stands with a 6-4 record in conference play and 17-11 overall.

The College tested itself this weekend against several Division I and Division III teams at the Sam Howell Invitational at Princeton University.

The baseball team continued its way through the tough NJAC schedule this week, taking a 3-2 record into what promises to be another tough week.

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The Lions fell behind early to Franklin & Marshall College and fell 12-10 to the Diplomats at home.

The men’s tennis team suffered a shutout loss at Villanova University on Saturday, challenging for several singles points but ultimately dropping to 5-3 ahead of a busy weekend.

Senior midfielder Leigh Mitchell snatched up the ground ball, sent it off to sophomore Lauren Pigott and watched as Pigott hot-potatoed the ball to sophomore attacker Jen Garavente, who held onto the ball as the final seconds evaporated in the College’s 17-15 upset over No.1-ranked Gettysburg College.

Both tennis teams enjoyed positive transitions into April, as the men’s team sandwiched a loss to No. 22 Skidmore College with a pair of wins last week while the women’s team made a strong bid to move up the national rankings by triumphing at No. 21 University of Mary Washington.

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Despite some inclement weather, the College’s track and field teams recorded strong performances in their start to the outdoor season.

The Messiah College softball team came to the College Wednesday riding a seven-game winning streak. After a double header with the Lions softball team, they left with a two-game losing streak.