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The fourth-seeded Franklin & Marshall softball team's (17-20, 9-7 Centennial Conference) postseason return was cut short, as the Diplomats fell to fifth-seeded Haverford (26-11, 8-8 Centennial Conference) by an 11-3 scoreline in five innings in game one of the 2026 Centennial Conference Softball Tournament.]]>Favazza_Abby_4_29_2026Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:07:00 EST1517087https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/28/baseball-hollender-tabbed-cc-player-of-the-week.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/28/baseball-hollender-tabbed-cc-player-of-the-week.aspxBaseball

For the first time in his career, Matt Hollender of the Franklin & Marshall baseball team has been named the Centennial Conference (CC) Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office Tuesday morning. Hollender was a force at the plate during the final week of the regular season, batting .667 (14-for-21) with a 1.333 slugging percentage and .731 on-base percentage.]]>Hollender, Matt-CCPOTW4.28Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:37:00 EST117086https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/28/softball-ainsley-mcclure-named-centennial-conference-pitcher-of-the-week.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/28/softball-ainsley-mcclure-named-centennial-conference-pitcher-of-the-week.aspxSoftball

LANCASTER, Pa.- For the second time in her career and the first time this season, senior pitcher Ainsley McClure earned Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week honors.]]>McClure_Ainsley_POTWTue, 28 Apr 2026 11:15:00 EST1517085https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/27/softball-to-host-haverford-in-centennial-conference-tournament-opener-on-tuesday.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/27/softball-to-host-haverford-in-centennial-conference-tournament-opener-on-tuesday.aspxSoftball

The fourth-seeded Franklin & Marshall softball team (17-19, 9-7 Centennial Conference) marks the program's first trip to the Centennial Conference Softball Tournament since 2017's championship season, hosting fifth-seeded Haverford (25-11, 8-8 Centennial Conference) on Tuesday, April 27, at 4:30 p.m. to play into the double-elimination phase of the tournament.]]>Risnychok_Morgan_4_27_2026Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:09:00 EST1517084https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/27/womens-rowing-takes-gold-in-varsity-8-bronze-in-novice-4-at-gifford-pinchot-sprints.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/27/womens-rowing-takes-gold-in-varsity-8-bronze-in-novice-4-at-gifford-pinchot-sprints.aspxWomen's Rowing

The Franklin & Marshall women's rowing team raced in their final regatta ahead of next week's Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championship in Saturday's Gifford Pinchot Sprint Regatta. F&M entered two Varsity 8+ crews plus a Freshman/Novice 4+ crew into the regatta, with both the women's A 8+ and Freshman/Novice 4+ winning their respective events by open water.]]>WROW_4_27_2026Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:50:00 EST2017083https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/27/mens-rowing-takes-gold-in-varsity-8-at-gifford-pinchot-sprints.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/27/mens-rowing-takes-gold-in-varsity-8-at-gifford-pinchot-sprints.aspxMen's Rowing

Men's rowing competed in their final regatta ahead of next week's Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championship in Saturday's Gifford Pinchot Sprint Regatta, with the men's Varsity 8+ taking gold.]]>MROW_4_27_2026Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:45:00 EST917082https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/26/mens-golf-claims-15th-centennial-conference-title.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/26/mens-golf-claims-15th-centennial-conference-title.aspxMen's Golf

Carding a 285 (three-under par) in Sunday's round, the Franklin & Marshall men's golf team became Centennial Conference (CC) Champions for the 15th time in program history. The Diplomats fired an 853 (11-under par) for the tournament to set a new CC Championship record at Waynesboro Country Club this weekend. F&M has now won five of the last six Centennial Conference Tournaments, securing a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the 18th time in program history.]]>Team-MGOLF-CCTournamentDay3RecapSun, 26 Apr 2026 19:03:00 EST717078https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/26/womens-golf-sarah-wang-ties-for-third-team-finishes-in-third-at-cc-championship.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/26/womens-golf-sarah-wang-ties-for-third-team-finishes-in-third-at-cc-championship.aspxWomen's Golf

The Franklin & Marshall women's golf team concluded the 2026 Centennial Conference Women's Golf Championship with a third-place finish, while Sarah Wang tied for third place to mark the program's best individual finish in the tournament since Holly Rittmaster '22 tied for third place in 2021.]]>Wang_Sarah_4_26_2026Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:48:00 EST1817077https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/26/baseball-sweeps-muhlenberg-in-season-finale.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/26/baseball-sweeps-muhlenberg-in-season-finale.aspxBaseball

The Franklin & Marshall baseball team's (22-15-1, 8-9-1 CC) season came to a close on the road at Muhlenberg (11-25, 6-12 CC) in Sunday afternoon's Centennial Conference (CC) doubleheader. The Diplomats scored 34 total runs in the twinbill with a 17-4 win in game one and a 17-7 victory on game two. Despite the sweep, F&M came up short of reaching the CC Tournament as it ended the year seventh in the conference standings.]]>Hollender, Matt-BASEatMuhlenbergRecapSun, 26 Apr 2026 22:53:00 EST117081https://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/26/womens-tennis-dispatches-ursinus-7-0.aspxhttps://godiplomats.com/news/2026/4/26/womens-tennis-dispatches-ursinus-7-0.aspxWomen's Tennis

The Franklin & Marshall women's tennis team (9-8, 6-2 CC) dominated its final match of the regular season as it earned a 7-0 sweep over Ursinus (7-11, 1-7 CC) in Sunday afternoon's Centennial Conference (CC) matchup. The Diplomats won all three doubles matches and six singles bouts to record their sixth sweep this season.]]>Colclough, Kakie-WTENatUrsinusRecapSun, 26 Apr 2026 22:01:00 EST2417080