Baseball

Occidental’s spring sports teams look to finish the year strong

As the spring semester comes to a close, so too do Occidental's spring sports seasons. Senior athletes will score their final points in the...

Coaches, players face the difficult process of roster finalization

The Occidental women's soccer team recruited Paige Villanueva (first year) this year, but she was cut from the team earlier this semester. “I knew I...

Occidental baseball bounces back against Cal Lutheran, moves to third

Approaching the end of their regular season, the Occidental men's baseball team won one out of three games against University of La Verne April 19 and...

Nolan McCarthy and Anna Kim score The Occidental’s Athlete of the Week

Nolan McCarthy Nolan McCarthy (junior) earned the win as Occidental's baseball team defeated Bowdoin College 14–1 March 16 at Anderson Field. McCarthy pitched 6.0 innings,...

Jada Newkirk and Diego Ramirez win this week’s Athlete of the Week

Jada Newkirk Despite stormy conditions March 2 at Pomona-Pitzer, Occidental’s women’s track team was able to come out on top of both Whittier and California...

America’s pastime is back

Spring is officially here, and with spring comes baseball. Finally, the sounds of spring can be heard starting March 28: the snap of a ball...

Baseball rolls to 8–0 start on the back of stellar pitching and hitting

Occidental's baseball team took home two wins Feb. 23 in their games against Castleton University at Anderson Field, improving the Tigers’ winning streak this...

Occidental elated to see the World Series back to L.A.

The Los Angeles Dodgers knocked out the Chicago Cubs 11–1 Oct. 19 at Wrigley Field in game five of the National League Championship Series,...

Baseball alumni return to Anderson field once again

Saturday, Sept. 30, former and current Occidental baseball team members gathered for the annual alumni game. Over 40 alumni suited up for the competition...

Dodgers losing streak ends at last as postseason looms

The Dodgers postseason curse seems to have struck early this year. On Sept. 12, they defeated the San Francisco Giants, 5–3, to snap an 11-game losing...

If he can play, she can play

I've been thinking a lot more about feminism and sports ever since I first read Shai Goodman's column about the role that sexism played...

Heads in the game, hearts in the song

Occidental baseball player Will Martel (sophomore) pitched his way to a D-III all-west region selection in 2016. His confidence was apparent as he left...