Baseball

Scott Hong gets into the swing of Tiger Baseball program

Author: Damien Mendieta (Senior Writer) After two high schools, three colleges and a semester off, Scott Hong (junior) has finally found a place at Occidental.  Hong, a...

Land of the free, home in the ‘burbs

Author: Joe Siegal Though baseball is America's pastime, it is now facing a crisis of popularity. As the median age for viewers of this year's World...

Johnson steals home, salvages Pomona-Pitzer series

Author: Rourke Healey The Occidental baseball team finished last weekend with late inning theatrics. Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning of the final...

Tigers stay hot, take 2 of 3 from Kingsmen

Author: George Newton It’s a warm day with only a few clouds in the sky. The grass on the baseball field is freshly cut with crisp,...

MLB playoff race carries into final day of season

Author: Joe Siegal With the regular season ending today, the newly expanded Major League Baseball playoffs are set to begin. This year, the top two second-place finishers...

Sports in Brief Issue 1

Author: Ryan Whalen Baseball (1-2 overall, 0-0 SCIAC) After completing one of the winningest seasons in the past decade at 26-15, the Occidental baseball team will attempt...

Scully remains unique among MLB changes

Author: Joe Siegal Returning to call Dodgers games for a 66th straight season, Vin Scully makes watching baseball a truly unique experience in this era of...

Tigers defeat Panthers in SCIAC opener

Author: Daniel Terner Occidental stole a win from Chapman in the first game of their SCIAC season, walking off on a squeeze play executed by Brady...

Baseball edges Chapman in extra innings as Marks records game-winning RBI double in top of 12th

Author: Tim O'Donnell The Occidental College baseball team (2-4 overall, 1-2 SCIAC) opened conference play over the weekend with a home-and-away series against Chapman (3-4 overall,...

Tigers fall to Cal Lu, drop to sixth in SCIAC

Author: Alex Nieves Extra innings proved to be too much for the Occidental baseball team (19-16, 14-10) as the Tigers dropped all three games—two of which...

New MLB playoff format a success

Author: Damian Mendieta Met with equal acclaim and anguish, the new wild-card system heralds the coming of a new era for Major League Baseball. Barely a...

Walker on the Mark(s) for Occidental baseball program

Author: Tim O'Donnell Occidental baseball’s Walker Marks (first-year) has big shoes to fill this season, as he’s tasked with replacing four-year All-SCIAC selection and Tiger all-time...