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,...

Athletes of the week

Author: Brody Barkan Jamie Cooper- Baseball After missing a chunk of the season due to a heel contusion, outfielder Jamie Cooper (junior) stepped up in the first...

Hong breaks out as Baseball sweeps SCIAC rival Redlands

Author: Lauren Taylor Last year's struggles are seemingly in the past for the Occidental baseball team (8-3 overall, 3-0 SCIAC), which is building momentum after a...

Sports in Brief Issue 7

Author: Ryan Whalen Baseball (12-14 overall, 8-7 SCIAC) The Occidental baseball team took the field against SCIAC No. 1 Whittier over the weekend in a three-game conference...

Sports in Brief Issue 8

Author: Ryan Whalen Occidental Softball (2-28 overall, 1-19 SCIAC) The Occidental College softball team attempted to break through a recent offensive slump during its doubleheader against Whittier...

Sport houses create community, memories

Author: Peter Johnson Team houses are more than just the places where current and former members of Occidental’s athletic teams live together. They are where groups...

Tigers on the Prowl

Author: Compiled by David Weightman W.  Golf: Chloe Johnson As the only first-year on the women's golf team, Chloe Johnson (Seattle, WA) has shouldered a lot of...

Dodgers, Angels not worth high payrolls

Author: Joe Siegal Just when it briefly seemed that unchecked spending on veteran free agents was out of style in Major League Baseball, L.A.’s teams are...

Margolis provides consistency, leadership for Tiger Baseball

Author: Spencer Donaldson Like his newfound strikeout pitch – the changeup – Occidental No. 2 starting pitcher Mitch Margolis (senior) is both quiet and effective. But the...