Baseball

Baseball Optimistic About SCIAC Despite Recent Losses

Author: Ryan Graff Despite some solid personal performances, the baseball team (4-10 conference, 8-17 overall) got swept in a three game series against Pomona-Pitzer this past...

Future of WBC lies in hands of MLB

Author: Joe Siegal The World Baseball Classic (WBC), in its third iteration this spring, is meant to be baseball's answer to soccer's World Cup; an international...

Baseball hosts inaugural SCIAC Home Run Derby, supports City of Hope

Author: Lauren Rewers When John Rizzo (junior) of Claremont-Mudd-Scripts (CMS) visited Occidental’s Anderson Field over the weekend, he discovered that the tension and rivalry normally found...

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...

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...