The La Verne baseball team's Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship season looked just about over when they lost Saturday at Ben Hines Field, 16-8, to the Chapman Panthers. However on Monday, the Leopards were offered a bid to play in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama, keeping their tremendous season alive for at least another two games.
With May being Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, it is important to give AAPI college athletes the recognition they deserve. According to the Pepperdine Graphic, AAPIs only make up 2% of college athletes.
The men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the APU Franson Last Chance meet last weekend, hosted at Azusa Pacific’s Cougar Athletic Stadium.
The first place Leopards began the series against the second place Stags at Ben Hines Field on May 5, winning 9-4 and celebrating eight seniors on their senior day.
With the No. 1 seed in SCIAC, the La Verne baseball team will now advance to the first round of playoffs against the No. 4 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen on Thursday at Ben Hines Field after clinching the 2023 SCIAC regular season championship.