Baseball
Brandon Shiota goes from underdog to SCIAC Player of the Year
For years, Brandon Shiota dreamed of playing college baseball but faced self-doubt because of his size and plate discipline. That all changed in summer 2014 heading into his freshman year of high school.
Leopards swept out of first place by Chapman to finish the regular season
The baseball team was unable to hold onto first place in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and now find themselves in the No. 2 seed of the conference postseason tournament after they were swept by the Chapman Panthers in their final series of the regular season.
Rain doesn’t dampen Leopards’ visit to Washington
The La Verne baseball team swept its way through the Bud Knight Memorial Invitational Tournament last weekend in Walla Walla, Washington, highlighted by a significant comeback win against the Whitman Blues, 12-10, after a rain delay Saturday at Borleske Stadium.
Leopards take third game against Sagehens to snap losing streak
After coming out of a rough start to the weekend series, the La Verne baseball team jumped on an early lead in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Ben Hines Field, eventually outscoring the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, 11-4.
Leopards write off Poets with a weekend sweep
The baseball team won 17-5 in a seven inning mercy rule after pitching settled in against rival Whittier on April 15 at Ben Hines Field. The win opened an explosive three game sweep of the Poets.
Leopards’ bullpen falters against Kingsmen
The Leopards baseball team let a late inning comeback by Cal Lutheran in Saturday’s doubleheader spoil a strong weekend against the Kingsmen.
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