After losing the opener in a 1-0 nail biter, the Leopards had to muster up some strength to not get swept by the No. 15-ranked Cal Lutheran Kingsmen in their Saturday doubleheader at Ben Hines Field.
Despite being eliminated from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoff tournament, the No. 14 ranked Leopards earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament Monday morning, their 12th in appearance in the NCAA tournament in program history.
With a 9-5 win over the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday at Ben Hines Field, the Leopards clinched the regular season SCIAC championship with a 18-6 conference record.
Freshman left-handed pitcher Niko Urquidi struck out 11 batters and the Leopards’ offense had two big innings in their 8-3 win over the Whittier Poets on Friday at Ben Hines Field.
A grueling three-game series against the Chapman Panthers ended in a dramatic 7-5 win for the No. 10 Leopards in the second game of their doubleheader Saturday to complete a series sweep.