Tag: ben hines
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.
La Verne loses baseball legend Ben Hines
Ben Hines, former La Verne baseball coach and hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died Jan. 13. He was 85.
A century of La Verne sports
With over 400 athletes across 18 teams, it is easy to take La Verne’s athletic programs for granted. But as with many great things, our sports came from very humble beginnings.
La Verne inducts 8 into Hall of Fame
The La Verne Athletics Association inducted eight athletes and the 1972 NAIA National Championship baseball team into the Hall of Fame Saturday at the Mountain Meadows Golf Course in Pomona.
La Verne premieres Campus West
The stands were filled with students, parents, alumni and other members of the La Verne community to commemorate the grand opening of the Campus West athletics facility. Located on Wheeler Avenue, the new baseball and softball fields at the facility finally made their debut Tuesday.
Alumni are successful despite recession
With graduation just months away, many University of La Verne students will be entering the tight job market of this state’s tough economy – where the unemployment rate is 12.4 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report released last month.