The La Verne baseball team showed up against the California State Dominguez Hills Toros on Friday afternoon at Ben Hines Field in a 9-4 win for their first non-conference game of the season.
A defensive miscue in the ninth of game one and a bullpen meltdown in game three turned a potential three game sweep of Cal Lutheran into a 1-2 series loss for the Leopards over the weekend.
After winning their pandemic-delayed season opener by a score of 12-1, La Verne would drop the next two games to lose the season series against Chapman on Saturday and Sunday.
La Verne baseball players warm-up before practice by running sprints at Ben Hines Field on Monday. The baseball team returned to in-person practices March 29 after the University lifted its COVID-related restrictions on team sports activities.