It was a battle of apex predators for the La Verne Leopards baseball team in their Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener against the Chapman Panthers, who are ranked 20th nationally in Division III.
La Verne freshman right fielder Rachel Ogata catches a pop fly hit by George Fox University’s senior shortstop Kayla Anderson, which concluded the top of the third inning in the second game of the doubleheader Saturday at Campus West.
With the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title under its belt and a season filled with more ups than downs, the La Verne baseball team traveled to Abilene, Texas, this week to participate in the NCAA Division III West Regional Tournament.