The baseball team ended its 2015 season on a high note, surpassing its original goal of winning the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship.
The University of La Verne baseball team came out on top against the No. 1 seeded Texas-Tyler Patriots Wednesday, winning its first game of the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament, 2-0.
The La Verne baseball team defeated No. 1 seeded Cal Lutheran, 4-2, after junior shortstop Woody Reyes drove in two runs on a single to second in the top of the seventh, ensuring the Leopards’ win and claiming their title as Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions Sunday at Ullman Stadium in Thousand Oaks.
Redlands Bulldogs freshman pitcher Felix Minjarez threw a no hitter against the Leopards, for a 10-0 mercy-rule loss in the eighth inning Friday at Ben Hines Field.
The Cal Lutheran Kingsmen swept the Leopards in a three- game series, concluding the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season Friday and Saturday.