It was a weekend of irony for the University of La Verne softball team, sweeping Pomona-Pitzer, 3-1 and 15-10, last Friday, then being swept by Cal Lutheran in Saturday's doubleheader, 5-2 and 7-5.
After splitting two games with the Whittier Poets last Friday, the University of La Verne softball team split a non-conference two-game set with the UC San Diego Tritons on Saturday.
In the final two games before the Trinity Tournament at San Antonio, Texas, the University of La Verne softball team tuned up its game by taking both games from Colorado College last Friday.
Staying focused is the name of the game. The University of La Verne softball team had that focus for 14 innings against the Occidental Tigers, as the Leopards swept their doubleheader last Saturday.
After a weekend of splitting doubleheaders with the Whittier Poets and the Redlands Bulldogs, the 1997 University of La Verne softball team opens up the season at 2-2.