Just an hour after a 9-0 trampling at the hands of Pacific Lutheran University in the first game of their season-opening double-header, the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens softball team was down 4-2 at the bottom of the seventh inning, and the situation looked as bleak as the pouring gray sky last Friday, Feb. 3.
Tag: Softball
P-P Softball Hoping to End Season On a High Note
This was not a season with expectations of playoffs for the P-P Softball team (9-23, 6-14 SCIAC). With a batting average of .257, an on-base percentage of .325 and a slugging percentage of .332, the offense just hasn’t been consistent enough to win games. But that isn’t to say it
Athenas Steamroll Cal Lutheran, Pomona-Pitzer
Watching the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps softball team (26-6-1, 19-2 SCIAC) relentlessly pursue the SCIAC championship (and eventually Division III National championship) is a thrilling, engaging, and intense experience. The Athenas continued to display their breathtaking and inspiring poise against California Lutheran University (13-18, 7-13 SCIAC) on Friday, Apr. 15, and the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens (9-23, 6-14
CMS Softball Tames Tigers Over Weekend
On Saturday, Apr. 2, the thunder crack of softball bats and emphatic cheers of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps softball team (22-5-1, 15-1 SCIAC) ricocheted around Athena Field to propel CMS to victory. This past weekend, the team completed two shutouts against Occidental College: The Athenas won both games 6-0, proving once again that natural talent combined
Sagehen Softball Gets the Last Hoorah
The Pomona-Pitzer softball team (7-17, 4-18 SCIAC) has been heating up the diamond this week as the Sagehens faced Whittier College (12-12, 4-8 SCIAC) last Saturday, Apr. 2. The team was able to split their double-header at home on Beach Field in Claremont, California; after losing the first game 8-2, the Sagehens came out
Athenas Dominate the Fields in GA
It’s only halfway through the season but the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Women’s softball team (18-5-1, 11-1 SCIAC) have already made themselves known to teams across the country. After sweeping California Lutheran University (10-11, 4-6 SCIAC) on Feb. 27 and sweeping both Redlands University (14-6, 6-4 SCIAC) and Pomona-Pitzer (3-14, 1-5 SCIAC) on Mar. 4 and 5,
CMS Softball Sweeps Cal Lutheran Over Weekend
Briana Halle CM '19’s crushing grand-slam was the cherry on top of an epic ending for the Claremont-Mudd Scripps softball team (6-3-1, 5-1 SCIAC) in their first game against the California Lutheran University Regals (7-8, 2-4 SCIAC) on Saturday, Feb. 27. A seven-run rally in the fifth inning, including Halle’s grand
Sagehens Channel Softball Persona Against Lewis & Clark
After months of pre-season inter-team scrimmages and workouts, the Pomona-Pitzer softball team (1-2, 0-0 SCIAC) was finally ready to play a real opponent. With only three seniors and two juniors out of 16 players, the young team struggled in its first match of the season against Pacific University Oregon (3-0) on Friday, Feb. 12,
Home-Run from First-Year Metsch Puts Athenas On Top
What exactly goes through the mind of a softball player during her first official college series? For Abigail Metsch SC ’19, it was I’m gonna hit a home run now! After losing 11-4 to Vanguard University (3-3) in a morning match on Feb. 6th, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps softball team (1-1, 0-0 SCIAC) was hungry
Seniors End Careers on High Notes with Victory Over Whittier
The Pomona-Pitzer softball team (17-23, 12-16 SCIAC) concluded their 2015 season on a winning note in a doubleheader against Whittier College (25-15, 19-9 SCIAC) April 26. After losing the first game 4-0 as Whittier pitcher Samantha Blum tossed a perfect game, the Sagehens bounced back for a resounding 9-2 victory