Traveling just across the pond for the chance to represent your country in the sport you love isn’t too bad innit? Ryan Long PO ’21 would say so. After competing on the Sagehen’s baseball team for four years, Long was drafted first by the Baltimore Orioles in 2021 and now was selected to represent Great Britain in the World Baseball Classic that took place this past week.
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112 years ago, the Boston Red Sox faced off against Pomona College. Today they are working together to change the perception of DIII baseball
Take a trip down memory lane and hear the echo of “Sweeeet Caaroline, Bom, Bom, Bom” as you do. In 1911, the Boston Red Sox took a trip to Claremont and faced the Pomona Baseball team at Alumni Field. Over a century later, the two organizations have crossed paths once again with three Sagehen alumni since 2009 being drafted by the Sox and even more joining their front office. Together, they are aligning to bring P-P and Division III athletics to the forefront of pro ball.
Stags baseball sweep Sagehens in historic Sixth Street series
Break out the brooms! Stags complete historic season sweep of Sagehens with three bombs in 16-4 series finale victory.
Jake Lialios PO ’20 and Banana Ball are reinventing America’s Pastime
From Beginning Modern Dance at Pomona to busting a move on the mound in Savannah, Jake Lialios PO ’20 peels open “Banana Ball” and his experience going from P-P to the Party Animals.
Sagehen baseball heads into 2023 with high expectations following historic 2022 run
Was it a lucky season or are the Sagehens on an upward trend? The Pomona-Pitzer baseball team had one of the best seasons in program history last year and are hoping to build off their previous success.
Crushing hits and opponents from the get-go: P-P & CMS baseball off to hot starts
In two separate home series over this past weekend, both of the CMS and PP baseball teams dominated their opponents in their opening series of the season.
‘Still surreal’: Former Sagehens talk working World Series teams from opposing dugouts
TSL touched base with two Sagehen alumni about what their behind-the-scenes MLB experiences have been like from opposite dugouts.
Sagehen basketball legends flourish in pro leagues
Micah Elan PZ ’20 and Daniel Rosenbaum PO ’19 now represent the Sagehens on a professional basketball court.
Athlete Profile: Pomona-Pitzer catcher Jake Lialios PO ’20 becomes pitching professional
Now pitching professional, Jake Lialios PO ‘’20 was once a catcher for the Sagehens.
P-P baseball off to mixed start in effort to improve on disappointing 2019 season
After finishing eighth out of nine teams last season, P-P baseball was picked to finish sixth this year in the SCIAC preseason poll.