For much of the United States, Punxsutawney Phil and his famous walk on Feb. 2 is the anointed decider of the spring to come. Phil is cute, traditional and annoyingly pessimistic. Baseball, on the other hand, serves its role in the sports calendar admirably.
Tag: P-P Baseball
New starters, new season, same success: P-P baseball season opener
On Saturday, Feb. 8, the Sagehens, currently eighth in Division III rankings, declawed the No. 10 East Texas Baptist University Tigers 2-1 on Alumni Field to open their season. After a rainout on Friday afternoon, the Sagehens took the field behind pitchers Max Brunngraber PZ ’27 and Will Polishuk PO ’28 for their first collegiate starts.
Sagehens baseball back in the nest after World Series and preparing for season opener
The Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) baseball team enters this season as the No. 8 team in the nation after taking their first trip to the College World Series in program history. They reenter the field with a strong returning cast of upperclassmen and exciting young talent. The Sagehens won’t be the underdogs this year in their pursuit of another deep playoff run.
The real sports were the friends we made along the way, and other stories from a Non Athlete Regular Person
Do you find yourself repping your high school sport’s team merch that tells everyone you were an athlete in high school? Do you rewatch your highlight reel that you sent to college coaches and were met with no response? (bonus points if you’ve forced someone to watch them) Do you still follow your old team on instagram and occasionally leave a comment cheering them on? (double bonus points if you’ve reposted it and said “LFG boys”)
If you have fallen victim to any of these, you are not alone. TSL sports desk relates and is here to tell you how to move-on…until you go to a game over Thanksgiving break (or worse, a practice over winter break).
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.
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.
Pomona alum qualifies for 2020 Olympics with Israeli national baseball team
During the tournament, Rosenbaum played both right-field and designated hitter as Israel defeated South Africa, Italy and the Netherlands on their way to the tournament victory.
RECAP: Sagehen baseball puts up a fight, drops 3 straight to Chapman
The P-P baseball team (17-18, 7-17 SCIAC) got swept by Chapman (27-9, 16-5 SCIAC) last week, falling 9-6 at home Friday, before losing on the road 3-2 and 6-5 Saturday. In the first game P-P was up 3-2 at the bottom of the fourth, before giving up seven runs over
Despite season’s struggles, Sagehen baseball sinks Stags
In the midst of a difficult season, the P-P baseball team won their rivalry series against CMS last weekend. P-P hasn’t lost a season series to the Stags since 2006.
RECAP: Sagehen baseball wins 3 of 3 against rival CMS
After losing 2-1 at CMS (15-12-1, 8-10 SCIAC) Friday, the P-P baseball team (17-15, 7-14 SCIAC) won both ends of a home doubleheader in the Sixth Street rivalry Saturday. After winning the first game 5-3, the Sagehens blew out the Stags 13-5 in the second. In their first win, the