Pomona-Pitzer’s baseball team took two of three games from Whittier this weekend. Friday, playing at home, the Sagehens fell by a score of 5-1. On Saturday, however, Pomona-Pitzer struck back by sweeping a double-header on Whittier’s home field.

Starting pitcher Sonny Mott PI ’02 allowed four runs on eight hits and a base on balls. Whittier added runs in the sixth and the eigth. Pomona scored its sole run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single by Rob Ruiz, PI ’03.

he men’s and women’s track teams have witnessed numerous excellent individual performances over spring break and last weekend against La Verne. Two runners and one field athlete provisionally qualified for nationals. The Sagehens look to bring this momentum into next Friday’s meet against CMS.

The Pomona-Pitzer men’s volleyball team is somewhat of a conundrum. Sometimes the Hen’s bring it all with super-exciting smashes, laid-out digs, and some superfly dancing. Oh, do we dance. Other times the team talks mad game, but walks bad game. Sparked with two victories against CMS and one against San Diego based Point Loma, the Hens look to continue their passionate playing and dancing into the last two weeks of the season.

The first game against fifth ranked Williams College on Friday ended closely, as the Sagehens took two out of three doubles matches but lost four of six singles matches, ending the day with a close 4-5 loss.

Backed by a comeback doubles victory by Betsy Mork ’04 and Chelsea Heller ’04, who were down 5-7 but bounced back to win the match 9-7, the Sagehens took a 2-to-1 match lead going into the singles competition.

One thing is certain. This year’s Final Four is as evenly matched as any Final Four in recent memory. Michigan State is the defending champion, Duke finished the regular season #1, Arizona was the Associated Press preseason #1, and Maryland smoked a Stanford team that only had two previous one-point losses. These teams are all really good basketball teams, and only Maryland needed a little luck to advance this far. This writer, on the other hand, is really bad and a little unlucky at predicting March Madness basketball games.

The Claremont men’s lacrosse team struck out from Claremont last Saturday for a weekend long road trip. First stop, scenic Stockton, CA, for a game against the legendary Tigers of the University of the Pacific. Claremont jumped out to an early lead and held firm throughout, edging out the Tigers 16-11. "It was fucking awesome!" said defensive powerhouse and enforcer Ryan Meckel-Parker ’02.