Sports Update

Baseball
Overall: 10-4 SCIAC: 6-3

On the weekend of March 7 and 8, the Sagehens took a much needed 2 out of 3 from current SCIAC leader Cal Lutheran. The Kingsmen of Cal Lutheran struck first on Friday with a 14-13 win that saw the Hens come from behind and take a 13-11 lead in the top of the eighth. The two teams had 31 hits in the game with each team committing 2 errors. Brad Carmody '04 and Felipe Aguilar '05 each had 3 hits. Aguilar and Sam Whitehead '05 each went deep for Pomona-Pitzer.

On Saturday, the Hens needed to sweep the double header and did just that in convincing fashion. Game 1 saw the Hens explode with 12 runs on 11 hits. The Hens put up 10 runs in the first 3 innings including a 6 spot to open the game in the bottom of the first. Carmody continued his great season at the plate with a 3 hit performance that included 2 home runs, 4 RBI's and 3 runs scored. Josh Cardwell '05 got the win for the Hens, pitching 7 innings while scattering 9 hits and striking out 3 players. In the second game of the day, Pomona-Pitzer had 19 hits, outscoring the Kingsmen 11-4. Bobby Boeche '03 and Aguilar each had a 3-hit day for the Hens, while Jose Cortez '03 and Jonas Swyer '04 had 2 hits apiece and a home run. Mike Renery '03 pitched a great game for the Hen squad, going 8 innings in getting the win, allowing just 5 hits, 2 earned runs, striking out 9 batters and walking just 3.

Men's Track & Field
Overall: 1-1 SCIAC: 1-1

Pomona-Pitzer sent a third of the team to Fullerton on March 8 and had some nice performances. Mike Kirtman '03 had a season best 110 High Hurdle with a 15.98. Joey Cappola '05 did the same with his 57.45 400 Intermediate Hurdle run and David Buxton '06 had two great runs, coming across in 50.98 in the 400 and in a 50.0 anchor to the 1600 relay. Alex Head '05 came within a foot of his all time personal record in the javelin by throwing 163'10" and Matt Zay '04 jumped 43'4" in the triple jump.

Women's Track & Field
Overall: 1-1 SCIAC: 1-1

Four all-time marks were posted by the women's track and field team last Saturday at the CSU Fullerton Benny Brown Invitational.

Distance runner Ann Prouty '05 clocked 4:51.81 in finishing second in her 1500m heat. That time is the number 7 all-time mark in Pomona-Pitzer history in that event. Amy Rapp '06 ran 10:43.10 in the 3000m to record the number 9 all-time PP mark. Nika Strzelecka '06 ran 19:04.3 in the 5000m for the number 8 all-time PP mark, and Raketa Ouedraogo '05 tossed the hammer 135'11 for the number 4 all-time Pomona-Pitzer mark.

The Sagehens travel to Whittier this weekend to compete in a SCIAC conference 4-way meet. The Sagehens, currently 1-1 in SCIAC, face C-M-S and Redlands.

Pomona-Pitzer's women's track and field team split two SCIAC contests Saturday at home on Strehle Track. The Sagehens downed Caltech 110-75 but fell to La Verne 111-83 in the conference.

Event winners for Pomona-Pitzer included Stefanie McDougall '04 in the 800 (2:23.94), Prouty in the 1500 (4:54.50), and Ouedraogo in the hammer (128'11). Other strong marks included Gre'Juana Dennis '03 in the long jump (17'8 3/4, which is the number 3 mark all-time for Pomona-Pitzer), Alex Wakeman '06 in the pole vault (9'0, which equals the number 2 mark all-time for Pomona-Pitzer).

Men's Tennis
Overall: 7-3 SCIAC: 4-2

The Sagehens lost a nail biter on the 10th to 8th ranked Mary Washington, 4-3. Pomona-Pitzer lost the doubles point despite a dominating win by the number one doubles tandem of J.R. Hall '04 and David Frankel '04. In singles action, Frankel, Hall, and Samir Vora '03 all played great tennis, winning their matches. Vora was extended to a third set before claiming the win. Mary Washington won at numbers 4 thru 6 to seal the team victory.

Pomona-Pitzer played a double header on Saturday the 8th and defeated both Southwestern and Brandeis. The Hens swept the 3 doubles matches, dropping no more than 3 games in any of the 3 matches. The Hens went on to easily run away with the win by winning in straight sets at numbers 1 thru 5. Frankel, Hall, and Jamie Frank '03 all won with identical scores of 6-1, 6-2 at numbers 1, 2, and 4, respectively. Against Brandeis, the Hens won all 9 matches played, sweeping their way to a 7-0 win. Hall and Vora had great matches at numbers 2 and 3, both winning 6-2, 6-1.

Women's Water Polo
Overall: 1-3 SCIAC 0-0

Pomona-Pitzer defeated Michigan State on the 5th of March 14-6. The Hens went into halftime with an 8-4 lead and tallied 6 goals in the final quarter to pull away with the win. Lucia Schmit '03 led the Hens offensively with 5 goals and Joy Haviland '03 had a great game as well, finding the back of the net 4 times. Lindsay Norcott '03 scored twice. Morgan Sokolow '04 had 11 saves between the netposts and Blair Henderson '05 had a solid defensive showing with 4 steals in the game.