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2008 Baseball News
May 23, 2008Ball Travelling East to Play Summer Baseball
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 23, 2008) – Occidental College right fielder Geoff Ball is packing his bags and heading East for the summer. Ball, a sophomore outfielder and left handed pitcher will travel to Niagra Falls, NY to play in the highly competitive New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) as a member of the expansion Niagra Power.
May 21, 2008
Strankman Hangs Up Cleats, Resigns As Head Coach
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 21, 2008) – Following a successful three year career as the Head Baseball Coach, during a four year stint at Occidental College, Elliott Strankman has resigned from his position to focus on other opportunities in baseball beginning with his second season in the Northwoods League as the Field Manager of the Green Bay Bullfrogs.
May 14, 2008
Trio of Tigers Earn All-SCIAC
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 14, 2008) – The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference office announced today that three Occidental College Tigers, Glenn Gray, Matthew Jones and Adam Franks, were named to the 2008 Second Team All-SCIAC.
May 3, 2008
Perfect Finish: Three Combine for No-Hitter while Seniors Enjoy Final Career Game
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (May 2, 2008) – Many things happened today on Anderson Field that anyone involved will not soon forget. The offensive explosion that began on Friday afternoon in Pasadena carried over to Anderson Field today in the final Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference double-header of the 2008 season. On top of that three Oxy pitchers combined for a no-hitter and one senior played all nine positions in nine innings.
April 29, 2008
Gray Headed North To Play Summer Ball
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 29, 2008) – For the last two seasons Glenn Gray has roamed the outfielder at Occidental College. This summer he will travel to Moses Lake, Wash. where he will play for the Moses Lake Pirates of the competitive West Coast Collegiate Baseball League (WCCBL).
April 25, 2008
Oxy Falls Late in Series Opener
WHITTIER, Calif. (April 25, 2008) – Occidental College saw a 5-1 lead disappear, turning into a 12-6 loss Friday afternoon at Memorial Field on the campus of Whittier College in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.
April 19, 2008
Tigers Downed by Leopards
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 19, 2008) – After opening the series with a 5-4 come-from-behind win at Anderson Field on Friday afternoon, the Tigers endured a disappointing sweep by the University of La Verne Saturday afternoon on the road in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.
April 18, 2008
Down to the Wire: Tigers Win in Bottom of Ninth
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 18, 2008) – It was like déjà vu at Anderson Field. Exactly a week ago, Occidental walked away with a 10-inning 6-5 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Today’s game did not need an extra frame, but the outcome was the same, a walk-off win in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action. The Tigers tamed the University of La Verne Leopards, claiming a 5-4 victory.
April 11, 2008
Walk-Off Winner; Oxy Takes Extra-Inning Series Opener with CMS
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April 11, 2008) – Back-to-back hits in the tenth inning gave the Tigers a 6-5 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play today on Anderson Field.
April 5, 2008
Tigers Struggle Against NAIA CSU San Marcos
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 29, 2008) – The woes continued for the Occidental College Tigers today as they dropped a 16-2 non-conference game to NAIA CSU San Marcos at Anderson Field.
March 29, 2008
Tigers Drop Final Two Games of Series to CLU
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 29, 2008) – Momentum from yesterday’s road win over the California Lutheran University Kingsmen did not carry over to today as the Tigers fell by 14-3 and 6-4 margins on Anderson Field in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference double header.
March 28, 2008
Tigers Take Series Opener
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (March 28, 2008) – Matthew Jones tossed 8.0 innings and the Tigers combined for 17 hits as Occidental College defeated California Lutheran University 10-5 at George “Sparky” Anderson Field on Friday afternoon in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.
March 20, 2008
Tigers Pound Principia
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 20, 2008) – Case Miyahira was 4-for-4 at the plate and four Tigers pitchers combined for 7.0 shut-out innings of baseball as Occidental defeated Principia College 13-4 at Anderson Field today in non-conference action.
March 16, 2008
Goss, Gray Lead Tigers Past Loggers in Cal Classic Finale
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 16, 2008) – Occidental College plated eight first inning runs en route to a 14-6 pounding of the University of Puget Sound Loggers in the finale of the California Classic Baseball Tournament.
March 15, 2008
Belter K’s, Oxy Long Balls Lead Tigers Past Scarlet Raptors
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 15, 2008) – As rain and hail fell down the boys played ball at Anderson Field where the Brooks Belter struck out 12 and Jason Jebbia and Glenn Gray each connected for a homerun as Occidental defeated Rutgers-Camden 10-3 in day two of the California Classic.
March 14, 2008
Wesleyan Sweeps Oxy in Cal Classic Opening Day
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 14, 2008) – Each spring five SCIAC schools join together to host the California Classic, a 13 team tournament. In day one Wesleyan University (CT) defeated Occidental College 12-4 and 12-11 at Anderson Field in the first of three days of play.
March 11, 2008
Tigers Handle # 21 Ithaca
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 11, 2008) – Teamwork, confidence and the will to win came into play today as the Tigers of Occidental College defeated # 21 Ithaca College 14-10 on Anderson Field today. The teams combined for 24 runs on 29 hits in a battle of the bats.
March 2, 2008
Tigers Pounce on Golden Eagles
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 2, 2008) – Occidental College exploded for 23 runs as they earned a pair of wins today over the University of La Sierra at Anderson Field. All of the Tiger position players saw playing time as they took 11-2 and 12-9 victories over the Golden Eagles in non-SCIAC play.
March 1, 2008
Breakout Day for Bukac, But Tigers Drop a Pair
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (March 1, 2008) – In his first collegiate start Alex Bukac connected for a two-run homerun and in game two of the day the leftie was 3-3 with three runs, but the Tigers dropped a pair, 11-3 and 9-5, to defending Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Pomona-Pitzer at Anderson Field today.
February 26, 2008
Spencer Slam, Pomerantz Power Lead to First SCIAC Win of 2008
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2008) – In what proved to be a historic day at Anderson Field Occidental College defeated the University of Redlands 9-2 in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action, marking the first time the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs during Head Coach Elliott Strankman’s tenure.
February 23, 2008
Tigers Battle Back, But Drop Opening Pair
REDLANDS, Calif. (Feb. 23, 2008) – Occidental staged a seventh inning comeback in the second game of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference season opening double-header against the University of Redlands, but fell for the second time of the day as the Tigers dropped 7-4 and 2-0 decisions at The Yard today.
February 17, 2008
Veihl Grand Slam, Jones Complete Game Gives Tigers Game One Win
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Feb. 16, 2008) – Occidental’s starter Matthew Jones tossed the complete seven inning game and got plenty run support en route to a 12-1 victory over Lewis & Clark in game one of a double-header that the teams split today at Anderson Field.
February 10, 2008
Tigers Fall to Whitman in Series Finale
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Feb. 10, 2008) – Eighteen hits and ten runs were not enough to overcome errors and runners left on base today as the Tigers dropped an 11-10 decision to Whitman College at Anderson Field in the finale of a three game series.
February 9, 2008
Baseball Begins with Split
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Feb. 9, 2008) – In the long awaited season opener the Tigers got a 6-3 victory in game one before falling 5-4 to Whitman College in a 10-inning game two at Anderson Field today.
February 3, 2008
Rain Forces Postponement of Baseball Season Opener
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Feb. 3, 2008) – Opening day will have to wait another week for the Tiger baseball squad as rain has caused the season opener to be rescheduled for March 2.
January 29, 2008
Back at the Ballpark; Tigers Prepare for the Upcoming Baseball Season
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2008) – After leading the Tigers to their best overall record in many years during the 2007 season, Head Coach Elliott Strankman brings back a wealth of talent coupled with a strong freshman class and a pair of key transfers who will all contribute to the continued success of the Occidental baseball program.
January 19, 2008
The Past Meets the Present on the Diamond
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Jan. 19, 2008) – A gorgeous 70 degree Southern California day playing baseball was the perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon for the current Tigers baseball players as well as the past Tigers who returned to Anderson Field for the Alumni Game.
January 18, 2008
Baseball Program Welcomes Alumni to Hall of Fame Weekend
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Jan. 18, 2007) – Saturday, January 19, 2008, will be a fun-filled day packed with players reuniting, Alumni being inducted into the Hall of Fame and of course a day back out on the diamond for the young and old-er, alike.
September 12, 2007
Strankman Headed Back to Green Bay
GREEN BAY, Wisc. (Sept. 12, 2007) – Elliott Strankman returned to Occidental College after a summer full of record-breaking performances as the Field Manager of the expansion Green Bay Bullfrogs, but there was still something missing.
