Tag: softball
From rituals to results: traditions create chemistry and keep athletes in...
Six minutes and 22 seconds into Occidental’s men’s soccer match Sept. 18, Alex Bosanac (first year) scored the first goal of his collegiate career,...
Athletes Baruch Goodman and Ellery Mitchell find success by overcoming adversity
Baruch Goodman Occidental's track and field team competed in the SCIAC Multi-Dual April 1 which consisted of Chapman University, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Pomona-Pitzer and Occidental College. Baruch Goodman (sophomore) placed second in...
Occidental’s Women’s Softball team has ‘nothing to lose and everything to...
Down at Bell Field, the women's softball team continues to cheer each other on while jamming out to music. The team is young this season,...
Athletes of the Week Drew Samson and Jacob Torres break personal...
Drew Samson Drew Samson (senior) had two major goals for this year’s softball season: beating Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) and improving team chemistry. With a month of...
Saturday doubleheaders and Delia’s burritos are key to lifelong friendships
Keith Russell, Doug Olkein and Daniel Samson said softball has always been a part of their lives — they practically raised their daughters, now...
Mental health advocates and student athletes fight for body positivity
Active Minds, a student mental health advocacy group on campus, teamed up with the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) to host a workshop focused...
Softball takes coaching change in stride
Ali Haehnel resigned from her position as head coach of Occidental's softball team Jan. 27. According to infielder Kristin LeBlanc (sophomore), an emergency meeting with the team...
Russell and Sterner impress as The Occidental’s Athletes of the Week
Delaney Russell Delaney Russell (sophomore) helped the Occidental women's softball team pick up its first win of the season against Brandeis University Feb. 17. After losing the...
Split seasons allow spring sports to flourish
While most spring sports reserve their competitive season for spring semester, softball and golf kick off their training as early as September. Although Southern...
Stephanie Stamnes and Cameron Coe trailblaze as The Occidental’s Student-Athletes of...
Stephanie Stamnes Stephanie Stamnes (senior) completed her fourth and final year of collegiate softball at Occidental College while preparing to enroll in medical school following...