Baseball
Take me out to the ballpark
Each ballpark has distinct dimensions, personality, structure and setting that have a major effect on how the game is played. Ivy parks are no exception.
Cole mixes it up at Meiklejohn
As he does with most weekday games, head coach John Cole was forced to patch together a pitching staff and lineup to fit between two busy weekends, each with four conference games.
Streaks of Cuba on the Penn basepath
Freshman outfielder Emilio Pastor and junior outfielder Adrian Lorenzo share a bond from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami.
Penn sweeps Cornell Saturday, gets swept Sunday
In Saturday’s doubleheader, both starting pitchers went the distance, as Penn cruised to two easy victories. On Sunday, however, the next two starters struggled, and the Quakers came out winless.
Prime chance to close gap
If the Penn baseball team wants to race to the top of the Ivy League, it will first have to clear a Big Red roadblock.
Missing the zone at Meiklejohn
On Wednesday afternoon at Meiklejohn Stadium, no gems were tossed, no pitchers’ duel was witnessed and nearly no words were left for coach John Cole after the game.
Quakers look for rebound at home
After a disappointing weekend on the road, the Quakers are setfor a turnaround when they host La Salle tomorrow at Meiklejohn Stadium at 3 p.m.Penn baseball picks its own 'Jock Jams'
As each player enters the game, a segment of a song is played at the player’s request. Not surprisingly, there have been the good, the bad and the ugly among the song choices.
Hurling up inconsistent outings
The unpredictable Quakers (13-14, 4-4 Ivy) lost to Harvard twice by scores of 12-9 and 10-9, and split the series with Dartmouth, winning 9-5 and losing in extra innings 3-2.
Chance to break from Ivy pack
The Penn baseball team may only be entering their second week of Ivy play, but this weekend’s games against Harvard and Dartmouth already have title implications.Big Green facing big test in Ivies
The first full week of Ivy baseball is in the books, but the championship outlook seems hazier than ever.
Big League dreams in Ivy League minds
Today’s environment provides several different paths to MLB — the Ivies being the road less traveled.
Bell tolls at Liberty Classic
In a fashion echoing this past weekend, the Penn baseball team dug itself into an early hole, yet regained the lead with some timely hitting.
Penn poised in win
A 12-4 victory over Yale at Meiklejohn Stadium Sunday capped of a successful weekend for the baseball team.
Rounding the bases and the world
In his first year at Penn, freshman first baseman Spencer Branigan has already put together an impressive resume.
Baseball shows no mercy
With the heart of the lineup leading off he top of the fourth inning at the Liberty Bell Classic, the Penn baseball team began putting on a hitting clinic.
Quakers face St. Joseph's to begin Liberty Bell Classic
Today the Quakers will host St. Joseph’s to kick off the first round of the 19th annual Liberty Bell Classic.
Leopards pounce on defensive miscues
The Quakers hosted a two-game series with Lafayette Saturday — losing both contests due to several defensive miscues — and then split a second doubleheader Sunday as the team ventured north to Easton, Pa.
Quakers crushed in Wild middle innings
The Quakers, who often fell victim to prolonged rallies from opponents last season, allowed Villanova to score seven runs in both the fourth and fifth innings in yesterday’s 17-5 thrashing.