The rain started in the fourth inning and did not let up last Friday at Ben Hines Field, cutting La Verne’s home conference opener short and handing them a 2-1 loss to Redlands.

With the new semester around the corner, students are curious to see what is in store for the 2011 spring sports season.

With the addition of a new parking lot and new state of the dormitories come consequences for some of the athletes and the athletic fields at the University of La Verne.

The University Board of Trustees recently approved the next phase of La Verne’s Master Plan for Campus Development.

Since the age of 4, there is nothing Jon-Michael Hatta­baugh has wanted to do more than play the game of baseball, and after a 19-year career, the senior is ready to graduate and is excited to see will come next.

The baseball team ended its season with a 15-7 loss to Cal Lutheran on Saturday, and for nine seniors it would be the last time they put on the Leopard green and orange.

The Leopards fell to the conference rival Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens in an offensive explosion Sunday, 14-10.

The Leopards showed no mercy Saturday as they pounced on the Caltech Beavers, 10-0 and 18-2, in the weekend doubleheader.

After winning a season high seven games in a row, the Leopards streak came to an end on Friday, getting swept in a three-game series with Cal Lutheran.

The Leopards are averaging more than 12 runs per game during their streak.