The baseball team suffered a tough 5-4 loss to Pomona-Pitzer Sunday at Alumni Field in Claremont.

La Verne’s Ortmayer Stadium was filled with an active home crowd Saturday as students, faculty and friends cheered on the track and field team against SCIAC rivals Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Caltech.

In Sunday’s road game at Memorial Field against Whittier, the baseball team showed why it is still the team to beat in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

The Leopards swept back-to-back games Saturday; first against Whittier in three sets and then Saturday night swept Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in three sets for Senior Night.

Students and student athletes filled Villalobos Hall at Whittier College on Tuesday to hear Jeff Sheng, the creator of “Fearless,” speak.

At the end, a swing and a miss set the team into a frenzy as they secured their 20th Southern California Intercolleg­iate Athletic Conference title with a 3-0 senior day win over Whittier Friday at Mt. SAC’s Mazmanian Field.

The Leopards offense sets up with the score at 8-8 when freshman driver Kelsey Broyles on a powerful drive nets the final goal of the game clinching the Leopards a 9-8 win against the Whittier Poets on Saturday at Las Flores Park.

The Whittier Poets charged onto the field of Mt. SAC’s Mazmanian Field after their 4-0 victory over the Leopards, highlighted by Poet senior pitcher Ryan Schwenn’s no-hitter performance.

During La Verne’s first game of a doubleheader against Whittier Monday at Wheeler Park, junior Amanda Hastings beats the throw to first base.

It was a fruitful weekend for the men’s and women’s track and field teams as they won three of four total competitions at Occidental on Saturday.