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Baseball sinks Sea Lions in duel for the ages

Baseball sinks Sea Lions in duel for the ages
Eagles only needed one run to get a huge conference win over Point Loma.
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 29, 2018

Whereas Major League Baseball’s opening day would have normally pushed an NCAA Division II contest to the baseball backburner, Biola and Point Loma Nazarene University delivered as good a game as any playing out across professional stadiums on March 29. The Eagles won the first of their four-game PacWest tilt...

Azusa overtakes Biola in Cornerstone Cup

Azusa overtakes Biola in Cornerstone Cup
The Cougars have stormed ahead after trailing for most of the winter.
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 28, 2018

Before two crucial basketball matchups last month, Biola had pulled ahead of their archrivals Azusa Pacific University to a 40-20 lead in the Cornerstone Cup standings. After splitting the Feb. 3 basketball matchups, the Eagles held their lead, but the Cougars have dominated since to pull ahead to...

Track and field places well in Aztec Invitational

Track and field places well in Aztec Invitational
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 23, 2018

Email Print Track and field places well in Aztec Invitational By Carter Baumgartner March 23, 2018   0 Comments Men’s and women’s track and field looked to continue their steadily improving form during their visit to San Diego, Calif. on March 23 for the Aztec...

Baseball takes game one against Art U

Baseball takes game one against Art U
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 23, 2018

Thanks to forecasted rain in La Mirada, Calif., the baseball team took care of business in the opener of its four-game “home” series against the Academy of Art University Urban Knights at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, Calif. The Eagles rode some early offense and another dominant...

Softball gets back on track in doubleheader

Biola softball
After losing a doubleheader to APU, the Eagles bounced back by sweeping CSU San Marcos.
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 20, 2018

The Eagles faced a non-conference challenge when they traveled to San Marcos, Calif. to face the California State University San Marcos Cougars in a doubleheader on March 20. Biola was held hitless until sophomore outfielder Jay Perez hit a two-RBI double in the fifth inning of game one, which proved...

Women’s golf places sixth in Spring Fling

Women’s golf places sixth in Spring Fling
Eagles finish middle of the road in South Dakota.
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 17, 2018

The women’s golf team visited Sioux Falls, S.D. for the Augustana Spring Fling on March 15-16. Day one saw the Eagles finish in the top half of the leaderboard with only a few stroke lead on the teams behind them. The Eagles only shot three strokes worse in the second round compared to the first,...

Athlete of the Week: Areana Ramos

Athlete of the Week: Areana Ramos
Athlete of the Week: Areana Ramos
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 14, 2018

Softball has already improved upon its win total from 2017, and junior Areana Ramos has played a big part in her team’s success. The outfielder caught fire over the Eagles’ current win streak, batting .476 over her last six games while blasting three home runs. Ramos’ most important contributions...

Softball comes back in doubleheader

Biola softball
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 9, 2018

Biola softball looked to continue their win streak when they hosted PacWestopponents Holy Names University Hawks for a doubleheader on March 9. The two teams currently sit at opposite ends of the conference standings, with Biola near the top and Holy Names at the bottom. Biola went down early after...

Athlete of the week: Jerron Largusa

Athlete of the week: Jerron Largusa
The outfielder known as “The Goose” has shown a number of tremendous performances over the past nine games.​
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice March 6, 2018

The Eagles embarked on a trip to Hawaii over spring break, featuring eight games total against PacWest foes Hawaii Pacific University and University of Hawaii at Hilo. This trip, and the following home game against Vanguard University on March 6, provided a chance for junior outfielder Jerron...

Baseball takes three more in Hilo

Baseball takes three more in Hilo
The Eagles relied on their stars to win their last series in Hawaii.
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 5, 2018

Baseball did it all in their wild four-game series at the University of Hawaii at Hilo on March 2-3. After getting blown out in the opener, the Eagles won the next three games behind hot hitting, late rallies and the continued excellence of senior ace pitcher Micah Beyer. VIDEO GAME NUMBERS The...

Baseball squeezes past Firebirds

Baseball squeezes past Firebirds
The Eagles win the battle of the birds as their bats heat up late to outlast their opponents.
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice February 21, 2018

Baseball visited the University of Saint Katherine Firebirds on Feb. 20 in the team’s last NCAA Division II nonconference matchup before their PacWestseason begins. After falling behind early, the Eagles fought back to take the lead in the sixth inning. They padded and defended that lead, winning...

Tennis beaten by Point Loma

Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice February 20, 2018

Men’s and women’s tennis competed at the Biola Tennis Center on Feb. 17 against the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions. It marked the first home match of the season for the men’s team and the second for the women. The men never really got their footing as they lost all six singles matches...