Share: PCC’s softball team ended their last game before the playoffs with a hard loss of 10-1 against Cerritos on Apr. 26, but are looking forward to a clean slate. The Lancers were given mercy after the fifth inning when they only managed to score one run against Cerritos’ ten run lead. From innings one through four the team could not get a single run in, and in most cases, they couldn’t get a player on base at all. In the fourth inning, they began …
Lancers take a hit in tough defeat at home against Mt. SAC
Share: The Lancers softball team suffered a loss at home on Friday against the Mounties in an 8-2 game and are ready to move forward as the regular season closes. Pasadena City College gave its all against the dominant Mt. SAC in 7 innings, producing five hits, two runs, and two stolen bases, but came up short and is now 15-7 in the conference and overall 23-14. Mt. SAC has now won 15 consecutive games in a row and has beaten the Lancers in all …
Lancers softball squeeze past Citrus in close win
Share: PCC’s softball team was able to secure the winning point in the final inning of the game against Citrus College, ending with a score of 3-2 on Apr. 19, 2023. Even though the winning margin was small, after losing their six-game winning streak two games prior, the Lancers were glad to be able to reclaim their victory once more. “It definitely wasn’t our best game, we have definitely played way better games and I think we expected to do better than we did. Our …
Lancers continue slump, but playoffs aren’t far away
Share: Despite being on a losing streak, PCC’s baseball team is confident in getting the Lancers in shape and ready for the playoffs. On April 14, PCC played Chaffey College and, while the Lancers had a steady start to the game, only allowing one run in the first 4 innings, they continued to make moves in the batter’s box. Although they made it on base frequently, the hard part was getting home. “That’s a triple, that’s a triple,” an audience member cheered as first baseman, …
Pouring rain puts the madness in March Madness
Share: During the month of March rain poured down on us nearly everyday, though this was great for flowers, it was seemingly not so great for our athletes. Throughout the month many games were getting delayed left and right. Leading to softball and baseball to go on stretches of playing 3-4 games back to back due to the delays. For track athletes however, most had to power through the competition. Liz Ghazanchian, the Captain of PCC’s Track and Field team, spoke of her experience competing …
Bee aware: Lancers sting LA Harbor in easy win
Share: Music by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre kept PCC softball players hyped as they took home another win Wednesday April 12, 2023 at Robinson field in Pasadena, California. “Honestly we’re really not trying to talk about wins right now, we’re trying to talk about playing good softball,” said head coach Monica Tantlinger. While the Lancers had control of the game and did walk away with a win, Coach Tantlinger did point out the officiating. Sophomore, Jaimie Harris started off scoring with a home run …
Lancers extend winning streak to keep playoff hopes alive
Share: PCC softball remains victorious extending their winning streak to four games. On April 11, the Lancers played Rio Hondo in a doubleheader securing their three-game series against the Road Runners. “This was a series that we needed to win to make a push for playoffs and they took the first game from us so we’re always trying to win two out of three,” said Head Coach Monica Tantlinger-Marshall. “After getting the first, I felt good about the second.” The Lancers showed their high spirits …
PCC basketball starter honored during Clippers game for mental health journey
Share: The crowd roared at the Crypto.com arena while the Clippers played a heated match against the Chicago Bulls. But during the game, two students entered the court, and the focus of the entire crowd shifted towards them. Nigel Wilson, a forward for Pasadena’s City College basketball team was honored in what felt like a dream. For Wilson, this story truly begins while he lived in Arizona attending Catalina Foothills high school, and playing for his school’s basketball team. He graduated and began playing and …
Lancers will have a double with 17 runs, please!
Share: On Friday, the Pasadena City College softball team faced Compton College at Robinson Park in a doubleheader for what turned out to be both shut-out games combined with the mercy rule applied. Pasadena came into the game with a 16-10 record but carried over the stinging loss against El Camino the day before and wanted to make up with a solid game back home. The opponents were Compton College which came into the game with an abysmal 0-14 record. The Compton Tartars have only …