Lancers start rocky, finish sloppy in loss to Merced

Share: In a close loss, the Pasadena City College Lancer baseball team loses to Merced College 12-8 at Brookside Park on Saturday, February 11, 2023.  Merced instantly got their foot in the door and started scoring runs. In the top of the 1st inning, Nate Silva of Merced hit a home run over center field, scoring three runs, which put them up quickly, 3-0.  Jaden Guzman of the Lancers was able to score the first run for PCC. He smacked a clean line drive to …

Lancers squeak by Victor Valley in 11-inning win

Share: As hits like Elton John’s “Rocketman” and Aerosmith’s “Dude (Looks Like A Lady)” play over the speakers at Brookside Park’s Jackie Robinson Field, both the PCC and Victor Valley baseball teams practice the main functions of their shared sport—running, hitting, and pitching.  Coming off of a three-game winning streak, including a Tuesday game victory against their Victor Valley opponents, the PCC Lancers practice in left field with a lackadaisical attitude, almost certain of the outcome of the Thursday game. “Coming into this game, we …

Lancers baseball pounds LA Pierce College in 20-5 win

Share: The Pasadena City College Lancers baseball team crushed the Los Angeles Pierce College Bulls 20-5 on Friday at Brookside Park. This was the second of three games in the South Coast Conference tournament, bringing their record in the tournament to 1-1 and their season record to 2-2.  The Lancers came out ready to play defense and shut out the top of the first inning in 3 batters with two strikeouts and one ground out to shortstop. The Lancers finished the first inning on top, …

Lancers baseball drops tight home opener in loss to LA Valley

Share: The PCC Lancers baseball team fell short in a tight 5-4 loss in their first home game of the season. The contest was game one of a three day, SoCal Challenge Tournament. PCC turned out many defensive plays, and some run production which ultimately was not enough to overcome the LA Valley Monarchs.  The game began with the LA Valley Monarchs scoring two runs in a row, in the first inning. After LA Valley scored, the pace of the game slowed, and neither team …

Lancers trot into first place with walk-off homer

Share: After a four-inning tie score, PCC’s Lancers came out victorious over East Los Angeles College Huskies for first place in the South Coast Conference when catcher Matt Rice cracked a walk-off home run over the center-field wall, bringing the score 2-1. Rice met his exuberant teammates at home plate while being doused with 8 oz water bottles.  “I was confident on deck, and it was my first-time at-bat of the game, and when I connected, I just knew it. I watched it go right …

Top 10: Lancer women killed it this year

Share: Winning matters! Does your individual production lead to team success? It’s not enough to be a regular starter or be a good role player. To be on this list, you have to be one of the best at PCC, one of best in the South Coast Conference (SCC), and damn near one of the best in the state. And it’s only fair to separate the best into three separate categories. The MVPs, the game changers, and the leaders in descending order. We’re also listing …