Sagehens in trouble after 12-6 loss
Pomona-Pitzer's storybook season could come to a crashing halt in a matter of hours.
The No. 1 ranked team in the country was upset by George Fox University 12-6 at the Division III West Region tournament in Oregon Friday.
The Sagehens (36-6) fall into the loser's bracket today and will play SCIAC pal Cal Lutheran at noon. The Sagehens took two of three against the Kingsmen this season with that series coming the last weekend of the regular season.
The core players on the team were in the regional in 2007. Been there - done that. The Sagehens aren't just happy to be there. They had loftier expectations this season so to be in the loser's bracket so early must be a disappointment.
They have to dig down deep and find a way.
Zach Mandelblatt will be on the mound. He did not pitch in any of the previous games against the Kingsmen.
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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