Final baseball game of the weekend comes down to the wire

By John Tveter The theme of the series between PLU and Whitworth was pitching, and the final game of the series proved to be no exception.  As the scoreless game...

Men’s baseball avoids three-game sweep against crosstown rivals

By Giancarlo Santoro, Sports Writer Game 1 Four hours, 442 pitches and 15 innings later, the Pacific Lutheran University men's baseball team fell at home to crosstown rival University of Puget...

LaRoche chooses family over baseball

KELLEN WESTERING; Sports Writer: westerka@plu.edu Those of you reading this article learned how to read either through public, private or home schooling. In other news, Chicago White Sox designated hitter Adam LaRoche is...

Student-Athlete Spotlight: Ben Welch

CARA GILLESPIE Sports Writer gillesce@plu.edu Editor's Note: The Mast partners with PLU Athletics via social media and all the questions below were tweeted in to either Mast Media or PLU Athletics from...

Lutes baseball steal two games from third place George Fox

GAME 1 The Lutes came out swinging against the Bruins in the first game, recording a total of 17 hits off three of the Bruins pitchers. Pacific Lutheran University managed...

Athlete Focus: A.J. Konopaski

DAVID MAIR, Staff Writer Atop the mound, with family and friends keenly watching, a young boy was ready to take on another batter. During the game, the boy accidentally hit another player...

Baseball team drops NWC series finale

Pacific takes two from Lutes By Sam Horn, Sports Writer This past weekend was rough for the Pacific Lutheran University baseball team. The Lutes only managed one win in a three-game Northwest Conference...

PLU Baseball’s season continues despite NWC tournament loss

Nik Gable Reporter After a loss on April 21 by the University of Puget Sound (UPS) baseball team, Pacific Lutheran (PLU)’s baseball team advanced to the Northwest Conference Tournament. The tournament consists...

A home run type season

Austin Hilliker, Sports Editor It’s almost that time again. Sunflower seeds, hot dogs and rally fries. A time when sunshine is consistent and rooting for the home team is encouraged;...