By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief After being hit with some scheduling changes and cancellations due to field conditions and weather, the baseball team returned to the diamond on Saturday, April 2, for a double dip against St. Thomas Aquinas College from the LIU Post Baseball Field. The Pioneers dropped both ends…
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By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief Queens College reigned over the softball team in their first matchup on Wednesday, March 30. A combined three runs in the opening two frames proved to be enough run support for ToniMarie Valeriano, who tossed seven innings of two run ball and struck out nine Pioneers…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor Q: What about the game of baseball caught your interest and why did you start playing? A: I started playing baseball like any other kid. My parents signed me up for little league to make me test out the game. What drew me to…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief Runs were at a premium in both games on Thursday, March 24, in the softball team’s double-header against the University of Bridgeport in Brookville, N.Y. With a combined five hits in the contest, the Pioneers were able to come out on top because they strung their…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief The baseball team opened up conference play on Thursday, March 24, when they hosted Molloy College. The Pioneers suffered a 5-2 loss to drop to 8-9 on the season. The Pioneers drew first blood in the fourth inning when freshman outfielder Joe Piscitelli cracked a single…
By Thomas Scavetta Assistant Sports Editor An offensive onslaught led the 16th ranked men’s lacrosse team (5-3) to a convincing 21-3 victory on Thursday, March 24, against Dominican College (3-6) in an East Coast Conference showdown at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, N.Y. It seemed as if the…
By Michael Otero Freshman catcher Julia Seader stole the show in the softball team’s first of two games against Adelphi University on Wednesday, March 16. The freshman drove in all four runs for the Pioneers and called a great game as the Pioneers won 4-0. Seader kick-started the offense in…
By Thomas Scavetta An eruption of 11 unanswered goals in the opening stanza proved to be the deciding factor for the fourth-ranked women’s lacrosse team (5-1) on Wednesday, March 16. The team took care of business in a 17-5 blowout win against Philadelphia University (1-2) in a non-conference showdown at…
By Alyssa Seidman In the fall of 2014, the LIU Post athletics department became home to the new women’s golf team. With only three semesters of play under their belts, the team has proven they’re wedging their way into the annals of Pioneer sports history, according to head coach Tom…
By Thomas Scavetta After rallying from two-goal deficits on two separate occasions, the eighth-ranked men’s lacrosse team (4-3) fell to Chestnut Hill College (1-5), 14-10, on Saturday, March 18, in an East Coast Conference matchup at Plymouth Whitemarsh Stadium, in Lafayette Hill, PA. Trailing 3-1 in the first quarter, senior…