04/24/09 5:00am
When the Quakers host Columbia Sunday afternoon in their doubleheader season finale, they will have the assistance of a great Philadelphia sports ally: the Phillie Phanatic.
Before enjoying the chimerical creature's welcomed support, however, they travel to the Big Apple Saturday where the Lions host a doubleheader of their own.
04/22/09 5:00am
When Penn faces Lehigh this afternoon in a doubleheader in Bethlehem, Pa., they will be playing, to borrow the title from Michael Shaara's classic baseball novel, For Love of the Game.
But not exactly for the reasons Shaara wrote.
Indeed, the Quakers (13-22, 2-14 Ivy) simply don't have much else to play for with the postseason so far in the rearview mirror.
04/07/09 5:00am
As long as it faces a non-conference opponent, the Penn baseball team can hold its own.
But so far this season, the Quakers (10-16, 0-8 Ivy) have been the pinatas of the Ivy League: Everyone gets a free hit. They've stumbled to a nasty nine-game losing streak since conference play began and are hoping to regain their confidence today against Lafayette (13-15) in Easton, Pa.
03/30/09 5:00am
The baseball team was in no mood to stretch.
It was the top of the seventh inning, and the Quakers led Dartmouth, 8-3, and were seemingly cruising on their way to victory over an inferior opponent. Then the Big Green rallied for five runs, including a three-run homer, and the Penn players sat disheartened in their dugout in the middle of the inning.
03/26/09 5:00am
After yesterday's game against Villanova, it seems as though depth will not be an issue for the baseball team as it heads into the Ivy League Tournament this weekend.
Sophomore Mike Mariano more-than-literally stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning, still searching for his first hit of the season.
03/20/09 5:00am
Two teams, 36 innings. That's more than your typical meet-and-greet.
Fortunately, familiarity seems to favor Penn's baseball team; after dropping its first game to Georgetown several weeks ago by a double digit margin, the team rebounded to win four of the remaining five games against the Hoyas.
03/18/09 5:00am
The players on Penn's baseball team have an annual obligation to forego college students' favorite pastime, spring break, in favor of America's.
Nevertheless they are feeling as fresh as any college student after their success on the spring trip, which they hope to continue today against Temple.
03/06/09 5:00am
Some things, like gin and tonic or Beyonce and Jay-Z, are just meant to be together. An amicable relationship between Penn and Georgetown's baseball teams isn't one of them.
Having already faced the Hoyas twice in their season opener last weekend, the Quakers will play them four additional times this weekend at Rollins College, as Penn heads down to Winter Park, Fla.
02/25/09 5:00am
Forget Moneyball.
While baseball is largely a game of numbers, no quantitative value can be assigned to the upbeat attitude humming within the Quakers' locker room only days before the season begins Saturday against Davidson and Georgetown.
"We want to go down there and execute," junior Steve Gable, a co-captain and the team's starting second baseman, said.
02/23/09 5:00am
Jacqueline Wong was staring defeat in the face Sunday.
Down one set and trailing 4-1 in the second against Maryland's Maggie Mackeever, the junior gazed at her opponent and only one thought crossed her mind: "Finish and never give up."
That take-no-prisoners attitude paid off as Wong prevailed in dramatic fashion, winning the next five games to claim that set 6-4 and then winning 10-6 in the tiebreaker.
02/06/09 5:00am
The men's tennis team does not typically travel very far for its matches, but it made an exception to face a talented team in No. 23 Miami.
"I know the coach there and they are a very good team," coach Nik DeVore said. "We just couldn't pass up an opportunity to play there.
10/23/08 5:00am
The scoreboard read 0:00, but the first half of the Penn field hockey team's game with Temple was anything but over. The Owls had committed a penalty, giving the Quakers one final play.
On the ensuing corner, Rachel Eng found midfielder Kelsey Tahan in the circle.
10/22/08 5:00am
After 33-plus minutes of the Penn field hockey team's game with Temple, the Quakers held a modest 2-1 lead.
Then came a surprise onslaught. Kathryn Rose scored off a fast break, and right when it appeared the first half had ended, the Owls committed a penalty to give the Red and Blue one more play.
10/17/08 5:00am
By ANDY KUHN Contributing Writer dpsports@dailypennsylvanian.com The seven-hour ride to New Hampshire will be almost as challenging for the men's soccer team as the actual game with Dartmouth. That's because of what the ride home might mean. The fear of departing with an "L" to an Ivy League opponent is motivation enough for the Quakers to play at the top of their game.
10/08/08 5:00am
Having spent the past 20 years in lockstep, defensive backs Josh and Nate Powers have one cardinal rule: Never pursue the same woman.
Perhaps that's because, as twins, they've already demonstrated the mischief they can cause when girls can't tell them apart.
10/02/08 5:00am
Franklin Field, the oldest operating football stadium in the nation, will reach a tremendous milestone when Dartmouth visits this weekend. Saturday will be the 800th Penn football game played there since the facility opened in 1895.
"I tell the kids all the time, we're just caretakers," said coach Al Bagnoli, who has led the Quakers to a 62-15 home record during his tenure.
09/29/08 5:00am
At the end of Saturday's game with Harvard, all members of the women's field hockey team lined up and belted out "Drink a Highball," smiles blazing from ear to ear. It was as if they had just won an Ivy League championship. This victory was indeed stirring.
09/26/08 5:00am
At the end of Saturday's game the entire women's field hockey team, smiles blazing from ear to ear, lined up and belted out "Drink a Highball" as though they had just won the Ivy League championship.
Indeed, this victory was stirring. Despite embarking on a nasty seven game losing streak which began September 6, the Quakers came out against Harvard with a swagger and topped the Crimson, 2-0, at Franklin Field.
