Pomona-Pitzer baseball players repeated a mantra — 'This is for Cleveland' — after every early-morning weightlifting season and practice as they prepared for the 2024 season. The team that never was a factor in the Division III College World Series in Cleveland wasn't afraid to set big goals. A few months later, the Sagehens are somehow five wins from finishing the greatest season in school history. No. 4 seed Pomona-Pitzer touched down in Cleveland on Tuesday afternoon.
“We have some of the best starters in the nation,” Prough said. “These past two years, we've focused on building a great team culture. … It's culminated into a really fun and fantastic season.” The Sagehens boast one of the top lineups in D-III baseball, spearheaded by SCIAC Athlete of the Year and 2024 second-team All-American senior first baseman Isaac Kim, alongside third-team All-American outfielder JC Ng.