Sports

The Pitt State softball team lost two MIAA doubleheaders against Emporia State University (3-4, 1-5) and Washburn University (0-3, 3-8) Sunday, March 31 and Monday, April 1.   Head coach Ashley Balazs believes the team did very well as far as pitching and defense went.   “Well we had three really… good pitching performances out of the four games,” Balazs said. “Our backs were just …

The Pitt State track and field teams participated in the Washington University Invite and the Oral Roberts University (ORU) Invite from Friday, March 29 to Saturday, March 30.   Head coach Russ Jewett believes the team performed well at the Wash U Invite.   “…They did really well I thought for the most part,” Jewett said. “Sara Kernodle had a lifetime best in the 5k. Katren Rienbolt I think was right at her lifetime …

  The Women’s Rugby Club tied 24-24 in a road game against Kansas State University on Saturday, March 23.   Women’s Rugby vice president and freshman in biology Mauresa Caire believes the club played well against K-State with the help of the Women’s Rugby Club from KU.  “I think the club did really well,” Caire said. “We actually only travelled …

The Pitt State Club Baseball team played two consecutive home games against the Kansas State Wildcats, Sunday, March 24. The Gorillas won the first game (18-3) and continued on their path of victory to win the second game as well (12-2).   Club Baseball president Drew Roy was happy to see the team play together as a team and win two games …

The Pitt State Softball team took part in the Emporia State Softball Classic. The Gorillas participated in four matches, with the last two matches being cancelled. The first two games were against St. Cloud State Thursday, March 21 and the team won the first game (5-4) but lost the second game (5-7). In game two, the Gorillas were defeated by Upper Iowa (5-7), Thursday, March 21. Game three was another loss for …

The PSU Gorillaheads fell short 7 to 12, Saturday March 23 to the Kansas City Rugby Football Club (KCRFS). Despite harsh conditions both Pitt State and KCRFC played until the bad weather forced them to end the friendly match early as there was weather complications and concern for teams and audience safety. Fog and rain contributed to a general consensus the game should be ended for …

The Pitt State Baseball team lost a series from Friday, March 22 to Sunday, March 24 against Central Oklahoma. In game one, the Gorillas got ahead early, but UCO managed to pull away and secure the win (4-5). In game two, UCO managed to hold off the Gorillas to zero points and win the game (0-3). In the third and final game of the weekend series, UCO …

The men and women’s track and field teams opened the 2019 outdoor season on Saturday, March 23 at the Emporia State University Spring Invitational in Emporia.   Head Coach Russ Jewett believes that both teams did well at the competition as it was the first outdoor meet of the season.   “Well I think …

The women’s track and field team placed sixth overall at the 2019 NCAA Division II Women’s Indoor National Championship with Adams State coming in first, followed by Grand Valley State University.   For the second year in a row, the men’s title was won by one point. Ashland came in first with 38 …

The Pitt State Club Baseball team split a double header with the Arkansas Razorbacks, Sunday, March 10. The first game started at 1 p.m. and the team secured their victory with a final score of 7-6. Game two started at 3 p.m. but the team lost that game 1-8 to the Razorbacks.   The games were supposed to be part of a three-game series; however, the third game was rescheduled for Saturday, April 13 in Fayetteville, …