Warriors Playoff Ride Ends

Westmont baseball’s (43-14) season came to a disappointing end when the Warriors, needing only to win one game, dropped both ends of a double header, 6-2 and 6-4, to Cal State Monterey Bay (38-17). The Otters advance to this week’s Super Regional in Nampa, Idaho, to face Northwest Nazarene, where the winner will advance to the eight-team Championship Finals on May 30-June 7 in Cary, North Carolina. 

“This team cared for each other, played for each other, and they were very selfless,” said Westmont head coach Paul Svagdis. “It was an incredibly dynamic group and they were willing to do all the little things to win baseball games. They were super tight off the field.”

The team’s 16 seniors have had an incredible run, winning an NAIA World Series and then a PacWest Championship in the team’s first year of eligibility, all while playing for three different head coaches in the last four years. “For them to go through these three transitions and still compete is a great testament to the Westmont culture and their desire to play for each other,” Svagdis says. “We have a great recruiting class of about 15-18 guys coming in that we are super excited about, and our returners will get to continue their leadership with our newcomers.”