baseball
-
Hawks fail to capitalize
/
On a brisk evening at Jack Couch Park in Waterloo, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks played two crucial baseball games against the cross-town Waterloo Warriors, who coming into the evening, were one game ahead of the Hawks in the standings. Starting the first game for Laurier was staff ace Brett Van Pelt, who did not…
-
Baseball drops pivotal doubleheader
/
In a make up doubleheader that carried over from Sunday after a rainout, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ baseball squad welcomed the Western Mustangs to Bechtel Park for two games on Wednesday, October 5th. After both games, the Hawks were left wishing that the games had been played back on Sunday, if never at all…
-
Hawks round first
/
Recent history has shown that the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ baseball team can pitch, but at times struggle to find their bats. This Saturday at Bechtel Park proved to be a different tale, however, as the Hawks were able to generate 27 runs in two games against the Queen’s Gaels. Laurier took the early game…
-
Sophomore slugger ready for prime-time
/
Laurier baseball is one of the most competitive teams in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) this season. The expectations for the team are grand, but perhaps no player has more pressure to succeed than reigning OUA rookie of the year and team MVP Nathan Loehle. While the outfielder Nathan Loehle has been limited to playing…
-
Laurier wins thrilling home opener in extras
/
On a brisk evening at Bechtel Park in Waterloo, the Laurier Golden Hawks proved that they are capable of grinding out tough wins while showing a flare for the dramatics. Starting pitcher Jack Malone pitched into the 7th inning, allowing three runs but left the ball game in line for a tie, as he ran…
-
MLB preview
/
With the 2011 MLB season set to begin Thursday, it’s time to think about 10 storylines heading into the season that deserve attention throughout the summer. 10. Can the Giants repeat? A standard question approaching every season, can the previous World Series champions the San Francisco Giants repeat? My guess is no. They still have…
-
Farewell ‘V-Dub’
/
A week and a half before he was traded, Vernon Wells was right here on Laurier’s campus. He was putting on a clinic for some kids in the Athletic Complex along with three other members of the team as part of the Jays’ Winter Tour. Partly out of sheer dumb luck, partly out of being…
-
Blue Jays land at Laurier
/
On Monday night the purple and gold of Laurier got a temporary injection of blue as four members of the Toronto Blue Jays visited the WLU Athletic Complex. Outfielders Vernon Wells and Travis Snider, along with catcher J.P. Arrencibia and pitcher Jesse Litsch, teamed up with Jays’ coaches and members of Laurier’s men’s baseball team…
-
Late-inning loss keeps Laurier softball from podium
/
For the first time in the past four seasons, Laurier’s Women’s Softball Program will return home without any kind of Provincial or National hardware. In what was supposed to be a transition year for the Lady Hawks softball team, losing four starting players, a talented incoming class of eight rookies were bound and determined to…
-
No playoffs for WLU men’s baseball
/
The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks baseball team has been struggling to maintain the success of their 2009 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) silver medal season. For the second straight weekend the Hawks went 1-3 in their two doubleheaders, and consequently lost any chance of playing in the post-season. This brings them to 4-8 for the season.…
Featured stories
The Tie That Binds WLU Since 1926
Serving the Waterloo campus, The Cord seeks to provide students with relevant, up to date stories. We’re always interested in having more volunteer writers, photographers and graphic designers.