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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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Whitman Wire

Mariners’ Outlook

Tristan Gavin April 18, 2013
The Mariner's are not a bad team in 2013, but lofty fan expectations could prevent them from being great any time soon.

Adam Miller Selected as New Director of Admission

Maegan Nelson March 31, 2013
Adam Miller, an alumnus of Claremont McKenna College was recently hired as the new Director of Admissions. Not only was he previously the associate dean of admissions in 2010, but he was also a professional baseball player.
John Lee: Varsity Aesthete

John Lee: Varsity Aesthete

Tristan Gavin March 7, 2013
Pitcher John Lee captures his experiences off the field with his camera

The Fine Line Between Luck and Skills in Sports

Riley Foreman March 6, 2013
Hitting a home run in Major League Baseball is as easy as … well, something extremely difficult to accomplish. Most of those who are reading this article would do just as poorly as the author when attempting this feat.
Life after Whitman Athletics

Life after Whitman Athletics

Kyle Howe February 14, 2013
All varsity athletes dedicate their lives to their respective sports at Whitman, working hard to balance academics and athletics. When these athletes graduate, they go in many different directions; some pursue careers, others turn their sights to graduate school. Regardless of what they do, the same work ethic that they perfected in college is with them after graduation.

Same article, Same Team, Different Ballgame

Tristan Gavin February 9, 2013
Every spring, it seems, The Pioneer writes the same article about the baseball team. Year after year, the baseball preview promises improvement, and year after year the team finishes another season with the same disappointing results.
Revived Baseball Program on the Rise

Revived Baseball Program on the Rise

Peter Clark February 7, 2013
Coming off a disappointing season last year, the Missionaries have made the necessary steps to ensure that it doesn't happen again this year. Even after an off-season of intense training, the team certainly has not slowed down since coming back from winter break.

Pio Columnist Confesses Publicly That He Joined Staff Just to Make a Joke About Jenkem

Matt Raymond January 24, 2013
In a truly disgusting public interview with Whitman professor Chopra Winfrey, Pioneer humor and sports writer Tristan Gavin confessed freely that his reason for joining the staff of Whitman’s newspaper was to “try to make a joke about jenkem."

Baseball emerges hopeful after disappointing season

Kyle Howe May 3, 2012
Hopes for a more successful baseball season were dashed as the team finished 5-19 in the Northwest Conference with an overall record of 5-34. While many players expressed disappointment with the season's results, they also recognized that the team has made significant improvements.

Spring season: Varsity sports standings

Kyle Howe February 23, 2012
A varsity spring sports preview of conference and national rankings

Love trumps win-loss record

February 16, 2012
Whitman baseball players are certainly not destined for the big leagues, and certainly aren't basking in the glory of victory, but the love of the game makes up for all of that.

‘Moneyball’ redefines America’s pastime

Nathan Fisher September 29, 2011
Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill star in a guts-and-glory dramatization about the man who changed the game of baseball from the ground up.
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