Baseball Opening Day

(photos by Brad Elliott)

Westmont baseball celebrates the start of a new season at home this weekend against San Francisco State on Feb 8-9. The Warriors, ranked No. 25 in the 2025 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Poll, dropped two of three at Cal Poly Pomona last weekend in an exciting opening series. 

Young local standouts include freshman Jesse Di Maggio, a product of Dos Pueblos High School, and sophomore Isaac Veal, a graduate of Bishop Diego Garcia High School. Di Maggio hit 3-5 with a double and a home run in his first college game as a designated hitter. He followed that up by hitting 2-2 with two walks in the next game. Veal, an outfielder, hit 3-5 with two home runs in his second game of the season.

In hopes of avoiding the rain, the Warriors have scheduled doubleheaders for Friday and Saturday against the Gators at Carr Field. The first game is slated to start at 11 am on Friday. On Saturday, the first pitch is scheduled for noon.