Bryan College Triangle

Hasty’s team looks promising, starts season Thursday against Toccoa Falls College

"The guys have worked purposely," said Coach Hast, describing his teams preparations for Thursday / Triangle phot by Josiah Newport

Brittany Gurley
Triangle Reporter

This season’s baseball team may prove to be promising with seven returning starters and some of the best talent in years.

Expectations are high as the team prepares to kick off its season against Toccoa Falls (Ga.) College on Thursday, at 4 p.m. The general consensus of all those involved can be summed up in one word: excitement.

“I’m excited,” said Head Coach Taylor Hasty. “Not only have the guys worked hard, they’ve worked purposely.”

The players have not only improved individually, the team as a whole has progressed.

“I feel like this is the most talented team that we’ve had in years,” said senior middle infielder Steven Brown.

Hasty added, “On paper, we should be ahead of where we were last season.” Read full story »

With a campaign in the works to rennovate the soccer field, many wonder what will come next. Perhaps Senter Field? / Triangle photo by Cat Rogers

Jesse Murray
Senior Reporter

Recent plans to renovate the soccer field have left Bryan students asking questions regarding other Bryan sports facilities. Are there any plans for a Senter Field makeover? Why was the soccer field chosen first? Will the cross country team ever get a running track?

Jon Brown, Advancement Dept. representative and former Bryan baseball player, suggested that plans are being made to renovate the baseball field and, in fact, have been in the works for several years.

“When I came in as a student in 2006, they already had an idea to renovate the baseball field,” said Brown. “It’s just never been put into action.” Read full story »

By Billy Findley
Sports Editor

“Let me pray about it,” was the response of Bryan Lions catcher Jon Brown upon receiving a request to be interviewed for a “Triangle” article. He’s no fan of being in the spotlight, and he’s certainly not one to take credit for anything without acknowledging the help he’s received from others around him. He’s also a “hard-nosed” baseball player “committed to excellence,” according to Head Baseball Coach Taylor Hasty.

A senior this year, Brown has experienced both the highs and the lows of a college baseball career. He started out as a redshirt for the Tennessee Wesleyan College Bulldogs (Athens, Tenn.). He came to Bryan four years ago and during his time here, he said he’s not only grown as an athlete, but has had a huge change in perspective as a teammate.

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Sophomore Ryan Hill makes a pitch during this weeks series against Covenant.

by Ericka Simpson
Staff Writer

The Bryan College baseball team hosted Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, Ga.) at Senter Field in a three-game series on March 26 and 27, losing the first two games but winning the third.

Lions lose first game

The Lions fell to the Scots 8-2 in the first game, despite taking the lead in the first two innings. Senior first baseman Pablo Rodriguez hit a home run in the first inning, which was the highlight of the game according to Head Coach Taylor Hasty.

Freshman outfielder Kevin Layne scored the Lions’ second and final run in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI from junior outfielder Josh King, according to Hasty.

Junior pitcher Tyson Latham started the game on the mound, and pitched well, according to shortstop junior Jonathan Davis. Latham threw nine strikeouts.

According to Hasty, in the fourth inning Davis had an error and the Scots’ next hitter banged out a home run. The Lions could not recover from the Scots taking the lead.

Lions fall to Scots in the second game of the series

In the second game, the Lions lost 14-5 to the Scots. Hasty said the team did not “execute on defense,” and the Scots’ pitcher threw multiple strikes, which eventually led to Bryan’s second loss.

“We did not make adjustments to the pitcher,” Hasty said. “We were really anxious on offense all weekend and as a result, we lost.

According to Davis, the game was “all around an ugly game.” The Lions were not consistent in offense, defense or pitching. Read full story »

by Catherine Rogers
Staff Writer

The Bryan Lion’s baseball team tackled a tough three-game series this past weekend against the RedStorm of the University of Rio Grande (Ohio) and came out with two loses and one determined win.

Head Coach Taylor Hasty said that the RedStorm is a “very well-coached team from top to bottom” with “five really good seniors in their lineup who can all hit.”

This showed Friday night as Rio Grande took the lead in the first inning and caused a devastating loss of 15-3 for the Lions.

“Friday, we failed to throw strikes, and we really didn’t finish off hitters,” commented Hasty. “We had eight total walks, seven of which scored and we kind of lost momentum as a result of that.”

Junior pitcher Bronson Holland said, “I believe we’re better than the team we played. We just made costly mistakes.”

Saturday proved to be better for the Lions with the first game a close loss and the second a solid win. Read full story »