The baseball team can clinch its first Atlantic Ten Conference Tournament appearance two days from today.
With a win over St. Louis Thursday or losses by both Fordham and George Washington, Temple (23-26, 14-10 A-10) would enter the six-team playoff for the first time since 2002.
The Owls, who through Monday were fifth in the 14-team A-10 […]

This time last year, the softball team was preparing to wrap up their regular season and face fifth-seeded Charlotte in the first round of the Atlantic Ten Conference Tournament.
The fourth-seeded Owls beat the 49ers, 8-0. They lost by that very score to Massachusetts in the second round, ending their chances at an A-10 title.
Before last […]

When Matt Mongiardini joined the team, he saw a familiar face. One so familiar that he saw it every morning before he went to school.

Imagine a nice spring day.
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, you’re walking around campus looking for something else to do besides going to class or doing work, and then it pops into your head.
Baseball.
Ah yes, America’s pastime.  What a perfect way to spend a beautiful afternoon, that’s such a great idea.
But then, you […]

John Marzano, a former Temple baseball player who played 10 years in the Major Leagues, died on Saturday, April 19 after falling down a flight of stairs in his South Philadelphia home. He was 45.
As of late Saturday night, the exact cause of Marzano’s death was not immediately clear, the Associated Press reported.
Marzano, a catcher […]

Although the baseball team is currently tied for third place in the Atlantic Ten Conference standings, they were on the losing end of an embarrassing defeat this weekend.

The Owls (16-16, 8-4 A-10) suffered a tumultuous 23-0 loss to visiting Richmond Friday at Skip Wilson Field in Ambler. The squad, which won two of five games […]

With a perfectly timed stroke and the ringing of aluminum through the air, junior Courtney Norene did something no Temple softball player has ever done.
On Friday, in Kingston, R.I., Norene cranked out her record-breaking 22nd career home run, passing Adrienne Repsher’s mark of 21, to become the Owls all-time home run leader. The indelible blast […]

AMBLER — Coming off their first Atlantic Ten Conference win of the season and a seven-day lay-off, the women’s softball team returned to action against Saint Louis Sunday at the Ambler Sports Complex.
The forecasted rain didn’t arrive, and neither did the Owls bats as Temple was held to 13 hits and five runs in the […]

AMBLER — For years, the baseball team has been hiding in the Atlantic Ten Conference basement.
Just a year ago, the Owls finished 9-18 against conference opponents and never seriously contended for a title.
Now with a 6-3 conference start and a weekend win over No. 18 Charlotte (23-5, 8-1 A-10), it appears the program may be […]

Shortstop Mark Ortega didn’t know what it was like to recover from a hitting slump.