Athletics News

COD Baseball will travel to #1 Cerritos Friday in SoCal Regionals
COD Baseball will travel to #1 Cerritos Friday in SoCal Regionals

April 30, 2024

COD Baseball has claimed the #24 seed and will travel in the opening round of the SoCal Regional playoffs after finishing 3rd in Conference.

COD Men's Tennis ends 2024 in the Round of 32 at Ojai
COD Men's Tennis ends 2024 in the Round of 32 at Ojai

April 25, 2024

COD sent four singles players and two doubles teams to the 3C2A State Championship at Ojai, as Roadrunners sophomore Ian Rabtsevich (Minsk (BLR) Gymnasium 30) was able to make it to the Round of 32.

COD Baseball grabs lopsided sweep of Saints, 13-0 & 17-1
COD Baseball grabs lopsided sweep of Saints, 13-0 & 17-1

April 23, 2024

COD (21-18) got back on the winning track and a handful of Roadrunners received season firsts, as Desert swept a double header over the Community Christian Saints of Redlands (10-20), 13-0 & 17-1.

COD Men’s Golf wins OEC-Inland Division title
COD Men’s Golf wins OEC-Inland Division title

April 22, 2024

COD Men's Golf participated in their final regular season event of the 2024 season, saving the best for last as three of the six players shot their best rounds of golf of the season.

COD Women’s Basketball: Nguyen to lead Roadrunners
COD Women’s Basketball: Nguyen to lead Roadrunners

April 12, 2024

College of the Desert Women's Basketball has hired Henry Nguyen to helm the Roadrunners program.

COD Softball stuns with sweep of Rams, 9-8 & 14-12
COD Softball stuns with sweep of Rams, 9-8 & 14-12

April 12, 2024

COD (5-17; 3-7) had not one, but two come-from-behind wins in an IEAC double header sweep, the game had everything, walk-off hits and an inside-the-park grand slam, as the Roadrunners got back on track knocking off the Victor Valley Rams of Victorville (10-16; 1-6), 9-8 & 14-12.

COD Baseball grabs season sweep in “road” win over Rams, 16-2
COD Baseball grabs season sweep in “road” win over Rams, 16-2

April 09, 2024

COD (18-15; 14-5) scored 13 of their 16 runs in the first 3 innings and the Roadrunners used 5 pitchers to toss a 2 hitter, as Desert swept the four game season series on the “road” over the Victor Valley Rams of Victorville (6-24; 3-16), 16-2.

COD Men’s Golf grabs 2nd place finish in Chino
COD Men’s Golf grabs 2nd place finish in Chino

April 08, 2024

COD Men's Golf continued OEC-Inland Division play by collecting a 2nd place finish, with Tyler Cunningham-Watson snagging his best score of the season.

COD Softball grabs walk-off win over Eagles, 6-5
COD Softball grabs walk-off win over Eagles, 6-5

April 02, 2024

COD (3-15; 1-5) loaded the bases with one out in the seventh then got a hit to right field by Rubi Borjas, as the Roadrunners snapped an 8-game losing streak with a come-from-behind win over the IEAC leading Mt. San Jacinto Eagles of Menifee (17-9; 8-2), 6-5.

COD Men’s Golf hitting their stride, wins again
COD Men’s Golf hitting their stride, wins again

April 01, 2024

COD Men's Golf squeaked by for their third event win in the last four events, with two players collecting season lows and two more grabbing second-best season scores.

Gonzalez and Song Earn March Student Athletes of the Month
Gonzalez and Song Earn March Student Athletes of the Month

March 30, 2024

Congratulations to Arissa Gonzalez from softball and Se Min Song from men's golf for earning the College of the Desert March Student Athletes of the Month honors.

COD Baseball wins in Costa Mesa for 1st time since 1995
COD Baseball wins in Costa Mesa for 1st time since 1995

March 28, 2024

COD (14-14) received another complete game shut out by Braden Turner, as the Roadrunners broke a 29-year road win curse, beating the Orange Coast Pirates of Costa Mesa (12-16), 1-0.

COD Men’s Golf: Torrii nails career low as Roadrunners win again
COD Men’s Golf: Torrii nails career low as Roadrunners win again

March 25, 2024

COD Men's Golf demolished the field hosting the third Conference event of the season, with three players racking up their lowest scores of the season, as the team finished 1st with Yuo Torii collecting a career low, 2-under 70 for a 1st place tie individual finish for the event.

COD Baseball sets record with 7 home runs, rolls past Wolverines, 21-4
COD Baseball sets record with 7 home runs, rolls past Wolverines, 21-4

March 23, 2024

COD (13-13; 10-5) used another blustery Saturday spring home game to get a little more offense into the mix, as the Roadrunners set a team record for home runs in a game by clobbering seven, taking the game and the series in a big way over the San Bernardino Valley Wolverines (8-18; 3-9), 21-4.

COD Men's Tennis gets back on track with win over Eagles, 7-2
COD Men's Tennis gets back on track with win over Eagles, 7-2

March 21, 2024

COD (7-2; 7-2) was nearing a milestone two weeks ago, but now the Roadrunners will have an opportunity to begin a new Inland Empire Athletic Conference (IEAC) winning streak after winning at home over the Mt. San Jacinto Eagles (6-9; 5-5), 7-2.

COD Men’s Golf: 3 players shoot season lows as Roadrunners take title in San Jacinto
COD Men’s Golf: 3 players shoot season lows as Roadrunners take title in San Jacinto

March 20, 2024

COD Men's Golf continues to roll through Conference play as Roadrunners ran past the field in their second Conference event of the season, with Jacob Stacey and Yuo Torii individually finishing 1st and 2nd for the event.