San Quentin baseball dates almost to the beginning of the prison’s 167-year existence. During that long history, a laundry list of great pitchers have … [Read more...]
San Quentin Giants and Athletics face off in exhibition game
All fun and games on the baseball diamond On Oct.15, one day after the S.F. Giants lost to the L.A. Dodgers, the SQ Giants and the SQ A’s held … [Read more...]
Hardtimers issue 35-to-8 beatdown, maintain champion title
The SQ Hardtimers clobbered the Hardhitters 35-8 in a crushing contest to let the older team know that they are still the softball champs of The … [Read more...]
BASEBALL RETURNS TO SAN QUENTIN
It was like the clouds parted and the sun shone through as baseball returned to the San Quentin Lower Yard after more than a year of … [Read more...]
Tough seasons ahead for San Quentin A’s
Last season, the San Quentin A’s finished with a 38-2 record, placing the team in the upper echelons of SQ sports history. Going into the 2020 … [Read more...]
San Quentin alumni returned for baseball season finale
The red-hot San Quentin A’s baseball team wrapped up their season with a fierce battle against an alumni in late October. After 20 years, Brain … [Read more...]
Old fashion baseball revived on the Lower Yard
The San Quentin baseball program was transported back to 1886 to close out its season. The Bay Area’s Vintage Baseball League transformed San … [Read more...]
Seattle spend 4 days with A’s on the Lower Yard
Nicole S. grounded out to the pitcher, but she made history. Accompanying a Seattle baseball team on a visit, Nicole became the first woman ever to … [Read more...]
SQ A’s down Sonoma Birds
The visiting Sonoma Birds locked horns with the San Quentin A’s baseball team in an Aug. 22 defensive battle. The Birds, however, fell to the home … [Read more...]
San Quentin baseball as Elliot Smith retires
San Quentin opened its 2018 baseball season with both joy and sadness. San Quentin’s A’s defeated the visiting San Francisco Mission 11-8. But the … [Read more...]