baseball – the Stentor

A Cardinals Fan’s Experience in the Belly of the Beast, Wrigley Field

Posted on April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 by Stentor Staff Writer

Karsten Maurer ‘29 maurerkka05@lakeforest.edu On Tuesday, March 31, I had the opportunity to visit one of baseball’s oldest sights, Wrigley Field, where a couple of friends and I bought tickets for the right-field bleachers to watch the Cubs face the Angels. As a Cardinals fan with absolutely no skin in the game except to root against the Cubs, I decided to wear my Cardinals Ozzie Smith jersey. If you don’t know much about baseball, the…

The Chicago Cubs Season

Posted on December 6, 2015February 11, 2016 by Jack Loessberg

Forester Field of Dreams: Should the College Bring Baseball Back to Campus?

Posted on April 21, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

Many people have wondered why baseball is not a varsity sport at Lake Forest. Actually, baseball was the first varsity sport at the College in the late 1890s. During both world wars, there was an elimination of varsity sports. However, baseball continued at the College until the early 1970s. It died out because there was great pressure for fielding a lacrosse team. Coach Michael Dau ’58, who coached the baseball team in the 1960s, argued…