Over 40 students came out to cheer on the baseball team as they took on the Buccaneers of Massachusetts Maritime Academy on March 20. The 6-5 extra inning win was celebrated by the somewhat unusual fan support.

After a yearlong absence, the student fan section, The PIT, has been revived and reinvented thanks to the work of Kristian Kasiguran ’15 and Megan Dodd ’12.
“It was something that was missing at Gordon,” said Ginny Daugherty ‘14.

Kasiguran is taking on a leading role in reintroducing the PIT while Dodd is heading up social media and publicity.

“The PIT is all about building our school spirit and getting all of the students excited about Gordon athletics,” said Dodd.

Formerly the PIT only made appearances during the winter months at men’s basketball games but now there are bigger plans in the works. According to Dodd, the PIT’s new aim is to be at every home game for every sport with a significant group of students cheering.

“The PIT is about school spirit and being a proud fan,” said Kasiguran. “We want to raise support for other teams because they deserve it.”

Hippies For Hope, a non-profit started by Ashlie Busone ’14, kicked off the PIT’s reappearance with a different sort of feel. Students were able to take their newly purchased PIT t-shirts and tie-dye them for a cause. Busone’s organization donates one t-shirt to a child in need for every t-shirt purchased.

The large turnout at the PIT’s first outing  had students buzzing about the new and improved student fan section.

Hannah Orsteen ‘13 echoed this excitement when she said, “The PIT is a blast and the more support for other sports the better.”

Article courtesy of Liz Cheesman '12 and The Tartan. To see the original printing from April 2 click here.