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4.27.2010 | Baseball
CHICO – The third annual Chico State Baseball Golf Tournament, benefiting the Wildcat baseball program, is scheduled for Saturday, July 17. The tournament, which has grown in popularity in each of is first two years, will again take place on the North Course of the legendary La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad.
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6.9.2010 | Baseball
Luke Barker was in his mother’s belly the first time he took in a Chico State baseball game. Next season he’ll be in the cardinal and white. A fixture at Nettleton Stadium since he was “this big,” (insert old lady motioning low to the ground here) Barker, now 6-foot-3, signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball for the Wildcats Wednesday in a ceremony at Pleasant Valley High School. Barker, the son of Chico State Athletic Director Anita Barker and Chico State Head Athletic Trainer Scott Barker, chose Chico State over a number of other collegiate baseball programs in Northern California. Performances like he had as a senior at Pleasant Valley this season tend to get that kind of attention.
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6.9.2010 | Baseball
CHICO – Chico State pitcher Michael Gleason decided to sleep in on the final day of the Major League Baseball Draft, but when the phone rang Wednesday it proved to be the wake-up call of a lifetime. Fresh off an outstanding senior season that resulted in a team-high seven victories and several postseason honors including being named third team All-American, Gleason’s call was from the Boston Red Sox, informing the Wildcats’ star righthander that he was the team’s 34th round selection. Gleason becomes the sixth Wildcat player in the last six seasons to be drafted by a major league organization.
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5.28.2010 | Baseball
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Ping! The ball rockets off the barrel of the bat, severing the air on its route toward the gap in right-center field. Jackson Evans uncoils, drops the bat, and explodes out of the batters’ box. His quads work like pistons, motoring him around first base. He’s thinking three, and when he sees that the ball has bounced off the warning track, off the wall, and high into the air, he knows without hesitation he’s going for it. He hits the bag at second like a blur, takes a few more long strides, and then goes airborne before landing on his belly and sliding into the bag. Thwap! The ball hits the glove. The umpire raises his arms to his side and yells “Safe!” A few moments later, on a ball in the dirt, he does it all over again. But this time he only has to travel 90 feet, and when he slides home safely, the Chico State baseball team has a run on the board.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Men's Track
As a decathlete, Brian Beeman is used to running all over the place. But he took it to a new level last week. After competing in the decathlon, high jump and javelin to help lead the Chico State men’s track & field team to the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship March 6-8, he got on a bus and arrived back in Chico in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Then, he turned around to head back to Southern California for the Claremont Classic Decathlon and turned in an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark and personal best score of 6,512 on Thursday and Friday.
That iron-man feet has earned him Wildcat of the Week honors.
Beeman finished sixth at the Burns Track and Field Complex while logging the 15th best score in the nation this year. He won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:31.75, placed third in the 400-meter dash (51.19 seconds) and tied for third in the high jump (6-feet-02.75).
Beeman and a number of his Wildcats teammates now await Wednesday morning’s NCAA Track and Field Championships selection show to found out if he’s earned a berth to the National Championships May 27-29 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Softball
Kacie McCarthy’s freshman season as a Wildcat has been filled with highlights, but the Shingletown native turned in her most memorable performances of the year last weekend in the NCAA West Sub-Regional at Sonoma State, posting three straight victories and helping Chico State advance to the West Super Regional in Hawaii. The Wildcats are just two wins away from reaching the Division II College World Series, thanks in large part to the pitching prowess of McCarthy, who is the latest recipient of Wildcat of the Week honors.
In Friday’s Sub-Regional opener, McCarthy took over for Chico State starter Jessica McDermott and tossed seven-and-a-third innings of relief, striking out a career-high 11 batters and earning the win as the Wildcats beat 15th ranked Grand Canyon University 5-4 in eight innings. In Saturday’s winner’s bracket game versus No. 14 Sonoma State, McCarthy twirled a one-hit shutout in Chico State’s 7-0 victory over the host Seawolves. Sunday McCarthy completed the postseason trifecta, going the distance for the 18th time this year and getting credit for the “W” as the ’Cats rallied back from three runs down to score four times in the bottom of the sixth inning and pull out a 4-3 victory over Dixie State to sweep through the Sub-Regional and advance to this weekend’s West Super Regional.
McCarthy, now 16-10 on the season, lowered her season ERA to 1.92 with the three weekend wins and is ranked third among California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) pitchers. She also is sixth in the conference in victories and innings pitched (164.1). She leads the Wildcats in wins, complete games, innings pitched and appearances (29).
Chico State takes on the No. 3 ranked Sea Warriors of Hawaii Pacific Friday at 5 p.m. Pacific time in the opener of the West Super Regional in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The winner of the best-of-three set will advance to the Division II College World Series May 27-31 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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5.12.10 | Baseball
COMPTON – The Chico State University baseball team’s bus driver started heading in the wrong direction on the way to its pre-NCAA Championship Tournament West Regional practice Wednesday. Head Coach Dave Taylor saw the signs immediately, steered him in the right direction, and the team arrived at their desired destination – the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy – a few minutes later.
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5.10.10 | Baseball
Highlights of what may go down as the most unlikely comeback in the history of Chico State baseball, which some have dubbed "The Comeback at Klein," are now available. Mike Baca provided the broadcast on Chico's ESPN Radio 101.7 FM and 1340 AM as the Wildcats scored 11 times in the final two frames, culminating in Michael Murphy's walk-off RBI-single, to beat Cal State San Bernardino 16-15.
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5.9.10 | Baseball
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Chico State baseball team was named to its 12th NCAA Championship Tournament field in the last 15 years Sunday night. The Wildcats, who finished the regular season 35-18, earned the West Region’s No. 3 seed and will face tournament host and 2nd-seeded Cal State Dominguez Hills in an opening round game Thursday night at 6 o’clock at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton.
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5.7.10 | Baseball
STOCKTON – The Chico State baseball team’s California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championship Tournament run came to an end with an 8-4 loss to Cal State Dominguez Hills Friday night. However, the Wildcats’ thrilling 16-15 come-from-behind win against Cal State San Bernardino earlier in the day likely means they’ll be continuing postseason play at the NCAA Championship Tournament beginning next weekend.
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5.7.10 | Baseball
STOCKTON – This was the lead: “If the Chico State baseball team is selected for next weekend’s NCAA Championship Tournament West Regional, their ghastly showing at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championship Tournament will be quickly forgotten. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, that IF turned into a very big one following their 15-5 loss to Cal State San Bernardino in an elimination game at Klein Family Field on the campus of University of the Pacific Friday.”
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5.6.10 | Baseball
STOCKTON – Overconfidence did not prove to be a problem for UC San Diego. The top-ranked team in the nation and runaway regular season champion of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tritons did not rest on their laurels, much to the chagrin of the Chico State baseball team. The Tritons scored five times in the first inning and held on to beat the Wildcats 8-5 in the opening round of the CCAA Championship Tournament Friday night at Klein Family Field at University of the Pacific.
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5.6.10 | Baseball
STOCKTON – Being well-rounded is a sign of health and wellness in many cultures. Take your average portrayal of The Buddha for instance; only his smile is as big as his mid-section. Chico State Head Baseball Coach Dave Taylor has been wearing a prolific smile of late as well. That’s because his team is as well-rounded as it’s been all season on the eve of its California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championship Tournament opener against UC San Diego Thursday night at Klein Family Field on the campus of University of Pacific.
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