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Gama wins playoff for medalist honors

Kyle Souza finished in third place a 1-under par.

10/13/2009 12:18:31 PM

CHICO – The rain was dumping, the wind was howling, and Sylvester Gama stayed red hot. Gama defeated Holy Names’ Stephan Edman with a par on the second playoff hole to earn medalist honors to wrap up the InterWest Wildcat Classic at Butte Creek Country Club Tuesday morning. Playoffs between Gama and Edman and Olof Rosborg of Saint Martin’s and Bryan Kiss of Cal State Stanislaus (for fourth place) were the only golf played Tuesday due to wet and windy conditions.

Gama and the Wildcats shared the team title, the first at their host tournament since 2004, with Holy Names University. They each carded 3-over par 579s, which was 11 strokes better than Cal State Stanislaus and Saint Martin’s.

Kevin Rei carded a 68, the low round of the tournament Monday afternoon.

With medalist honors on the line, Gama and Edman played the par-4, 405-yard opening hole. They each parred it the first time around, and Gama’s par the second time was enough for victory. Kiss also won his playoff with Rosborg for fourth place the second time they played the first hole.

The Wildcats’ Kyle Souza finished third at 1-under par thanks to his 69 in Monday’s second round. Chico State’s Kevin Rei carded a 68 in the second round Monday, which was the best round of the tournament, and propelled him into sixth place. Fellow Wildcats Matt Williams and Eric Frazzetta tied for eighth, while Brandon Harkins and Bobby Bucey tied for 12th.

Chico State’s “White” team, led by the performances of Rei, Williams, and Bucey, finished tied for fifth with CSU Monterey Bay, which is ranked No. 25 in the country.

““I’m really excited about the depth of the team,” said Wildcats’ Head Coach T.L. Brown. “The future looks bright.”

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Wildcats of the Week

Brian Beeman

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.

Kacie McCarthy

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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7.27.10 | Men's Golf

National power Chico State hosts tournament Oct. 11-12

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7.27.10 | Men's Golf

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – I admit it. I was just using it to catch your eye. I had no illusions that Kyle Souza had a legitimate chance at qualifying for the Master’s Golf Tournament. After all, he was one of 156 golfers swinging for one spot in the arguably the most prestigious golf tournament in the world at the 85th U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. Then there’s the fact that Souza just finished his sophomore year a little old Chico State. We don’t often get a chance to combine the Master’s and the name of a Chico State athlete in a lead, so it was a no-brainer.

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Souza stays alive, wins match play opener in U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Less than an hour after he found out he had survived 36 holes of stroke play to advance to the field of 64 in the 85th U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, Chico State men’s golfer Kyle Souza teed it up Wednesday morning for the opening round of match play at Bryan Park Golf and Conference Center in Greensboro, N.C. It was a successful day for the Livermore native, as Souza – the No. 56 seed – defeated ninth-seeded Justin Lower 5 and 3 to move on to Thursday’s match play competition.

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Souza advances to match play in U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Second round of stroke play in the 85th U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship – interrupted by a lightning storm late Tuesday – was concluded Wednesday morning, with 18 players wrapping up their final few holes. When all the scorecards were turned in, Chico State’s men golfer Kyle Souza was among the top 64 players in the tournament and earned the right to move on to the first round of match play at the Champions Course at Bryan Park Golf and Conference Center in Greensboro, N.C. Souza finished with a 36-hole total of 4-over par 146, putting him in an 11-way for 48th place.

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