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Wildcats open 2010 season with back-to-back wins in Best of the West Invitational
Reina Andreatta knocked in the game winner against UC San Diego and added an RBI single against San Francisco State as the Wildcats won its first two games of the 2010 season in the Mizuno Best of the West Invitational.
2/5/2010 9:24:24 PM
TURLOCK – Wet grounds at Pedretti Park delayed the start of the Chico State softball team’s 2010 season by over two hours, but based on the results of Friday’s first day of the Mizuno Best of the West Invitational, is was certainly worth the wait – the Wildcats rewarded Angel Shamblin with her first two wins as Chico State head coach, beating UC San Diego 3-2 in eight innings, then wrapping up the day’s action by downing San Francisco State 4-2.
It took most of regulation for Chico State’s offense to get untracked in the opening game against UC San Diego. The Wildcats were held scoreless on just four hits through the first six innings, while the Tritons used a single run in the first inning and a Katie Belanger solo homer off Chico State starter Jessica McDermott in the sixth to build a 2-0 lead. The ’Cats came alive in the top of the seventh inning, tying the score on RBI singles by Sam Quadt and Bec Johnson. Chico State pushed across what proved to be the winning run in the top of the eighth as newcomer Courtney Brock scored from third on a Reina Andreatta sacrifice fly. Kacie McCarthy, coming in from the bullpen in her Wildcat debut, wrapped up three innings of scoreless relief by stranding the potential tying run at third in the bottom of the eighth to secure Chico State’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory.
BOX SCORE vs. UC San Diego
McCarthy got the start for the Wildcats against San Francisco State, and she did not disappoint, tossing a complete game six-hitter and striking out seven. Chico State collected 10 hits in the game and provided McCarthy with some early run support, plating three in the top of the third inning – Bec Johnson got the ’Cats on the board with a two-run single, then Rachel Failla picked up a RBI with a sacrifice fly to give the Wildcats a 3-0 lead. The Gators, with runs in the third and fifth inning, shaved Chico State’s advantage to one, but in top of the seventh the Wildcats tacked on a big insurance run as Andreatta singled home Brock to make it 4-2. McCarthy took it from there, retiring San Francisco State in order in the bottom of the seventh to lock down the Chico State victory.
BOX SCORE vs. San Francisco State
Quadt, Charlotte Honciano and Bec Johnson all had a combined three hits on the day to lead the Wildcat offense, with Johnson collecting three RBI.
Chico State is back in action Saturday in day two of the Mizuno Best of the West Invitational, taking on host school Cal State Stanislaus at 1:00 p.m., followed by a 3:30 p.m. contest against West Virginia’s Davis and Elkins College.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Women's Track
There’s something about the annual Chico Multi that always brings out the best in heptathlete Kelly Clancey. For the second straight year, the junior from Modesto earned an NCAA Championships provisional bid in the heptathlon during the two-day Chico Multi, collecting 4,743 total points over the seven events, easily surpassing the 4,400 points needed to secure the provisional bid.
Clancey was the dominant athlete in the 12-person field, taking first place in four of the seven hepthatlon events. She took top honors in the high jump (5 feet, 3.25 inches), long jump (17 feet, 9.5 inches), 100-meter hurdles (15.42 seconds) and the 800-meter run (2 minutes, 20.25 second), while finishing second in the 200-meter dash (26.34 seconds), fourth in the shot put and sixth in the javelin throw.
Clancey, already well ahead of last season's schedule in which she scored a 4,400 in the Chico Multi and went on to post a career-best 4,811 at the CCAA Championships and advance to the NCAA Championships, will try to better her provisional mark March 24-25 at the California Multi, hosted by UC Berkeley.
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Men's Golf
Sylvester Gama carded three consecutive sub-par rounds and finished alone in second place at 7-under par at the Coyote Classic last Monday and Tuesday. Gama, competing as an individual, finished six strokes clear of third place in a standout performance that was bettered only by Cal State San Bernardino's Gene Webster, Jr.
Gama went 2-under in the opening round on the par-70 course at Arrowhead Country Club. He went 1-under in the afternoon. And on Tuesday, Gama's 66 was bettered only by Webster and matched his teammate Kyle Souza for the third lowest round of the tournament.
A 6-foot senior from Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara CC), Gama has now gone under par in eight of his 16 rounds of the 2009-10 season. His stroke average of 72.1 is second on the Wildcats as are his three top-five finishes.
Those efforts have made him easily the team's most improved player thus far this season. His stroke average was 75.3 last season and he had just one top-10 finish - an eighth-place finish at the CCAA Championships.
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3.10.10 | Softball
CHICO – With just a pair of non-conference games over the past couple of weeks, the Chico State softball team is itching to get back between the chalk lines. The Wildcats will definitely get their wish and then some, playing a minimum of 13 games scheduled over the next 17 days, including a four-game series this weekend in Arcata against California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) rival Humboldt State.
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3.5.10 | Softball
CHICO – Since joining the Chico State softball team a little over a year ago, Jessica McDermott has been the Wildcats’ original hard luck pitcher. In 2009, the sophomore from San Diego lost eight games in which she gave up just two runs or less…and this season she’s already experienced her share of ups and downs. But Friday at University Softball Field, McDermott was not to be denied, twirling a four-hit shutout and striking out a career-high 10 batters – including the final three to end the game – to give the Wildcats a 1-0 victory over Oregon Tech and salvaging a split of their doubleheader with the Hustlin’ Owls. Earlier in the day, Oregon Tech bested the ’Cats by a final of 7-2.
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3.4.10 | Softball
CHICO – Some say momentum is overrated; a cliché sports term that downplays what actually makes a team a winner. But one thing that can’t be debated is that the Chico State softball team is currently riding a three game winning streak, highlighted by an exciting 11-inning, 3-2 series-ending victory last Sunday against Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Wildcats look to build on the momentum built up in the Toros series this Friday with a non-conference doubleheader against Oregon Tech. The first game of the twinbill is scheduled to start at noon at University Softball Field.
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3.1.10 | Softball
CHICO – Several members of the Chico State softball team turned in outstanding performances over the weekend, leading to the Wildcats winning three out of four against Cal State Dominguez Hills at University Softball Field. But two ’Cats in particular – third baseman Bec Johnson and lefty reliever Caitlin Byrne – played major roles in the team’s success, and Monday they were honored as the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for the period of Feb. 22-28.
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2.28.10 | Softball
CHICO – The resurgance of the Chico State softball team has already yielded some pretty impressive results – just 14 games into the 2010 campaign, the Wildcats have matched last season’s number of home victories and conference wins, and are two games above the .500 mark thanks to Sunday’s doubleheader sweep of Cal State Dominguez Hills at University Softball Field. The ’Cats piled up a dozen hits to handily win the opener 9-1, then came from behind twice in the nightcap, finally topping the Toros 3-2 in 11 innings.
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2.27.10 | Softball
CHICO – Freshman Caitlin Byrne had to wait patiently to make her Chico State pitching debut, and after sitting on the sidelines for the team’s first 10 games of the season, the San Diego native finally got the call in the Wildcats’ home-opening doubleheader against Cal State Dominguez Hills. The San Diego native did not disappoint, tossing a combined four-and-a-third innings of shutout ball and picking up the victory as Chico State beat the visiting Toros 7-5 in the nightcap at University Softball Field. In the first game of the twinbill, Cal State Dominguez Hills survived a seventh inning Wildcat rally to win 3-2.
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2.25.10 | Softball
CHICO – With a solid day of rain in the forecast for Friday, the scheduled softball doubleheader between Chico State and Cal State Dominguez Hills that was to kick off a four game series has been postponed. The Wildcats – set to play their first home games of the 2010 season – will now take on the visiting Toros in doubleheader action this Saturday and Sunday at University Softball Field. Exact start times are still to be determined.
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