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Catch highlights of the "Comeback at Klein"
Kevin Seaver slid in with the tying run in the ninth.
5/10/2010 3:20:24 PM
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.
The comeback would have been astounding in any setting, but the fact that an NCAA Championship Tournament berth may have been on the line made it one of the greatest comebacks ever by any Chico State team. It certainly didn't hurt as the Wildcats were awarded an NCAA Championship Tournament berth Sunday night. They'll open play Thursday in Compton against Cal State Dominguez Hills.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO MIKE BACA'S DESCRIPTION OF HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN, INCLUDING NUMEROUS HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT DAY'S BROADCAST.
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Wildcats of the Week
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Men's Soccer
Mike Janjigian’s job is, first and foremost, to keep the ball out of the net. But so far this year, he’s made headlines by putting the ball in it. The Chico State freshman defender scored the game-winning goal in the Wildcats’ season-opening 2-1 win against Western Washington Thursday night and then assisted on the team’s lone goal in a 1-0 win against Seattle Pacific on Monday night. He’s been named the inagural 2010-11 male Wildcat of the Week for his efforts.
Oh yeah, and Janjigian has helped Chico State’s defense hold its two opponents to a total of one goal on just 12 shots. Not a bad start to his career.
Janjigian, who redshirted last season, is now tied with returning All-California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) selection Chris Akwaja for the team lead in points, goals and assists.
His first collegiate goal came in the 88th minute Thursday when he knocked home a deflected header from the top of the six-yard box to lift the Wildcats to a thrilling 2-1 victory over Western Washington in the season opener for both teams.
Urged by Wildcats Head Coach Felipe Restrepo to move into the box for a corner kick more than likely because of his strapping 6-foot-3 frame, Janjigian was there to pounce after Western Washington goalkeeper Christian Warman was unable to corral Akwaja’s header at the far post. It bounced twice to Janjigian, who jammed it home.
Monday, Janjigian tallied his first collegiate assist. He just got the top of his head on Ryan Nevarez’s long throw in and it skimmed off to the near post where Ferid Celosmanovic waited. He let it get beyond him and clear the post before looping his right foot behind his left leg and directing the ball into the net to make it 1-0 in the 61st minute.
Janjigian and the Wildcats will open CCAA play on the road next weekend. The Wildcats will travel to Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday and San Francisco State Sunday.
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Women's Volleyball
Sophomore Jessica Leek served as the Chico State volleyball team's top offensive weapon as the Wildcats opened the 2010 season with a 3-1 record at the Sonoma State-hosted Seawolf Spike Tournament. Leek pounded out a team-high 55 kills, adding 20 digs, four service aces, two solo blocks and seven block assists to earn Seawolf Spike All-Tournament team honors. She's also the Wildcat of the Week.
Leek’s best match of the tournament was Chico State’s four-set victory Friday over BYU-Hawaii. The Laguna Niguel native piled up 22 kills and posted a .459 hitting percentage against the Seasiders, and contributed eight digs, one solo block and one block assist. Leek recorded 11 kills in Friday’s season opener against Dominican and another 15 kills Saturday as the Wildcats downed Grand Canyon.
Leek enters the week ranked fourth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in kills, fourth in hitting percentage (.364), seventh in kills per set (3.44) and seventh in points per set (4.03).
Chico State takes on William Jessup University Tuesday at Acker Gym before opening CCAA play Friday and Saturday on the road against Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills.
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8.4.10 | Baseball
CHICO – The call went out to tee it up on behalf of Chico State baseball, and the Wildcat faithful came out in force. The program's 3rd annual golf tournament, held July 17 on the North Course of the legendary La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, attracted fans and former 'Cats dating back to the 1960's and raised over $15,000, topping last year's total.
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4.27.10 | 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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6.9.10 | 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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6.9.10 | 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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5.28.10 | 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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5.25.10 | Baseball
Michael Gleason has often said that this season was the most fun he’s ever had playing baseball. He can now also remember it for the year he was an All-American thanks to his selection to the 2010 Daktronics All-America Team as a third-team selection. Gleason also joins Johnny Hay, Jackson Evans, Michael Murphy, and Adam Arakawa as an All-West Region honoree as the postseason awards have come pouring in over the past two weeks.
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5.14.10 | Baseball
COMPTON – Sometimes home isn’t so sweet. It’s certain that the Chico State baseball team won’t arrive back in Chico with a good taste in its mouth when the team bus pulls into the University Stadium parking lot on Saturday. The Wildcats were the first team eliminated from the NCAA Championship Tournament West Regional Friday when they lost to Hawaii Pacific 11-3 at the MLB Urban Youth Academy.
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