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This weeks Wildcats of the week participate in the two ball drill on a rainy day in Chico. Photo credit: Justin Couchot

Wildcat of the Week: Senior Baseball Edition #1

Austin Schreiber // April 11, 2018

  The Chico State baseball team brings in some of the top players from the state of California and these past four years were no different. This year's senior class has a mix of players who came...

Vidal Hernandez Jr. plays catch with his father on Bidwell Park this Sunday. Photo credit: Carly Maxstone

Photo of the day

Carly Maxstone // April 9, 2018

Vidal Hernandez Jr. plays catch with his father in Bidwell Park on Sunday.

Wildcats second baseman Louie Canjura celebrating after his first career home run Sunday. Photo credit: Martin Chang

Tovar pitches game one gem, ‘Cats get pummeled in game two

Noah Enns // April 9, 2018

The Chico State baseball team split its home doubleheader with the UC San Diego Tritons Sunday, winning game one by a score of 7-0 and falling in game two 11-2. In game one, pitcher Hilario Tovar had...

Top five moments from MLB opening weekend

Austin Schreiber // April 2, 2018

1. Ian Happ hits a home run on the 1st pitch of the 2018 MLB season.Cubs center fielder Ian Happ got the 2018 MLB season off to an exciting start by homering on the very first pitch of the game. Marlins...

Kyle Blakeman in at bat early in the 2018 season at Nettleton Stadium. Photo credit: Martin Chang

Wildcats rally late to take second game and split doubleheader

Noah Enns // March 31, 2018

The Chico State baseball team split today's doubleheader with Cal State Los Angeles. The Wildcats lost the first game by a score of 8-4 and won the second game by a score of 3-1.Chico State was able to...

Kyle Blakeman prepares to swing at the pitch Photo credit: Austin Schreiber

Blakeman’s big day not enough to get Wildcat’s baseball the win

Austin Schreiber // March 29, 2018

The Chico State baseball team began their road trip with a 4-7 loss to Cal State Los Angeles in LA. Casey Costello started the game for the Wildcats and gave up five runs, four earned over 5 1/3 innings....

Third base coach Jose Garcia looks at one of his players on first base to give him a sign. Photo Credit: Alex Grant

Chico State Assistant baseball Coach Joe Garcia talks hitters’ approach

Austin Schreiber // March 28, 2018

Anyone who has played baseball before knows that hitting is no easy task. Making contact with a 90 mph fastball is already difficult enough. Throw in pitchers who throw 75 mph change-ups, curveballs and...

California MLB teams make final cuts, prepare for the season

Austin Schreiber // March 27, 2018

With opening day a week away, it's time to start thinking about Major League Baseball again. Spring training is wrapping up and teams are making their final roster cuts. With Chico having no professional...

AT&T Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants, on opening day 2017. Photo Credit: Thearon W. Henderson

California MLB teams make final cuts, prepare for the season

Austin Schreiber // March 23, 2018

With opening day a week away, it's time to start thinking about Major League Baseball again. Spring training is wrapping up and teams are making their final roster cuts. Baseball fanatics everywhere are...

Jalen McFerren, Chico State basketball player, poses in the Warrior I stance. The Warrior I stance strengthens feet, hamstrings, quadriceps, gluteus and builds core power. Photo credit: Carly Maxstone

Yoga proving to be the newest hit for Chico State athletics

Courtney Chapman // March 14, 2018

“When I was a freshman, I remember thinking, ‘What the heck am I doing?’ I didn’t understand why we were doing yoga,” said Corey Silverstrom, one of Chico State men's basketball...

Manager Dave Taylor makes a mound visit to talk with relief pitcher Anthony Baleto Photo credit: Austin Schreiber

Late inning losses spoil series for Chico State baseball

Austin Schreiber // March 12, 2018

The Chico State baseball team had a rough weekend in Monterey Bay, dropping three of four games to the Otters.They are now 13-7 through their first 20 games of the season, 9-5 in conference.Game one, which...

Senior shortstop Casey Henderson launches a ball down the left field line Photo credit: Carly Maxstone

With power hitting on the rise, Chico State baseball is too

Austin Schreiber // March 9, 2018

Two weeks ago I wrote criticizing the Chico State baseball team's lack of power this year.Through their first eight games, the Wildcats' baseball team had only hit one home run, and had a .255 team average....

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