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  • Sophomore shortstop Lorenzo Mariani, right, making a tough throw on a ground ball up the middle against Cal State San Marcos. Taken by Nathan Chiochios on Mar. 16.

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    Wildcats flip the script to take both in doubleheader against San Marcos

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The Orion is Chico State’s independent student newspaper. For 45 years, The Orion has served the Chico community as a public watchdog and community storyteller. In 2005, the Associated College Press recognized The Orion’s decades-long, award-winning excellence by declaring it an All-American Hall of Fame recipient. The Orion publishes online from the basement of Plumas Hall.