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The Orion

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

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Right fielder Kyle Blakeman launches a home run in the third inning against Cal Poly Pomona Photo credit: Martin Chang

Chico State baseball wins on wild pitch in first CCAA tournament game

Austin Schreiber
May 11, 2018

The Chico State baseball team emerged victorious with a 4-3 walk-off win in the first round of the California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament against Cal Poly Pomona. With the score tied at...

Chico State shortstop Wendy Cardinali is carried off the field by teammates Haley Gilham and Amanda Flores. Cardinali made a diving catch at shortstop with the tieing run at third base and the go-ahead run at second to end the game. Photo Courtesy: Janna Weiss Photography

After 50 years of waiting, Chico State softball’s ‘Team 50’ wins CCAA championship

Austin Schreiber
May 6, 2018

The Chico State softball team earned its 50th win of the season in grand fashion Sunday morning. The Wildcats took home the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship after defeating Cal State...

Chico State first basemanRJ Hassey tags out Stanislaus State's John Holleran at first base after a wild throw during the second game played on May 4. Photo credit: Martin Chang

Larson, Beavers throw two-hitter to finish Chico State baseball regular season

Austin Schreiber
May 5, 2018

The Chico State baseball team lost the first game of a doubleheader to Stanislaus State, but finished its regular season with a victory as pitchers Grant Larson and Dan Beavers combined to throw a two-hitter...

Baseball brawls keep rivalries alive

Austin Schreiber
April 28, 2018

The 2018 Major League Baseball season has been off to an exciting start, with plenty of entertaining things happening in the month of April. For example, just a couple weeks ago two major brawls broke...

Chico State Head Coach Dave Taylor makes a mound visit and brings his whole infield in following back-to-back errors against Northwest Nazarene. Photo credit: Austin Schreiber

Defense has been an issue for Chico State baseball in 2018 season

Austin Schreiber
April 28, 2018

The Chico State baseball team has six games left in the regular season and they are currently sitting in third place in the California Collegiate Athletic Conference behind Cal State Monterey Bay and UC...

Chico State baseball shortstop Casey Henderson is one of two Wildcats to start in every game this season as of April 22. Photo credit: Martin Chang

Wildcat of the Week: Senior Baseball Edition #2

The Chico State baseball team has done extremely well the past couple years and a lot of that success is due its senior players. The Wildcats are fortunate enough to have 12 seniors on the team this year...

Kyle Blakeman celebrates with fellow seniors RJ Hassey, 22, and Cameron Santos, 23, following his solo home run Sunday. Photo credit: Martin Chang

Seniors finish strong as Wildcats baseball takes 3 of 4 from Toros

Austin Schreiber
April 23, 2018

After dropping the opener by a score of 5-6, the Chico State baseball team was able to get its series win against Cal State Dominguez Hills after winning three games in a row by scores of 13-0, 7-0, and...

Alex DeVito prepares to launch a home run against Cal State San Marcos. Photo credit: Austin Schreiber

Chico State baseball heating up before playoffs before final homestands

Austin Schreiber
April 16, 2018

After dropping the opening game 6-8, the Chico State baseball team fought back to win three games in a row by scores of 11-7, 10-4 and 7-2 against Cal State San Marcos.This was a crucial series win for...

The four Chico State seniors Karli Skowrup, Haley Gilham, Cyrena Taylor and Mia Quintero all have been a crucial part of the Wildcat's 39-3 season. Skowrup currently leads the CCAA in RBIs while Gilham leaves Chico State as the all time wins leader. Photo credit: Martin Chang

Wildcats softball sweeps Seawolves on senior day in Chico

Austin Schreiber and Martin Chang
April 15, 2018

The Chico State softball team couldn't have asked for a better senior day, as they successfully completed a four game sweep of Sonoma State.The Wildcats defeated the Seawolves 6-2 in the first game, and...

Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani eyes Babe Ruth as possible two-way player

Austin Schreiber
April 13, 2018

If you don’t already know who Shohei Ohtani is, then you likely will soon. The 23-year-old Japanese star recently signed with the Los Angeles Angels this past offseason and has been turning heads...

This week's Wildcat's 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...

One of the many flumes located along the trail. Photo credit: Austin Schreiber

Take a day trip to the Flumes

Austin Schreiber
April 8, 2018

Accessible aqueducts, amazing views, large boulders, red newts and a true sense of nature are five things you can find at the Flumes.The Flumes are a series of small water bridges that run alongside the...

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 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...

RJ Hassey led off for the Wildcats Sunday and doubled to left field.

Poor starting pitching and five errors lead to series split for Chico State

Austin Schreiber
March 26, 2018

The Chico State baseball team got off to a rough start in their final game against Cal State San Bernardino, and ultimately lost by a score of 3-11, forcing a series split. Before the game, assistant...

Chico State's 13 runs, 17 hits and nine run seventh inning helped overcome their six errors in game one of the doubleheader.

Chico State baseball overcomes six errors in split with San Bernardino

Austin Schreiber
March 25, 2018

The Chico State baseball team split a doubleheader against Cal State Bernardino, winning the first game by a score of 13-4 and losing the second game 0-4. The first game got off to a sloppy start for...

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...

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....

RJ Hassey watches the ball soar. Photo credit: Carly Maxstone

Tyler Stofiel hits first career home run as Wildcats complete four-game sweep of San Francisco Gators

Austin Schreiber
March 6, 2018

The Chico State baseball team was able to overcome a couple of early defensive mistakes in game one to complete the four-game sweep of San Francisco State, winning by scores of 7-5 and 10-0. They are...

Anthony Baleto closes out the game for the Wildcats against San Francisco State. Photo credit: Austin Schreiber

Stellar relief pitching leads Chico State baseball past San Francisco State

Austin Schreiber
March 5, 2018

After rainouts on Friday and Saturday, the Chico State baseball team came out playing strong Sunday, winning both games of the double header against San Francisco State by scores of 5-3 and 3-2.Both games...

Guard Madison Wong dribbles the ball up the court in Chico State's first round playoff matchup against Cal State LA. Photo credit: Martin Chang

Branham and McFerren lead Chico State basketball to first round playoff victories

Austin Schreiber
February 28, 2018

It was an exciting night for Chico State basketball, as both the men and women emerged victorious in the first round of the playoffs.The women defeated Cal State Los Angeles by a score of 78-62, and the...

The Wildcats celebrate a home run Photo credit: Jordan Jarrell

Wildcats offense shows up as power surge leads Wildcats past Seawolves

Austin Schreiber
February 25, 2018

The Chico State baseball team that had been struggling to hit for power brought their bats to Sonoma State, breaking out with three home runs in four games over the weekend. The Wildcats took three of...

Why are steroid users still being left out of the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Austin Schreiber
February 22, 2018

Although many people feel that steroid users are cheaters who don't deserve awards, I believe that outstanding players should still be allowed in the Hall of Fame. Let me tell you why.Only four players...

Chico State dugout watches the opposing pitcher Photo credit: Jacob Auby

Chico State baseball struggling to match last year’s offensive performance

Austin Schreiber
February 19, 2018

With Sunday's double-header cancelled due to unplayable field conditions, let's take a closer look at how this year's Chico State baseball team stacks up against last years. In regards to their record,...

Casey Costello delivers a pitch against Stanislaus State

Casey Costello continues to dominate on the mound

Austin Schreiber
February 16, 2018

Senior pitcher Casey Costello came out on top in a pitchers duel Friday as the Wildcats defeated Stanislaus State 1-0. Costello was able to keep the Warriors quiet for seven innings, limiting them to just...

Center fielder Dustin Miller prepares to launch a home run in the 8th inning Photo credit: Austin Schreiber

Dustin Miller’s three-run blast lifts Wildcats over Northwest Nazarene

Austin Schreiber
February 11, 2018

Thanks to Dustin Miller's clutch three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth, the Chico State baseball team was able to secure the series win against Northwest Nazarene Saturday afternoon. They won...

Junior outfielder Ari Marsh finished the day going 5-8 with two RBIs and a stolen base in the double header. Photo credit: Lindsay Pincus

Monahan throws no hitter as Wildcats complete four-game sweep of San Bernardino

Austin Schreiber
February 11, 2018

The Wildcats softball team completed the final two games of a four game sweep of Cal State San Bernadino today, winning by a score of 9-1 in the first game and 8-0 in the second game. They are now 9-0...

Second baseman Brian Pozos hits a triple for 2 RBIs in the bottom of the seventh inning in the first game of the double header against Fresno Pacific. Photo credit: Martin Chang

Chico State baseball start season with sweep

Austin Schreiber
February 3, 2018

The Chico State baseball team started their season with back-to-back wins Friday as they cruised past Fresno Pacific 9-5 in the first game and followed that with a 6-2 victory.In game one, starting pitcher...

Senior Cameron Santos jogs off the field after making a play. Photo Courtesy: Cameron Santos

Despite preseason honors, Wildcats’ Santos keeps individual stats in perspective

Austin Schreiber
January 31, 2018

Cameron Santos is a senior infielder on Chico State’s baseball team and was recently awarded preseason first-team honors for the all-west region. When asked about first-team honors, Santos said,...

Despite strong postseason, Eagles still face uphill battle in Super Bowl LII

Austin Schreiber
January 27, 2018

On Feb. 4, the defending champions, the New England Patriots, will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles. Kickoff is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. PST and will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.Both...

Wildcats warm up prior to the 2017 season Photo credit: Jordan Jarrell

New year, same mindset for Chico State baseball

Austin Schreiber
January 22, 2018

After going 45-11 overall and 34-4 in conference last year, the Chico State baseball team has a tough reputation to live up to this year.Winning baseball has been a staple for the Wildcats the past few...

Players listen in as coach Greg Clink leads the huddle of a timeout. Photo credit: Julia Maldonado

Wildcats roll over Jacks

Austin Schreiber
January 21, 2018

The Chico State men’s basketball team cruised over Humboldt State on Saturday night, winning 74-36. Although there was a huge crowd at Acker Gym, there was little to no competition in the game, as...