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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011
SPRING 2011 MEN’S BASKETBALL
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WILDCAT SPORTS SCHEDULE
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BASEBALL
Nov. 7
@University of Pacific
L 44-59
Nov. 7
@St. Mary’s
L 58-104
Feb. 5
Simpson University
Nov. 18
@Cal State Stanislaus
W 64-59
Nov. 19
Academy of Art
W 73-55
Feb. 18-20
@Cal Poly Pomona
Nov. 22
Bethany University
W 63-44
Nov. 20
Hawaii Pacific
W 64-46
Feb. 27-28
Montana-State Billings
Nov. 26
Northwest Christian
W 85-72
Nov. 23
Cal State Stanislaus
W 74-59
March 4-6
@Cal State Monterey Bay
Nov. 27
Dominican
W 71-52
Nov. 27
@Cal State Stanislaus
W 88-80
March 11
@Western Oregon
Dec. 3
Humboldt State
L 81-84 (OT)
Dec. 3
Humboldt State
W 64-62
March 17
@Cal State Stanislaus
Dec. 4
Sonoma State
W 69-65
Dec. 4
Sonoma State
W 52-41
March 22
Simpson University
Dec. 8
Cal State Stanislaus
W 61-59
Dec. 10
@Western Washington
March 25-26
@San Francisco State
Dec. 11
Pacific Union
W 69-40
Dec. 11
@Seattle Pacific
L 56-57
April 1-3
@Cal State Dominguez Hills
Dec. 30
@Cal State L.A.
L 62-71
Dec. 30
@Cal State L.A.
W 68-58
April 5
San Francisco State
Dec. 31
@Cal State Dominguez Hills
L 65-76
Dec. 31
@Cal State Dominguez Hills
W 71-59
April 8-10
Cal State San Bernardino
Jan. 7
UC San Diego
W 68-55
Jan. 7
UC San Diego
Jan. 8
Cal State East Bay
W 65-47
Jan. 8
Cal State East Bay
Jan. 14
@Cal State San Bernardino
Jan. 15
@Cal Poly Pomona
Jan. 21
San Francisco State
Jan. 22
Cal State Monterey Bay
Jan. 28
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Jan. 29
Cal State L.A.
Feb. 3
@Sonoma State
Feb. 5
@Humboldt State
Feb. 10
@Cal State East Bay
Feb. 12 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 24 Feb. 25
@San Francisco State
March 1
@Cal State Dominguez Hills
W 65-62 (OT)
Feb. 5
San Francisco State
3 W, 1 L
Feb. 6
Sonoma State/CSU Stan.
L 1-4, W 5-2
Feb. 18-19
Cal State East Bay
W 7-2 (12), W 3-2
Feb. 25-26
@Cal State Stanislaus
Canceled
March 4-5
San Francisco State @Cal State San Bernardino West. Oregon/Hawaii Pac.
W 8-1, W 7-6
April 2
Grand Canyon
W 2-1
2 W, 2 L
April 2
Dominican
W 6-2
3 W, 1 L
April 2
Montana State-Billings
April 3
Western Washington
April 3
Hawai’i Pacific
April 8-9
Humboldt State
3 W, 1 L
L 4-6, W 12-6
April 11-12
@Sonoma State
1 W, 3 L
L 1-7, L 7-8
April 15-16
@Cal State Dom. Hills
3 W, 1 L
L 2-12, W 9-4
April 21-22
Cal State Monterey Bay
2 W, 2 L
@Cal State San Bernardino
L 56-61
April 29-30
UC San Diego
3L
@Cal Poly Pomona
L 42-62
May 1
UC San Diego
L 10-11
W 59-46
May 3
Cal State Stanislaus
May 6-7
@Sonoma State
W 55-42
May 8
Sonoma State
L 66-76
Jan. 28
Cal State Dominguez Hills
L 53-71
Jan. 29
Cal State L.A.
W 63-60
May 12-14
CCAA Tournament
W 80-77
Feb. 3
@Sonoma State
W 64-44
May 19-22
NCAA West Regional
L 60-65
Feb. 5
@Humboldt State
L 60-76
L 66-72
Feb. 10
@Cal State East Bay
L 69-74
@UC San Diego
W 60-56
Feb. 12
@UC San Diego
L 60-71
Cal Poly Pomona
W 62-58
Feb. 18
Cal Poly Pomona
L 79-93
Cal State San Bernardino
L 60-67
Feb. 19
Cal State San Bernardino
L 60-70
@Cal State Monterey Bay
W 68-66
Feb. 24
@Cal State Monterey Bay
L 48-54
L 62-64 (OT)
Feb. 25
@San Francisco State
L 59-75
March 1
@UC San Diego
L 38-51
W 60-52 L 71-76
MEN’S GOLF April 18-19
CCAA Championships
2nd
5th
May 2-4
NCAA Super Regional
Disqualified
2nd
May 16-20
NCAA National Championships
1 W, 2 L DNQ
May 28-June 2 NCAA Division II College WS
WOMEN’S GOLF Sept. 19-21
Sonoma State Invitational
Sept. 27-28
Grand Canyon Invitational
Oct. 11-12
Viking Invitational
Oct. 18-19
Golf Mart Lady Otter Invitational
March 5-6
Cal State East Bay Invitational
March 21-22
InterWest Chico State Invitational
March 28-29
CSU Monterey Bay Otter Invite
April 4-5
Grand Canyon Invitational
April 11-12
Tarleton State Invitational
May 1-3
NCAA Super Regional
13th 10th 6th 6th 6th 18th 11th T-15th DNQ
Souza lone ’Cat golfing at NCAA Championships Kevin Amerine STAFF WRITER
Despite having their chances at a team national championship shattered because of a scorecard error, the Chico State men’s golf team saw the silver lining in sending one Wildcat to nationals. Junior Kyle Souza was the only ’Cat to qualify at the NCAA West/Central Region Championship at the University of New Mexico Championship Course, May 2-4. The team was disqualified when sophomore Cody Thompson signed an incorrect scorecard. “He definitely wanted the team to be with him,” Thompson said. “He’s been playing really well lately.” Souza advanced to the national championship at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at The Shoals in Florence, Ala., May 16-20 by winning a three-man playoff on the first hole. Earlier this season, Souza tied for second place at the Division II Preview by carding a pair of 70s, which was at the same course as the national championship. “It’s a pretty long course,” Souza said. “It requires you to hit some good drives off the tee. They’ll have the greens rolling fast, and it is going to come down to putting.” Head coach T.L. Brown is the only one who traveled with Souza to Alabama for the championship. Junior Eric Frazzetta said the hardest adjustment for Souza will be trying
to figure out what to do for fun off the course without the team there. “It’s a reassurance thing knowing that there are four other guys playing their hearts out,” Frazzetta said. Souza’s approach to the national championship won’t differ too much even though he’s without his team. While it is important to play well for the team as a whole, doing well individually is as equally important. “I’m definitely here to win,” Souza said. “Individually, I’m doing the best I can.” Souza is extremely confident about the championship, stemming from his second-place finish on the championship course. In spite of sending only one ’Cat to nationals, the team is still looking forward to next season. They have all grown close to one another and have improved on the course. “We’re all so excited for next year,” Souza said. Everyone on the team is returning next season and the team should be powerful. “The team got along really well this season,” Thompson said. “Playing tournaments builds confidence, and we can only get better.” The fact that everyone is returning really benefits the team, Frazzetta said. “We don’t have to get reacquainted with new guys,” he said.
May 13-15
NCAA West Regional
May 20-21
NCAA Super Regional
May 26-30
NCAA Division II College WS
L 2-5
L 2-6, L 4-9 2 W, 2 L DNQ
Feb. 26
Wildcat Relays
March 3-4
Chico Multi-event
March 5
Kim Duyst Invitational
March 12
Aggie Open
March 19
Hornet Invitational
March 23-24
California Multi-event
March 25-26
S.F. Distance Carnival/Stanford Invite
April 2
American River College
April 8-9
Chico Distance Carnival/Twilight Invite
April 15-16
Mt. Sac Relays/Woody Wilson
April 22-23
CA/OR Border Battle
April 30
Peyton Jordan Invitational
May 5-7
CCAA Championships
May 13-14
Stanislaus Twilight
May 26-28
NCAA Championships
BASEBALL:
Season ends at CCAA Tourney continued from B1
this is it — it’s a heartbreaker for sure.” Marcia watched her softball career end with tears in her eyes but was proud of the fight the ’Cats had in them. “It was a roller coaster, but we ended on a good note,” Marcia said. “There isn’t anyone who will be able to stop these girls next year.” The ’Cats finished their season 31-19 only two wins away from advancing to the NCAA West Super Regional.
game to the Broncos if they had more rest, Bringas said. “Without a doubt I think we would have won,” he said. Head coach Dave Taylor sees his team’s strife as a way to prepare them for next season. “Having some success and some adversity will help them, I think,” Taylor said. Handling a loss never appears easy, and junior Brian Buckham thought the team was in a particularly tough spot because of how things played out. “It’s just unfortunate things weren’t going our way,” Buckham said. Buckham shared Bringas’ sentiments and was confident the team could have won the CCAA tournament still, even after losing to UC San Diego, had they gotten more rest. “There were so many ups and downs in the last four or five innings,” he said. While the Wildcats’ pitching had been solid to start the season, Taylor, along with the rest of his staff, thought those who were freshman aces at the start of the year didn’t finish as strong as they needed. “We did not pitch well out of the bullpen,” Taylor said. “That’s why we lost 14 out of our last 20 games.” The increased level of competition at the end was to blame for the difference in performance, Taylor said. He was particularly disappointed with the team’s performance in May, the most important month of the season, he said. “You can’t get by on one-run games,” Taylor said. Bringas played in his final game at Chico State, leaving a void at third base someone will get to fill next season. The team should be more eager next year and on edge, he said. “Hopefully the team gets a little more fire behind them,” Bringas said. Many players will be playing in an assortment of baseball leagues over the summer, but the team isn’t looking too far ahead just yet, Buckham said. “It’s hard to look toward next season for a little while,” he said. “This will pass after a couple of weeks. We’ll learn from it and do better next year.”
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SOFTBALL: Late rally can’t hold off Tritons Payan’s single between first and second sent Minch home, tying the score at 1-1 with Stockman approaching the plate. An eager batter, Stockman popped up to second and the ’Cats could only play tough defense to ensure extra innings. After loading the bases following an unfortunate illegal pitch, Baker and the rest of the ’Cats were stripped of any chance to continue their late rally when UC San Diego scored the game-winning run off a sacrifice bunt that plated Katrin Gabriel. “It’s hard to take,” senior pitcher Sarah Marcia said. “To think we had it in our hands and now
April 29-May 1 CCAA Tournament
W 6-0 W 4-0 (9)
TRACK AND FIELD 8th
Note for softball, golf, and track and field: Home meets and tournaments are in bold, while neutral sites – in softball – are in italics.
time in a double-elimination round. “San Diego is a good team,” Shamblin said prior to the face-off. Junior left fielder Jessie Minch started the rally with a single and reached second base on a sacrifice bunt by Hanamaikai, who also reached first safely due to an error by UC San Diego. When junior center fielder Sam Quadt flew out to left field with one out in the seventh inning, the ’Cats were desperate for an RBI. Their prayers were answered with the flashy bat of Payan.
1 W, 3 L W 9-1, W 2-1
2 W, 2 L
Jan. 15
continued from B1
4W 2 W, 2 L
April 1
Jan. 14
ILLUSTRATIVE PHOTO • FRANK REBELO
PPD
March 11-12
L 61-75
SWINGING FOR TITLE Junior Kyle Souza is the only member of Chico State men’s golf at this year’s Division II Championships. Souza finished off the Super Regionals with a 68 in the final round.
W 4-1, L 1-2
2 W, 2 L
W 5-4, W 3-2
L 68-82
GOLF
L 0-9 W 2-0
@Cal State East Bay
Cal State Monterey Bay
Hanny Stanislaus Invitational
3W
W 7-0
Cal State L.A.
San Francisco State
April 11-12
Cal State San Marcos
April 21-23
Jan. 22
Grand Canyon Thunderbird Invite
Feb. 5
April 15-17
Jan. 21
March 28-29
Dominican
3 W, 1 L
L 53-73
L 70-83
Mustang Intercollegiate
Feb. 5
W 74-47
W 73-68
March 21-22
SOFTBALL
W 21-9, W 6-2