Chico Heat
Heat add Second University of New Mexico Infielder to 2017 Roster
Date:03/30/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced that infielder Justin Watari, from the University of New Mexico will join the Heat for the 2017 summer season. Watari, from Roseville, CA is in his first year with the Lobos. Watari is the second New Mexico Lobo to commit to the Heat for 2017, joining infielder Chris Smutny. At Woodcreek High School: Earned two...
Heat add Third Dixie State Trailblazer to 2017 Summer Roster
Date:03/24/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced that infielder Kade Cloward, from Dixie State University will join the Heat for the 2017 summer season. Cloward, from South Jordan, UT is in his second year with the Trailblazers. Cloward is the third Dixie State Trailblazer to commit to the Heat for 2017, joining catcher Jake Davison and infielder Joe Raymond. At Dixie State ...
Heat add UCLA Pitcher to 2017 Summer Roster
Date:03/22/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced that pitcher Jack Ralston, from UCLA will join the Heat for the 2017 summer season. Ralston, from Newhall, CA is in his first year with the Bruins. Ralston is the second UCLA Bruin to commit to the Heat for 2017, joining catcher Gavin Johns. 2016 (Summer) Played for the La Crosse Loggers in the Northwoods League for the second seas...
Heat Add 2nd Arizona Pitcher to 2017 Roster
Date:03/21/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced that pitcher Zach Sherman, from the University of Arizona will join the Heat for the 2017 summer season. Sherman, from Ramona, CA is in his first year with the Wildcats. Sanchez is the second UA Wildcat to commit to the Heat for 2017, joining pitcher Austin Nichols. Before Arizona: Played at Ramona High School … Played...
Heat add Hawaii Pacific Pitcher to 2017 Roster
Date:03/16/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced that pitcher Ryan Sanchez, from Hawaii Pacific University will join the Heat for the 2017 summer season. Sanchez, from Atwater, CA is in his first year with the Sharks. Sanchez is the third HPU Shark to commit to the Heat for 2017, joining outfielder Tanner Tokunaga and catcher, Kreston Woods. Before HPU: Played at Merced Com...
2016 Heat Closer to Return for 2017 Season
Date:03/13/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the return of pitcher Joel Lamont, from Cal State East Bay for the 2017 summer season. Lamont, from Surrey, BC, Canada is in his first year with the Pioneers after transferring from New Mexico Highlands University. Summer 2016: Appeared in 16 games all out of the bullpen for the Heat … went 0-0 with seven saves and a 2.45 ERA &hell...
Heat add BYU Outfielder to 2017 Summer Roster
Date:03/10/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced that outfielder Cam Richins, from Brigham Young University will join the Heat for the 2017 summer season. Richins, from Mesa, AZ is in his first year with the Cougars. Before BYU: Played at Desert Ridge High School, playing for Coach Pat Herrera … Two-time all-region and all-state … Team captain and four-year Golden Scholar ...
Dixie State Infielder Joe Raymond Returning to Heat
Date:03/09/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the return of infielder Joe Raymond, from Dixie State University for the 2017 summer season. Raymond, from Foresthill, CA is in his second year with the Trailblazers. Summer 2016: Appeared in 18 games for the Heat before suffering a season ending injury on June 23 … helped solidify the left side of the infield until reinforcements ...
2016 Heat Pitcher, Ryan Byrd to Return for 2017 Season
Date:03/08/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the return of pitcher Ryan Byrd, from Spokane Falls Community College for the 2017 summer season. Byrd, from Spokane, WA is in his second year with the Bigfoot. Summer 2016: Appeared in 13 games, starting nine for the Heat … went 6-1 with a 1.50 ERA … struck out 45 in 65 innings pitched … pitched 5+ innings in seven o...
Chico native Samson Abernathy returns to Heat for 2017 season
Date:03/07/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the return of local pitcher and fan favorite, Samson Abernathy to the 2017 summer roster. Abernathy, from Chico, is currently in his second year at Feather River Community College in Quincy, CA. Abernathy graduated from Pleasant Valley HS in 2014 and was on the Chico Nuts American Legion Baseball team that competed in the 2014 American Leg...
Heat add Hawaii Pacific Catcher to 2017 Summer Roster
Date:03/01/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of catcher Kreston Woods from Hawaii Pacific University to the 2017 summer roster. Woods, from Tempe, AZ is in his first year with the Sharks after spending two years at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, AZ. 2016: Appeared in 37 games, making 35 starts for Paradise Valley College... Hit .295 on the year in 105 at-b...
Heat Pitcher Returning for 2017 Season
Date:02/28/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the return of pitcher Austin Lee, “The General”, from Spokane Falls Community College for the 2017 summer season. Lee, from Spokane, WA is in his second year with the Bigfoot. Summer 2016: Appeared in 11 games, starting nine for the Heat … went 2-4 with a 3.98 ERA … struck out 18 in 52 innings pitched … pi...
Heat add Missouri Western Infielder to 2017 Summer Roster
Date:02/27/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of infielder Bailey Zimmer from Missouri Western University to the 2017 summer roster. Zimmer, from Edwardsville, IL is in his first year with the Griffons after spending one year at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, IL. 2016: Appeared in 25 games, making 20 starts for Illinois Central College... Hit .235 on the year in...
Heat add UC Davis outfielder Garret Kelly to 2017 roster
Date:02/24/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of outfielder Garret Kelly from UC Davis to the 2017 summer roster. Kelly, from Hollister, CA is in his second year with the Aggies. PERSONAL: Parents are Michael and Cheryl... Has two siblings: Lauren and Marcus... Lists receiving a baseball scholarship as his proudest personal accomplishment... "Anchorman" i...
Heat Add Oregon Outfielder to 2017 Roster
Date:02/23/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of outfielder Jordan Vujovich from the University of Oregon to the 2017 summer roster. Vujovich, from Sacramento, CA is in his first year with the Ducks after graduating from Granite Bay High School. PERSONAL: Major is human physiology … Father is David. HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterman and 2016 graduate of Granite ...
Chico State Pitcher added to Heat roster for 2017 Season
Date:02/20/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of pitcher Andrew Schantz from Chico State University to the 2017 summer roster. Schantz, from Folsom, CA is in his first year with the Wildcats after spending two seasons with the Folsom Lake CC Falcons. PERSONAL: Born November 15, 1995 in Folsom…Son of Ty and Dana…Has three older siblings: Brittney, Bryce and ...
Heat add UCLA Catcher to 2017 Roster
Date:02/17/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of catcher Gavin Johns from UCLA to the 2017 summer roster. Johns, from Temecula, CA is in his first year with the Bruins after spending one season with the Yavapai College Roughriders (Prescott, AZ). Personal: Born in Wildomar, CA. ... parents are Craig and Libby Johns … has one brother, Hayden … uncle, Dick Mills, p...
Local Pitcher Added to Heat Roster
Date:02/16/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of pitcher Ryan Steindorf from UC Davis to the 2017 summer roster. Steindorf, from Chico, CA is in his second year with the Aggies after graduating from Pleasant Valley High School in 2015. Personal: Parents are Kurt and Cindy... Has a younger sister, Lauren... His uncle, Scott, played four seasons of football at Fresno State from ...
Heat add Folsom Lake Slugger to 2017 Summer Roster
Date:02/15/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of power hitting outfielder Carson McCusker from Folsom Lake Community College to the 2017 summer roster. McCusker, from Sparks, NV is in his first year with the Falcons after graduating from Spanish Springs High School in 2016. PERSONAL: Was a letter winner at Spanish Springs High School in Sparks, Nevada … Was named ...
Heat Add BYU Infielder to 2017 Summer Roster
Date:02/14/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of BYU infielder Brian Hsu to the 2017 summer roster. Hsu, from San Ramon, CA is in his second year with the Cougars after graduating from Dougherty Valley High in 2014. Hsu played in 13 games in 2015 for the Cougars, starting seven. PERSONAL: Born in Los Angeles to G-Jen and Helen Hsu ... Et...
Heat Add Arizona Pitcher to 2017 Roster
Date:02/10/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of University of Arizona pitcher Austin Nichols to the 2017 summer roster. Nichols, from Queen Creek, AZ is in his first year with the Wildcats after graduating from Queen Creek High School in 2016. PERSONAL: Was a four-year letter winner at Queen Creek High School in Queen Creek, Arizona … Was 2-2 with a 3.23 ERA as a...
Heat add University of New Mexico Lobo Infielder to 2017 Roster
Date:02/09/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have announced the addition of New Mexico Lobo infielder Chris Smutny to the 2017 summer roster. Smutny, from Fresno, CA is in his first year with the Lobos after two transferring from Santa Barbara Community College. SOPHOMORE (2016 at Santa Barbara CC): Hit .310 with a home run, 10 doubles and 23 RBI at SBCC … Also had five stolen bases and fini...
Heat Bolster Outfield With Hawaii Pacific Shark
Date:02/08/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA - The Chico Heat Summer Collegiate Baseball Club has added a fleet footed center fielder from Hawaii Pacific University to the 2017 summer roster. Tanner Tokunawa is a red shirt sophomore from Pearl City, Hawaii. He was the primary lead off hitter for the Sharks in 2016 and led the team with 17 stolen bases. Personal: Tokunaga was born in Honolulu, HI and ra...
Heat add Dixie State Catcher to 2017 Roster
Date:02/07/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Chico Heat have added a catcher to their 2017 summer roster. Jake Davison, a junior from Dixie State University, will be joining the Heat in the Summer of 2017. Davison, from Taylorsville, Utah is currently in his third season with the Trailblazers. At Dixie State 2016: Played in 33 games with 23 starts. Hit .242 with 16 RBI and eight runs scored. ...
CHICO HEAT HIRE LOCAL PLEASANT VALLEY GRADUATE
Date:01/26/2017 Source:Chico Heat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICO HEAT HIRE LOCAL PLEASANT VALLEY GRADUATE CHICO, CA JANUARY 26, 2017 - The Chico Heat of the Great West League continue their determination to hire local talent to help run their organization by adding Ryan Lauer to their coaching staff. With the recent departure of Anthony Espita, Lauer will fill the role of assistant coach for Heat skipper Fred ...
Chico Heat To Host 2017 Great West League All-Star Game
Date:01/09/2017 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA, January 3, 2017 – Great West League President Ken Wilson announced that the 2017 All-Star Game will be held in Chico, CA on Monday, July 24, 2017. The GWL All-Stars will be looking to leave their mark on the league’s mid-summer classic, showcasing their pro-prospect skills at Nettleton Stadium on the campus of California State University, Chico on Monday, July 24,...
Chico Heat Announce 2017 Schedule
Date:12/21/2016 Source:Chico Heat
Chico, CA: The Great West League has announced two new teams for the 2017 season. Yuba and Lincoln will be joining Chico and Marysville as the California based teams while Medford and Portland will make up the Oregon based teams. Yuba will share the stadium with the Marysville Gold Sox. The Chico Heat home schedule begins opening night on Tuesday, May 30, 201...
Chico Heat Unveil Championship Rings
Date:12/14/2016 Source:Chico Heat
December 14, 2016 – Chico, CA The rings were custom manufactured by Signature Style Jewelry, one of the leading providers of high-end custom jewelry for college sports teams. The rings commemorate the Heat’s outstanding 2016 season and celebrate the team’s triumphant two games to one victory in the Great West League Championship Series that took place in Medford,...
Stuart Bradley Brings Home Top Honors
Date:08/23/2016 Source:Chico Heat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MANAGERS SELECT INAUGURAL ALL-GWL TEAM TOP GREAT WEST LEAGUE AWARDS ANNOUNCED PRESS RELEASE: August 23, 2016, Portland, Oregon: The 2016 All-Great West League team and league individual awards have been announced. League president Ken Wilson made the anno...
Heat win GWL title with 1-0 victory in Medford
Date:08/15/2016 Source:Chico Heat
It seemed only fitting that the man who started the summer on the mound for the Chico Heat went the distance in the Great West League championship deciding game to bring the title to Chico in the league’s inaugural season with a 1-0 road victory. “I’ll never forget that first game and how far he’s come since then, it’s funny how the baseball gods work sometimes,&rdqu...
