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Savannah Corr pitches during the Hornet's 3-1 loss to Berkeley on March 20. She finished her final season with a 19-12 record.

Savanna Corr wins Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Year

Aaron Jackson May 7, 2019

Sacramento State senior pitcher Savanna Corr won the Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Year award after finishing her final season as a Hornet with a 19-12 season record. The announcement was made on...

Sac State junior forward Hannah Friend guards Antelope Valley senior guard Samantha Earl in the Hornets 86-80 win Dec. 2 at the Nest. Friend is one of four players transferring from the program this offseason.

4 players, including leading scorer, leave Sac State’s women’s basketball team early

Shaun Holkko April 30, 2019

In the fourth quarter of the second to last home game of the 2018-19 season, Sacramento State junior guard Hannah Friend stepped to the free-throw line with a chance to make history. Friend sank both...

Sacramento State junior outfielder Matt Smith dives head first in an attempt to score, but is called out  in a 3-2 loss against New Mexico State at John Smith Field April 28, 2019. The Hornets lost their first WAC series of the 2019 season.

Sac State baseball team loses series to New Mexico State

Shaun Holkko April 29, 2019

The Sacramento State baseball team lost two out of three games to the New Mexico State Aggies over the weekend, dropping their first Western Athletic Conference series of the 2019 season. The Hornets...

Nene Alas is finishing her final season at Sac State. The senior from San Bernardino is hitting .353 this season.

Senior outfielder having career season after rough college start

Aaron Jackson April 28, 2019

Sacramento State senior outfielder Nene Alas, in her fourth and final softball season as a Hornet, has gone from struggling in her first two years to having the second highest batting average on the team. “I...

Sacramento State wide receiver Andre Lindsey (7) celebrates with Jaelin Ratliff during the 2018 season. Lindsey signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft.

Sac State football athlete Andre Lindsey signs with Kansas City Chiefs

Thomas Frey, Sports editor April 27, 2019

Former Sacramento State wide receiver Andre Lindsey was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday after the 2019 NFL Draft. Lindsey came to Sac State after transferring...

Freshman catcher Martin Vincelli-Simard stands in the box and prepares for a pitch while his teammates look on from the bench in a 5-4 win April 9 over CSU Bakersfield at John Smith Field. The Hornets went 5-4 on a season-long nine-game road trip.

Sac State baseball team go 5-4 on season-long road trip

Shaun Holkko April 26, 2019

The Sacramento State baseball team went on a season-long nine-game road trip traveling to Washington and Illinois and returned home with more wins than losses. Following a sweep of California State...

Sac State's softball team huddles around sophomore outfielder Charizma Guzman as she hypes the team up during a pre-game ritual. The team has many superstitions, from some players braiding their hair a certain way, to never touching the foul line as they leave the field.

Sac State softball team uses superstition to gain mental edge

Travis Boudreau April 22, 2019

Former first baseman for the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees Jason Giambi was famously known for slipping on a gold thong whenever he was mired in a hitting slump. While not as eccentric as Giambi’s...

Former Sac State gymnast Dallas Smith is now the director of ticket operations and fan engagement at her alma mater. Along with running all of the athletic ticket accounts, she steps in to help wherever she is needed and sometimes scans tickets at sports events.

Former Sac State gymnast Dallas Smith wears many hats

Thomas Frey, Sports editor April 19, 2019

Everything was prepped for the 6 p.m. kickoff between Sacramento State football and Northern Arizona University on Nov. 10 of last year. Sac State Director of Ticket Operations and Fan Engagement Dallas...

Andrea Becker poses for a photo between US National volleyball players Max Holt and Matt Anderson. The team won bronze at the 2016 Olympics.

Team USA volleyball coach could be teaching your class

Luis Platero April 18, 2019

After leaving Sacramento State in 2004 and going on to both teach as well as coach at levels as high as the Olympics, Andrea Becker didn’t think she would ever be a part of the university again. “I...

Junior running back Elijah Dotson smiles as spring football practices begins around him. As a sophomore in 2018, he led the team in rushing with over 1,000 yards.

Sac State football team spring practice begins under new coach

Ashton Byers April 18, 2019

Sacramento State football opened its spring football season March 26 with new head coach Troy Taylor at the helm. Taylor replaced Jody Sears as head football coach for the Hornet’s upcoming season....

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