Sacramento River Cats

The Sacramento River Cats are looking for outgoing, energetic individuals to be part of the River Cats Promotions Crew.

The Sacramento River Cats are looking to fill more than 200 seasonal positions at Raley Field.

The Sacramento State men's and women's basketball teams open their seasons tonight with a doubleheader at the Nest.

Infineon Raceway's 2012 schedule includes a return of the big three American auto racing series – NASCAR, NHRA and IndyCar – plus a lot more.

Darren Bush said he kept his postgame remarks short Friday night. He told his players he was proud of them, and that he appreciated their effort during a season that had just ended with an 11-6 loss in the Pacific Coast League Championship Series.

The River Cats' 2011 season came to an end Friday night at Raley Field with an 11-6 loss to the Omaha Storm Chasers in Game 3 of the Pacific Coast League Championship Series.

Roughly eight hours after their Game 2 loss to Omaha in the Pacific Coast League championship series, the River Cats boarded a return flight to Sacramento early Thursday morning.

Sacramento has thrived with its backs against the wall this postseason, and finds itself in a familiar spot heading home to close out the Pacific Coast League championship series.

The River Cats must feel as if they have the Omaha Storm Chasers right where they want them despite losing 3-2 Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Pacific Coast League championship series.

In the raucous wake of his team's third consecutive victory – all while facing elimination from the Pacific Coast League playoffs against Reno – River Cats manager Darren Bush talked about pressure.

From behind a closed clubhouse door came the sound of bottles clinking and players whooping. The noise surged as River Cats left-hander Lenny DiNardo emerged, soaked, looking for ice – for his pitching arm, not the bottles.

After falling behind the Reno Aces 2-0 in their first-round Pacific Coast League playoff series, the River Cats emphatically forced a decisive fifth game with an 8-2 win at Raley Field on Saturday night.

Owners of the best record in the Pacific Coast League at regular season's end, the River Cats nonetheless proved a bit of a streaky team in 2011.

The River Cats planned to return to Sacramento after Thursday night's game with less than 24 hours to regroup before meeting the Reno Aces again tonight at Raley Field, and here's guessing they couldn't get out of Nevada fast enough.

The River Cats won the Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern Division so easily that it has been awhile since they played a game with their backs against – or remotely close to – a wall.

At least four players from manager Darren Bush's Aug. 16 starting lineup likely will not be with the River Cats when they begin the Pacific Coast League playoffs in Reno tonight.

Sacramento infielder Wes Timmons went 0 for 5, snapping a 15-game hitting streak. He also took the loss on the mound after allowing a run in the 10th inning.

With their playoff series against Reno looming Wednesday, the River Cats used a six-run second inning and a three-run fourth on the way to a 16-4 win at Colorado Springs on Saturday night.

Michael Taylor's three-run homer in the third gave the River Cats a 3-0 lead en route to a 7-1 win Thursday over visiting Las Vegas.

Josh Donaldson's tiebreaking solo homer in the sixth inning gave the River Cats a 4-3 win over Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon at Raley Field. The win was Sacramento's sixth in a row.

The term "closer" is not part of the River Cats' vocabulary.

Right-hander Tyson Ross allowed one run in six innings as Sacramento defeated Las Vegas 5-1 before 10,638 fans Tuesday night at Raley Field.

A five-run second inning lifted Sacramento to a 6-4 victory over host Fresno on Sunday night. The River Cats won the final three games of the five-game series to finish with a 6-10 record against their Highway 99 rivals this season.

Andres Torres, Brandon Crawford and Edgar Gonzalez had consecutive RBI hits as Fresno broke open the game with a four-run second inning. The host Grizzlies held on for a 7-4 win over the River Cats on Thursday.

Champions again. It seems like old hat for the River Cats. So much so the team had a short celebration at the pitcher's mound and then went into the clubhouse as if it was business as usual.

With win on Monday night, River Cats can clinch their 10th division title in 12 seasons.

The River Cats rode their highest-scoring inning of the season, nine runs in the sixth, to an 11-6 victory over host Tucson on Sunday night.

The first seven Sacramento batters reached base as the River Cats took a 7-0 lead in the first inning en route to a 9-5 win over host Tucson on Saturday night.

Chris Carter opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the first inning as the River Cats defeated Albuquerque 7-0 before an announced sellout crowd of 14,014 at Raley Field.

Sacramento catcher Josh Donaldson's errant throw following a wild pitch allowed Tim Federowicz to score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as Albuquerque beat the River Cats 2-1 Thursday night at Raley Field.

When Guy Anderson isn't rounding the bases on the senior softball circuit, or pedaling through a winery or across the Golden Gate Bridge with his wife, he is working on his pitching form.