Chico State Athletics

Transfer from Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington…Pre-Chico Days: Played two seasons (2007 and 2009) at Columbia Basin…Made 13 starts in last year, posting a 7-2 record and a 2.51 earned run average…Helped the Hawks reach the 2009 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWACC) championship game…A 2006 graduate of Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington…Played high school and college ball with current Wildcat teammate Jackson Evans…Personal: Born 2/11/88 in Vancouver, WA…Son of Kerry and Kay Hymas…Has a younger brother, Matt…Sports hero is Red Sox legend Ted Williams…Biggest sports thrill was reaching the NWACC championship game with Columbia Basin…Enjoys hunting, fishing and camping…Has always wanted to see a game at Fenway Park…Claims to have already had four surgeries in his life: one torn elbow tendon, and three operations for a broken jaw…Civil engineering major.