Chico State Athletics

All-CCAA Honorable Mention in 2016…Led the Wildcats in home runs and ranked second in RBI…Racked up 22 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games…Blasted home runs in back-to-back games May 13 during the CCAA Championship Tournament and earned tourney MVP honors…Pre-Chico Days: Played two seasons at College of the Sequoias in Visalia…Earned unanimous First Team All-Central Valley Conference honors and named All-Region in 2015…Hit .358 as a freshman, helping lead the Giants to CVC championship and earning league MVP, First Team All-CVC, All-Region, All-State and First Team All-America honors…Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner…Graduated from Visalia’s Mt. Whitney High School in 2013…Three-time First Team All-West Yosemite League selection…Also named First Team All-Section…Personal: Born December 20, 1994 in Visalia…Son of Mike and Cori Gagnos and Ron and Griz Kelley…Has two older siblings, Blake and Kyle…Sports hero is Buster Posey…Biggest sports thrill is winning the 2016 CCAA Championship with the Wildcats…Enjoys fishing, hunting and spending time with family and friends…Has always wanted to make it to the big leagues…Says the best things about Chico are the small town feel and support…Best advice ever received: “Just do it”…Claims to be very superstitious…Would travel the world if money were no object…Kinesiology major…Plans a career as a coach or Athletic Director.