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No. 13 CSUSM To Wrap Up Season Against Arizona Christian

Cougars, Firestorm meet for three-game set at CSUSM Baseball Field

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The 13th-ranked Cal State San Marcos baseball team hosts Arizona Christian in its final regular-season series on Thursday and Friday at CSUSM Baseball Field.

The Schedule
Game 40
Thursday, April 25 – 3:00 p.m.
Arizona Christian (27-19) at No. 13 Cal State San Marcos (30-9)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
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Games 40 & 41
Friday, April 26 – 12:00 p.m.
Arizona Christian (27-19) at No. 13 Cal State San Marcos (30-9)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
Live Stats

Dirty 30
The Cougars earned their 30th win of the season on Saturday afternoon against then-No. 9 The Master's College, 10-2. It marks the third time the Cougars have won 30 or more games in a season in the program's seven-year history. CSUSM needs four more victories to match the school record for wins (34-19 in 2011). The Cougars went 31-15-1 in 2010.

Raising Arizona
Arizona Christian is in just its third year as a program, but it is very familiar with CSUSM. The teams have already played 15 games in two seasons; the Cougars lead the all-time series 12-3. Last year, the Cougars went 6-2 against the Firestorm, including a four-game sweep on Mar. 23-24 in Phoenix. Marcus Meraz batted .455 (5-for-11) with six RBI in all games vs. ACU. Kenny Belzer hit three homeruns, drove in 15, scored 11 times, and hit .414  (12-for-29).

Where We At?
The Cougars are 3-3 over their last six games following a six-game winning streak from April 5-9. They fell in two of three in a three-game series last weekend against No. 9 The Master's College. Mike Guadagnini went 5-for-11 (.455) with a pair of doubles and a pair of RBI in the series while Brandon Bentson was 6-for-14 (.429) with three RBI, six runs and a homer.

A.I.I. Seedings to Be Released Sunday
The seeds for the five-team Association of Independent Institutions Tournament will be announced on Sunday evening, April 28. The field will include CSUSM (30-9, 9-1 A.I.I.), LSU-Alexandria (35-17, 3-4 A.I.I.), Fisher College (32-15, 0-3 A.I.I.), Ashford (Iowa) (20-14, 2-3 A.I.I.) and University of Houston-Victoria (19-21, 7-3 A.I.I.). The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round.

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