SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 12 Cal State San Marcos softball team is in Las Vegas for the sixth annual Desert Stinger Classic, featuring 31 teams from across the West Region.

The Schedule – Desert Stinger Classic Tournament Central
Game 9 – Tournament Game 8
Friday, February 13 – 11:30 a.m.
NAIA No. 12 Cal State San Marcos (5-3) vs. Cal State San Bernardino (3-3)
Las Vegas, Nev. – Majestic Park Softball Complex Field 10
Live Stats

Game 10 – Tournament Game 34
Saturday, February 14 – 11:30 a.m.
CSUSM (5-3) vs. Black Hills State (0-0)
Las Vegas, Nev. – Majestic Park Softball Complex Field 2
Live Stats

Game 11 – Tournament Game 41
Saturday, February 14 – 2 p.m.
CSUSM (5-3) vs. Montana State-Billings (0-0)
Las Vegas, Nev. – Majestic Park Softball Complex Field 1
Live Stats | Live Video

Game 12 -  Tournament Game 72
Sunday, February 15 – 11:30 a.m.
CSUSM (5-3) vs. Simon Fraser (4-2)
Las Vegas, Nev. – Majestic Park Softball Complex Field 10
Live Stats

Game 13 – Tournament Game 80
Sunday February 15 – 2 p.m.
CSUSM (5-3) vs. Western New Mexico (2-4)
Las Vegas, Nev. – Majestic Park Softball Complex Field 10
Live Stats

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Tournament Central
All information related to the 2015 Desert Stinger Classic can be found on the Montana State-Billings Tournament Central Page. The tournament features all NCAA Division II teams and contains a five-game round-robin format, with the winner being crowned based on total record, points and run differential. Five nationally-ranked schools in NCAA DII are attending the competition, including last year's NCAA DII runner-up, No. 3 Dixie State. Five teams from the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) are in the field. Live stats will be available for all games; live video is available solely for games on field 1.

Last Year's DII Tournament
Last season, the Cougars attended the Mizuno Best of the West Invite hosted by Cal State Stanislaus and shocked the competition. In a tournament featuring all NCAA DII teams, CSUSM went 5-0 and only had one victory with less than a seven-run differential. CSUSM capped the tournament with an 8-0 run-rule victory over Cal State Monterey Bay.

Notes
Melyssa Bellamy was named A.I.I. Female Athlete of the Week after going 6-for-12 with nine total bases, three RBI and three doubles as the Cougars went 2-2 last weekend … Naomi Amu and Robyn Alvara hit home runs on Sunday against Cal State Dominguez Hills … Katie Wilkinson pitched 5.1 innings of no-hit ball in game two against Cal State Dominguez Hills … Olivia Lucatuorto had three doubles on Saturday against Cal State San Bernardino … Caylyn Rodriguez had the go-ahead RBI in game two vs. CSUDH.

Who We Are
CSUSM is an NAIA Division I institution which competes in the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Conference. CSUSM was accepted into NCAA Division II Candidacy Year One and the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the summer and is currently going through a three-year transition phase in order to gain full NCAA DII status for the 2017-18 season. The 2014-15 season will be the school's final year competing in the NAIA.

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