SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Riding a seven-game win streak, the Cal State San Marcos baseball team faces NCAA Division II Point Loma in a four-game split series before hosting Corban (Ore.) on Sunday.
 
The Schedule
Games 17-18
Friday, February 27 – 11 a.m. (DH)
Point Loma (9-2) at Cal State San Marcos (11-5)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
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Game 19-20
Saturday, February 28 – 11 a.m. (DH)
Cal State San Marcos (11-5) at Point Loma (9-2)
San Marcos, Calif. – Carroll B. Land Stadium
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Game 21
Sunday, March 1 – 1 p.m.
Corban (Ore.) at Cal State San Marcos (11-5)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
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Live Coverage of Home Games
For fans that can't make it out to the ballpark for any of CSUSM's 36 home games, you can now watch the action live on your home computer, smartphone or tablet. Just navigate to  Ustream.tv/channel/csusmsports at game time for live video and play-by-play of all the action. One can also follow the game with live stats on a brand-new interface.

Reserved Seating
Guarantee yourself reserved individual seats with back rests directly behind home plate for all Cougar baseball and softball games at CSUSM Baseball Field and CSUSM Softball Field. There are 36 home baseball games and 24 home softball games. Reserved seating for each sport is $100 per seat. Interested parties should contact Morod Shah at mshah@csusm.edu, call 760-750-7102, or click here to purchase.

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Point Loma Preview
All-time record vs. PLNU: 8-7
Conference: PacWest
Last series:  3-0 (March 22-23, 2013).  The Cougars capped a three-game series sweep over the Sea Lions with Justin Hertzmann registering two saves in the Saturday doubleheader. After opening the series with a 3-1 victory, CSUSM squeaked out 8-7 and 5-4 wins.
PLNU Breakdown: Despite being picked to finish sixth in the PacWest Preseason Poll, the Sea Lions have started the season strong with 3-1 series wins over Western Oregon and Cal State San Bernardino.  PLNU recorded a 9-8 victory over UC San Diego on Feb. 17 before snagging a doubleheader sweep against Bethesda (10-0, 2-1) on Feb. 21.

Corban (Ore.) Preview
All-time record vs. Corban: First meeting
Corban Breakdown: The Warriors wrap up a nine-game Southern California trip with a nine-inning game against the Cougars on Sunday. Corban began the trip with a doubleheader sweep over La Sierra on Feb. 22, but has dropped three straight by 1-2 runs. The Warriors face Westmont Thursday before a doubleheader at Bethesda on Saturday. Senior LHP Austin Guzzon ranks 30th in the nation with 30 strikeouts in five starts. 

Notes
Stefan Miladinovich has reached base safely in all 16 games for the Cougars this season … Denny Vigo follows with a 14 game streak and ranks No. 3 in the nation in doubles with nine … Tyler Place is opening his freshman campaign strong with a team-best .435 batting average … Dylan Costello's home run against Grace on Sunday was CSUSM's sixth this season, surpassing last season's total of five.
 
Last Time Out
The Cougars went 5-0 last week to raise their overall record to 11-5 and have won seven consecutive games. Senior Dylan Costello went 9-for-18 with two doubles and a home run. Junior Brandon Bentson also registered nine hits including two doubles and a triple while driving in eight runs and plating six times. The CSUSM pitching staff recorded a 2.31 ERA while holding their opponents to a .236 batting average.

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 in the NAIA.

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