SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team faces San Diego Christian and Colorado Mesa this week in back-to-back home games.

The Schedule
Game 6
Wednesday, February 4 – 2 p.m.
San Diego Christian (3-4) at Cal State San Marcos (1-4)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
Watch Live • Live Stats
 
Exhibition 1
Thursday, February 5 – 2 p.m.
Colorado Mesa (0-0) at Cal State San Marcos (1-4)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
Watch Live • Live Stats

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.

Track The Cougars!
There are now more ways than ever to stay in tune with the CSUSM baseball team. To receive all news regarding the baseball team directly to your inbox, sign up for Cougar Update. Every pregame story, postgame story, and news posted to CSUSMcougars.com will be sent directly to you. Also, fans can sign up for text message updates to receive scores right after the games, and CSUSM Athletics' weekly email digest, Cougar Tracks.   

San Diego Christian Preview
All-time record vs. SDCC: 22-12
Conference: GSAC
Last game: L, 7-8 (Jan. 27, 2015). Brandon Bentson's two-run homer in the ninth wasn't enough as three errors allowed San Diego Christian to score four runs in their top of the frame. L.A. Gamo and Denny Vigo each registered two hits on the day. 
SDCC Breakdown: The Hawks suffered a three-game series sweep by the Westmont Warriors this past weekend.  After dropping the first two games 9-3 and 11-4, a SDCC's rally in the series finale came up short as the Hawks fell 3-2.  Stephen Haviar is batting a team-best .350 with seven hits including three doubles.

Colorado Mesa Preview
All-time record vs. CMU: First meeting
Conference: RMAC (NCAA Division II)
CMU Breakdown: The Mavericks begin the season ranked No. 5 in the nation by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Colorado Mesa was the national runner-up last season, falling to preseason No. 1 Southern Indiana 3-2 in 12 innings in the NCAA Division II National Championship game.

Opening Day Long Ball
Senior Stefan Miladinovich became the third Cougar in CSUSM baseball program history to hit a home run on Opening Day. In the program's inaugural game, Terry Mortiz led off the second inning with a home run on Jan. 24, 2007. Johnny Omahen homered in the 8-7 victory over Vanguard on Jan. 28, 2011.

Notes
Denny Vigo went 5-for-8 with a double in the three games he has played … Tyler Place is off to a stellar start in his freshman campaign, accumulating a team-leading eight hits (four doubles) in the first five games … Brandon Bentson and Stefan Miladinovich has reached base safely in each of the first five games of 2015.

The Coaching Staff 
Head Coach Dennis Pugh enters his ninth season at the helm since building the program from the ground up starting in 2007. He holds a 193-124-2 (.608) all-time record and has led the Cougars to the postseason for five consecutive years. Pitching coach Pat Hause, who guided Cougar pitchers to the 22nd-lowest ERA in the nation in 2014 (3.25), is back for his nine year, as well. Art Warren and Mark Wilson are back for their fifth and fourth seasons, respectively. Rick Lepire is the lone newcomer to this year's staff.

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.

CSUSM Athletics Social Media
The Cougars are now more "social" than ever… Navigate to the CSUSM Athletics Social Media Directory to connect with your favorite teams, coaches and administrators. Keep track of the CSUSM men's basketball team on Facebook and Twitter.