SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 8 Cal State San Marcos softball team will play five doubleheaders in a span of seven days, starting with a twinbill against Simpson at home on Friday at 2 p.m.

The Schedule
Games 28 & 29
Friday, March 27 – 2 p.m.
Simpson (21-11) vs. No. 8 Cal State San Marcos (21-6)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Softball Field
Live stats | Live video

Games 30 & 31
Saturday, March 28 – 12 p.m.
CSUSM at No. 16 Biola (22-10)
La Mirada, Calif. – Freedom Field
Live stats | Live video
 
Games 32 & 33
Tuesday, March 31 – 2 p.m.
CSUSM at No. 3 Concordia (Calif.)
Irvine, Calif. – Eagles Field
Live stats | Live video
 
Games 34 & 35
Wednesday, April 1 – 2 p.m.
CSUSM at Hope International (8-33)
Fullerton, Calif. – Fullerton College
Live stats

Games 36 & 37
Thursday, April 2 – 2 p.m.
CSUSM at No. 12 Vanguard (29-7)
Costa Mesa, Calif. – VU Field
Live stats | Live video

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Track The Cougars All Season Long
There are plenty of ways to stay on top of everything from the CSUSM softball team.

• Cougar Update: An email digest of every pregame, postgame and news story regarding the softball program.
• Text Messages Updates: Receive the score on your phone right after each doubleheader.
• Cougar Tracks: CSUSM Athletics' weekly email digest.
• For more ways to keep track of the program, click here.

Live Coverage of Home Games
Most home games of the 2014-15 season will be broadcasted with live video and play-by-play through Ustream.tv/channel/csusmsports. To find the link for the game, visit the Cougars' broadcast page or find the link on the team's schedule page. One can also follow the game with live stats on a brand-new interface. There will be no live video for April 17 vs. Azusa Pacific. Live tweeting of all home games will be available through the team's twitter account, @CSUSMSoftball. Live tweeting is not available for road games.

CSUSM-APU
CSUSM returned to action after nearly two weeks off on Monday against Azusa Pacific. The Cougars split with the Cougars, 5-13 (6 inn.) and 7-2. It was the most runs the Cougars have given up this season in game one. In game two, Robyn Alvara went 3-for-3 with three RBI.

Simpson Preview
All-time vs. Simpson: 13-2 (.867)
Last meeting: W, 6-0; W, 3-2 (Mar. 18, 2014); Katie Wilkinson and Ashley Dagenais pitched complete games as the Cougars took down then-No. 21 Simpson. Kaitlin McGinley was 3-for-4 and Taylor Ybarra was 2-for-3 with two RBI in game one. The Cougars scored three runs in the sixth inning to come from 2-0 down and beat the Red Hawks.

Biola Preview
All-time vs. Biola: 19-11 (.633)
Last meeting: W, 1-0; L, 1-4 (Mar. 5, 2015); Alvara's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth was the only run in CSUSM's 1-0 victory in game one over the Eagles. Ashley Dagenais delivered a four-hit complete game shutout. In game two, the Cougars left seven runners on base and could not take advantage of a couple solid opportunities later on.

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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