SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team wraps up its 2015 regular season schedule this week with single games on Tuesday and Friday at home and a doubleheader at Biola on Wednesday.
 
The Schedule
Game 43
Tuesday, April 21 – 2:30 p.m.
San Diego Christian (10-38) at Cal State San Marcos (28-14)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
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Games 44-45
Wednesday, April 22 –1 p.m. (DH)
Cal State San Marcos (28-14) at Biola (20-28)
La Mirada, Calif. – Eagles Diamond
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Games 46
Friday, April 24 – 1 p.m.
Bethesda (25-22) at Cal State San Marcos (28-14)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
Watch Live (no play-by-play) • 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.

Track The Cougars!
There are now more ways than ever to stay in tune with the CSUSM baseball team.
        •    Cougar Update: an email digest of every pregame, postgame and news story regarding the baseball 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.
 
San Diego Christian Preview
All-time vs. SDCC: 23-14
Last Game: W, 15-5 (March 10, 2015). CSUSM tallied a then season-high 19 hits and scored in every inning but one to collect the win and even the season series at 1-1.  Junior Brandon Bentson went 5-for-6 with four RBIs and two runs. Senior Dylan Costello and junior Stefan Miladinovich each hit home runs in the game.
 
Biola Preview
All-time vs. BU: 10-12
Last Meeting: L, 10-16 (April 14, 2015).  Plagued by fielding errors, the Cougars dropped their second game this season to the Eagles. CSUSM and Biola each tallied 14 hits in the contest with the deciding factor being a 6-1 error difference. Freshman Austin Ott was CSUSM's big hitter on the day, going 3-for-5 with three doubles, four RBIs and two runs. Junior Stefan Miladinovich also had a good day at the plate, going 3-for-6 with a run and a stolen base.
 
Bethesda Preview
All-time vs. BUC: 8-1
Last Series: 4-0 Sweep (March 6-7, 2015); The Cougars outscored Bethesda 37-2 with two shutouts (5-1, 11-0, 11-0, 10-1) in the four-game series earlier this year. Freshman Tyler Place led the Cougars on day one, going 4-for-6 with two triples and a double. The following day, Stefan Miladinovich had a 5-for-9 performance at the plate that included three doubles and a triple.
 
Notes
The Cougars have outscored their opponents 350-193 and recorded nine shutouts … Stefan Miladinovich has tallied 25 multi-hit games and Ray Patchen has recorded 13 multi-RBI games this season … Emilio Esquibel has a share of the top spot in the CSUSM record books, joining James Dykstra (2103) as the single-season leader with nine wins. Esquibel has recorded five combined shutouts, pairing up with Justin Hertzmann for four of them.
 
CSUSM Record Books
The Cougars have taken down four season records already this year:

Most Doubles: 117 (Previous record was 101 in 2011 & 2012)
Most Shutouts: 9 (Previous record was 8 in 2013) 
Most Saves: Justin Hertzmann (8)
Most Wins: Emilio Esquibel (tied at 9 with James Dykstra)
Longest Hit Streak: Ray Patchen (24)
 
Records to Watch:
Most Saves - 9 saves in 2015/CSUSM Record: 11 in 2010 & 2012

In the NAIA
The Cougars remain in the nation's top 10 in numerous categories including No. 1 in doubles and hits per game. Here is a list of the significant rankings…
 
Team Rankings
•  No. 1 in doubles per game (2.8)
•  No. 1 in hits per game (11.8)
•  No. 2 total doubles (117)
•  No. 4 in batting average (.351)
•  No. 8 in slugging percentage (.506)
•  No. 8 in runs scored per game (8.3)
•  No. 8 in runs batted in per game (7.3)

Individual Rankings
•  Stefan Miladinovich – No. 1 in hits per game (1.7)
•  Stefan Miladinovich – No. 5 total hits (73)
•  Denny Vigo – No. 6 in doubles per game (0.47)
•  Emilio Esquibel – No. 9 in wins (9)
•  Stefan Miladinovich – No. 10 in runs scored (1.2)
•  Justin Hertzmann – No. 12 in saves (8)

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 baseball team on Facebook and Twitter.