SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The No. 11 Cal State San Marcos softball team earned the No. 1 overall seed for the 2015 Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Conference Championship, starting Thursday at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Ga.

A.I.I. Conference Championship Bracket (All times listed are ET on bracket)

Game 46 – A.I.I. Championship Game 4
Thursday, April 30 – 3:30 p.m. PT (6:30 p.m. ET)
(4) Ashford (24-21) or (5) British Columbia (14-25) vs. (1) Cal State San Marcos (33-12)
Lawrenceville, Ga. – Grizzly Softball Complex
CSUSM Live Audio | Live Video/Audio from Grizzly Digital Network

Game 47 – A.I.I. Championship Game 6 or Game 7
Friday, May 1 – 10:30 a.m. (Loser's Bracket) or 1 p.m. (Winner's Bracket)
Opponent TBD
Lawrenceville, Ga. – Grizzly Softball Complex
Live CSUSM Audio | Live Video/Audio from Grizzly Digital Network

(If necessary) Championship Game – Saturday, May 2, 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. ET)
Lawrenceville, Ga. – Grizzly Softball Complex
CSUSM Live Audio | Live Video/Audio from Grizzly Digital Network

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CSUSM Named Top Seed
As the No. 1-seed for the A.I.I. Championship, the Cougars received a first-round bye and will play the winner of No. 4-seed Ashford and No. 5-seed British Columbia on Thursday evening. It is a double-elimination competition. If the Cougars win their first two games of the tournament, they will play in the championship game on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. PT. If they lose, then their quest for a third conference championship becomes a little more difficult in the loser's bracket.

Live Coverage
CSUSM play-by-play announcer Seth Smith will be on hand to provide audio commentary of every game of the Cougars' quest for the A.I.I. crown. To listen to the "Cougar Voice", visit Ustream/channel/csusmsports. Live video of all the action, equipped with live play-by-play will be available for a fee on the Grizzly Digital Network.

A.I.I. Championship History
Championships: 2010, 2012
Runners-up: 2009, 2014
All-time Record: 14-9 (.609)
Last Year: The Cougars dropped their opening game of the competition, but rallied for three consecutive victories before falling to top seed LSU Alexandria, 2-1, in the championship game. Brogan Hoenisch handed the Cougars a 1-0 lead with a solo homerun in the top of the fifth inning, but the Lady Generals rallied for a run in each of the next two innings to take home the conference title. Ashley Dagenais, Alex Miller and Kaitlin McGinley were named to the A.I.I. All-Tournament Team.

The Seeds
1. Cal State San Marcos:  33-12 overall, Ranked No. 11 in NAIA Top 25
2. Houston-Victoria: 25-15 overall, Ranked No. 22 in NAIA Top 25
3. Georgia Gwinnett: 32-14 overall, Receiving votes in NAIA Top 25
4. Ashford: 24-21 overall
5. British Columbia: 14-25 overall
6. Kentucky Christian: 21-5 overall

#Trending
The Cougars enter the tournament as winners of seven of their last eight contests dating back to April 11. Caylyn Rodriguez is hitting a blistering .609 (10-for-14) and Naomi Amu has contributed seven home runs and 21 RBI while hitting .545 with a 1.545 slugging percentage over the last eight. CSUSM hurlers have limited batters to a .264 average while posting a 4.11 ERA.

Notable NAIA Ranks:
Team
#11 in assists per game (10.26)
#14 in total assists (331)
#15 in fielding percentage (.963)

Individual
Naomi Amu: #1 HR (19); #1 HR per game (.442); #1 RBI per game (1.535); #1 slugging percentage (1.018); #2 RBI (66); #13 batting average (.477).
Brogan Hoenisch: #4 total putouts (360); #6 in total chance (370)
Sarah Quiambao: #4 assists per game (2.97); #25 in total assists (107)

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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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