SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team seeks its third Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Conference Championship title this weekend in Lawrenceville, Ga.
 
A.I.I. Conference Championship Bracket (All times listed are ET on the bracket)
Tournament Home Page
 
Game 47 – A.I.I. Championship Game 2
Saturday, May 2 – 12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. ET)
(5) West Virginia Tech (29-23) vs. (2) Cal State San Marcos (32-14)
Lawrenceville, Ga. – Grizzly Baseball Complex
CSUSM Live Audio | Live Video/Audio from Grizzly Digital Network
 
Game 48 – A.I.I. Championship Game 4 or 6
Sunday, May 3 – 9 a.m. (Loser's Bracket) or 4 p.m. (Winner's Bracket)
Opponent TBD
Lawrenceville, Ga. – Grizzly Baseball Complex
CSUSM Live Audio | Live Video/Audio from Grizzly Digital Network

Tournament Information
The 2015 A.I.I. Baseball Championship is hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Complex in Lawrenceville, Ga.  Six teams will play in a double-elimination tournament between Saturday, May 2 and Tuesday, May 5.
 
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.
 
Note: If the CSUSM softball team is in the winner takes all championship game at noon on Saturday, Seth will not be available to do play-by-play for baseball's first game.
 
A.I.I. Championship History
Championships: 2011, 2013
All-time Record: 7-6 (.538)
Last Year: After falling to Fisher in the opening game, the Cougars edged out top-seeded Georgia Gwinnett on Ray Patchen's RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the ninth to give CSUSM a 5-4 victory. CSUSM was eliminated by Houston-Victoria the next day by a score of 3-2.
 
The Seeds
1. Georgia Gwinnett: 43-10 overall, Ranked No. 1 in the NAIA Top 25
2. Cal State San Marcos: 32-14 overall
3. Fisher: 29-13 overall
4. Houston-Victoria: 26-19 overall
5. West Virginia Tech: 29-23 overall
6. Ashford: 22-21 overall
 
CSUSM Record Books
The Cougars have taken down numerous team and individual season records already this year:

Team Records
Most Doubles: 127 (Previous record was 101 in 2011 & 2012)
Most Shutouts: 9 (Previous record was 8 in 2013) 

Individual Records
Most Saves: Justin Hertzmann – 9 saves (Previous record: Andrew Larsen – 7 in 2012)
Most Wins: Emilio Esquibel – 10 wins (Previous record: James Dykstra – 9 wins)
Most Combined Shutouts: Emilio Esquibel – 5 CSO (Previous record: Seven tied at 3)
Most Hits: Stefan Miladinovich – 80 hits (Previous record: James Scott – 78 in 2009)
Most Triples: Tyler Place – 7 (Previous record: Jeremy Baum – 6 in 2012)
Most Runs Scored: Stefan Miladinovich – 56 runs (Tied previous record: Trent Jemmett 56 runs in 2011)
Longest Hit Streak: Ray Patchen - 24 games (Previous record: Kevin Silvett – 23 games)

CSUSM Records to Watch
Team Records
Most Wins: 32 in 2015 (CSUSM Record: 35 in 2013)
Most Saves: 10 saves in 2015 (CSUSM Record: 11 in 2010 & 2012)
Most Hits: 546 in 2015 (CSUSM Record: 587 in 2011)
Most Triples: 25 in 2015 (CSUSM Record: 26 in 2012)
Most Runs Scored: 385 in 2015 (CSUSM Record: 394 in 2011)
Most RBIs: 338 in 2015 (CSUSM Record: 352 in 2009)
 
Individual Records
Most Doubles: Denny Vigo – 18; Stefan Miladinovich – 17; Ray Patchen – 16; Brandon Bentson – 15 (CSUSM Record: Austin Coleman – 21 in 2012)
Most RBIs: Ray Patchen – 52 (CSUSM Record: Austin Coleman – 53 in 2012)
Longest Streak of Reaching Base Safely: Ray Patchen 36 games (CSUSM Record: Trent Jemmett 43 games in 2011)

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. 3 doubles (127)
•  No. 4 in batting average (.354)
•  No. 5 in slugging percentage (.523)
•  No. 5 in triples (26)
•  No. 8 in runs scored per game (8.2)
•  No. 10 in runs batted in per game (7.2)

Individual Rankings
•  Stefan Miladinovich – No. 1 in hits per game (1.7)
•  Denny Vigo – No. 2 in doubles per game (0.49)
•  Tyler Place – No. 5 in triples (8)
•  Stefan Miladinovich – No. 6 total hits (80)
•  Emilio Esquibel – No. 6 in wins (10)
•  Justin Hertzmann – No. 10 in saves (9)

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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