SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team faces Cal State Dominguez Hills this weekend in another split series. The Cougars host Saturday's doubleheader at CSUSM Baseball Field.
 
The Schedule
Game 25
Friday, March 18 – 3 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (10-14, 2-10 CCAA) at Cal State Dominguez Hills (10-9, 5-5 CCAA)
Carson, Calif. – Toro Field
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Games 26 & 27
Saturday, March 19 – 12 p.m. (DH)
CSUDH at CSUSM
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
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Games 28
Sunday, March 20 – 11 a.m.
CSUSM at CSUDH
Carson, Calif. – Toro Field
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Cal State Dominguez Hills Preview
All-time vs. CSUDH: 2-2
 
Last Meeting: L, 2-5 (April 2, 2010). In their fourth meeting while competing as a NAIA team, CSUSM gave the Toros a scare in their bye weekend of CCAA action. CSUDH would later finish second in the conference standings and make it to the NCAA West Region semifinals.
 
CSUDH Breakdown: The Toros took 3-of-4 games from UC San Diego last weekend that included an 11-inning 9-8 victory at Triton Field. CSUDH opened CCAA play being swept in a three-game series at Sonoma State but quickly recovered with 2-1 series victory over San Francisco State.
 
Cougars' Skid
The Cougars have dropped seven consecutive games with three being decided by two runs or less. This skid matches the longest one in program history, taking place in 2007.
 
CCAA Standings
North Division
1. Sonoma State 6-3, 8-11
2. Cal State Monterey Bay 4-2, 15-3
3. Chico State 4-4, 14-6
3. Stanislaus State 4-4, 11-7
5. Cal State East Bay 2-3, 11-5
6. San Francisco State 2-4, 8-8
 
South Division
1. Cal Poly Pomona 6-3, 15-6
2. UC San Diego 7-5, 17-7
3. Cal State San Bernardino 7-7, 12-14
4. Cal State L.A. 5-5, 6-15
5. Cal State Dominguez Hills 5-5, 10-9
6. Cal State San Marcos 2-10, 10-14
 
CSUSM in the CCAA Ranks
Team, top five
BATTING
1. Hits (240)
1. Doubles (43)
1. Runs (152)
2. Runs batted in (134)
2. Walks (112)
2. Hit by pitches (23)
3. Batting average (.316)
 
Individual, top five
BATTING
1. Hits – Tyler Place (37)
1. Sacrifice bunts – L.A. Gamo (7)
1. Runs scored – Tyler Place (26)
2. Sacrifice flies – Austin Ott & Brandon Bentson (2)
2. Hit by pitch – Jon Putnam (8)
4. Triples – Tyler Place (2)
4. Doubles – Clinton Perez (8)
5. Doubles – Brandon Bentson (7)
5. Hits – Brandon Bentson (32)
5. Runs scored – Brandon Bentson (20)


Records Are Made To Be Broken
Senior Brandon Bentson became the CSUSM hit leader after recording a single in his fourth at bat last Friday against Cal Poly Pomona. The hit passed CSUSM Hall of Famer Austin Coleman's (2008-12) record of 226 hits.
 
Career Record Watch
Brandon Bentson
2nd in Doubles – 42 (Austin Coleman, 56)
2nd in RBIs – 132 (Austin Coleman, 171)
2nd in Sacrifice flies – 16 (Austin Coleman, 24)
3rd in Runs Scored – 130 (Austin Coleman, 158)
3rd in Walks – 60 (Kyle Secciani, 92, 2010-13)
3rd in Games started – 170 (Austin Coleman, 176)
3rd in Games played – 172 (Austin Coleman, 180)
T4th in Sacrifice Hits – 11 (Johnny Omahen, 15, 2008-11)
 
Tyler Place
T2nd in Triples – 10 (Kyle Secciani, 18, 2010-13)

Jon Putnam
4th in Hit By Pitch – 22 (Austin Coleman, 37)
 
Austin Ott
4th in Sacrifice Flies – 10 (Austin Coleman, 24)
 
L.A. Gamo
T4th in Sacrifice Hits – 11 (Johnny Omahen, 15, 2008-11)
 
New Season, New Surroundings
The Cougars enter their first season of NCAA Division II competition and California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play in 2016 after playing its first nine seasons in the NAIA. CSUSM made three postseason appearances during its time in the NAIA.
 
The Pugh File
Head coach Dennis Pugh enters his tenth season at the helm of the Cougars in 2016. Pugh has accumulated a 254-143-2 on field record while grooming 29 all-conference selections. Prior to his time at CSUSM, Pugh spent 27 years as the head baseball coach at Mission Bay High School in Pacific Beach.
 
New Territory
After nine seasons of competition in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the Cougars enter their first season of NCAA Division II competition in 2015-16. CSUSM is currently in the second year of a three-year transition to full NCAA Division II membership. As a part of the transition, the Cougars will be ineligible for postseason play in 2016 and 2017.

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