SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos softball team hosts San Francisco State this week and will honor five Cougar seniors prior to Saturday's doubleheader vs. the Gators.

The Schedule
Games 31 & 32
Friday, March 25 – 1 p.m.
San Francisco State (15-12, 12-8 CCAA) at Cal State San Marcos (7-23, 5-17 CCAA)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Softball Field
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Games 33 & 34
Saturday, March 26 – 11 a.m.
SFSU at CSUSM
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Softball Field
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Senior Day Saturday
On Saturday prior to game one, the Cougars will honor five Cougar seniors – Caylyn Rodriguez, Melyssa Bellamy, Brogan Hoenisch, Robyn Alvara and Tayler Ybarra – for their years of service to the program in a special Senior Day ceremony. Be sure to arrive a little early to catch the festivities.

Cougars Pick Off Series Finale at Sonoma State
Amanda Horbasch's three-hit, eight-strikeout performance and a solo home run by Abby Allen – her first collegiate homer – helped CSUSM snag a 1-0 victory in the series finale last week in Rohnert Park.

SFSU Preview
All-time vs. SFSU: 3-1 (.750)

Last time vs. SFSU: W, 9-0 (5 inn.) Feb. 1, 2014; A seven-run, nine-hit fifth inning, highlighted by a bases-clearing double from Rodriguez led the Cougars to a run-rule victory over the Gators in the second game of the 2014 Best of The West Invitational in Turlock.

SFSU Breakdown: The Gators jumped from seventh to a tie for third place in the conference standings with a four-game sweep earlier this week against Cal State East Bay. SFSU ranks towards the bottom of the conference in team batting (.258), but ranks fifth in team ERA (2.81).

CCAA Standings
1. No. 3 Humboldt State 15-1, 20-2-1
2. No. 23 Chico State 14-8, 17-9
3. No. 25 UC San Diego 12-8, 18-10
3. San Francisco State 12-8, 15-12
5. Sonoma State 11-8, 14-11
6. Stanislaus State 12-10, 15-12
7. Cal State San Bernardino 12-12, 17-16
8. Cal State Monterey Bay 10-13, 15-15
9. Cal State East Bay 6-12, 9-15
10. Cal State Dominguez Hills 6-18, 9-22
11. Cal State San Marcos 5-17, 7-23

The Nevarez File – 400 Wins Watch
Head coach Laurie Nevarez is in her third season at the helm of the Cougars in 2016. Hired in 2014, Nevarez has put together a 80-48-1 (.624) record in her first two years while mentoring 13 all-conference selections. Over her 12-year, head-coaching career, Nevarez has put together a 399-164-2 (.708) overall record. Prior to her time at CSUSM, Nevarez coached NCAA Division III Redlands for 10 seasons.

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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