SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team faces its second nationally-ranked squad this season this weekend, hosting No. 22 Chico State.  

The Schedule
Game 32 & 33
Saturday, April 2 – 12 p.m. (DH)
Chico State (20-6, 10-4 CCAA) at Cal State San Marcos (14-14, 6-10 CCAA)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
Live Stats | Live Video
 
Games 34
Sunday, April 3 – 11 a.m.
Chico State at CSUSM
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
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Chico State Preview
All-time vs. Chico State: First meeting between these two teams.
 
Chico State Breakdown: The Wildcats are in the midst of a six-game win streak after recording three-game series sweeps over Cal State L.A. and UC San Diego. Chico State's pitching staff has the 14th best ERA at 3.00 among NCAA Division II schools. The Wildcat offense isn't too shabby either with a .332 batting average, ranking them 25th in the nation. 
 
Last Series Recap
The Cougars played their first three-game series last weekend, traveling to Turlock to take on the Warriors of Stanislaus State. CSUSM put together a seven-run ninth inning for a come-from-behind 12-6 victory in the series opener. The Cougars dropped both ends of their doubleheader on Saturday by scores of 5-2 and 8-2.
 
CCAA Standings
North Division
1. Chico State 10-4, 20-6
2. Cal State Monterey Bay 10-5, 21-6
3. Sonoma State 8-5, 10-13
4. San Francisco State 7-8, 12-12
5. Stanislaus State 7-9, 14-12
6. Cal State East Bay 5-9, 14-10
 
South Division
1. Cal Poly Pomona 11-6, 19-9
2. Cal State San Bernardino 9-8, 14-15
3. UC San Diego 10-9, 20-11
4. Cal State Dominguez Hills 7-10, 12-14
5. Cal State San Marcos 7-12, 15-16
6. Cal State L.A. 5-11, 6-21
 
CSUSM in the CCAA Ranks
Team, top five
BATTING
1. Hits (312)
3. Doubles (52)
3. Runs (195)
1. Hit by pitches (33)
3. Runs batted in (162)
2. Walks (133)
2. Batting average (.314)
 
Individual, top five
BATTING
1. Hits – Tyler Place (45)
1. Sacrifice bunts – L.A. Gamo (8)
1. Runs batted in – Clinton Perez (28)
1. Hit by pitch – Jon Putnam (11)
2. Runs scored – Tyler Place (33)
2. Sacrifice flies – Austin Ott & Brandon Bentson
3. Runs scored – Brandon Bentson (28)
3. Walks – L.A. Gamo (19)
4. Sacrifice flies – Jon Putnam (6)
4. Hits – Brandon Bentson (41)
4. Stolen bases – Tyler Place (10)
5. Doubles – Clinton Perez & Jon Putnam (8)
 
Records Are Made To Be Broken
Senior Brandon Bentson became the CSUSM hit leader after recording a single in his fourth at bat on Friday, March 11 against Cal Poly Pomona. The hit passed CSUSM Hall of Famer Austin Coleman's (2008-12) record of 226 hits. Bentson now has 240 hits and counting.
 
Career Record Watch
Brandon Bentson
1st in Hits – 240 (Austin Coleman, 226)
1st in Games started – 177 (Austin Coleman, 176)
2nd in Games played – 179 (Austin Coleman, 180)
2nd in Doubles – 42 (Austin Coleman, 56)
2nd in RBIs – 137 (Austin Coleman, 171)
2nd in Sacrifice flies – 16 (Austin Coleman, 24)
3rd in Runs Scored – 134 (Austin Coleman, 158)
3rd in Walks – 62 (Kyle Secciani, 92, 2010-13)
5th in Sacrifice Hits – 11 (Johnny Omahen, 15, 2008-11)
 
Tyler Place
T2nd in Triples – 10 (Kyle Secciani, 18, 2010-13)


Jon Putnam
3rd in Hit By Pitch – 25 (Austin Coleman, 37)
 
Austin Ott
3rd in Sacrifice Flies – 11 (Austin Coleman, 24)
 
L.A. Gamo
3rd in Sacrifice Hits – 12 (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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