SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos softball team wraps up its first season of NCAA Division II competition by hosting UC San Diego before traveling to Cal State San Bernardino for a four-game series.

The Schedule
Games 41 & 42
Wednesday, April 20 – 1 p.m.
UC San Diego (31-19, 21-15 CCAA) at Cal State San Marcos (10-30, 7-23 CCAA)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Softball Field
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Games 43 & 44
Friday, April 22 – 1 p.m.
CSUSM at Cal State San Bernardino (28-23, 19-17 CCAA)
San Bernardino, Calif. – San Bernardino Softball Park
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Games 45 & 46
Saturday, April 23 – 12 p.m.
CSUSM at CSUSB
San Bernardino, Calif. – San Bernardino Softball Park
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CSUSM & UCSD Split First Two Games
CSUSM and UC San Diego met on Tuesday of last week in San Marcos and split the opening doubleheader of the series. A complete-game five hitter from Cougar starter Ashley Dagenais and a two-run double by Melyssa Bellamy led the Cougars to a 2-1 win in game one. In game two, the Cougars nearly tied the game in the bottom of the seventh, but Lindsay Cerulle was called out at the plate to end the game, 4-3 in favor of the Tritons.

UCSD Preview
All-time vs. UCSD: 1-7 (.125)

Last Meeting: W, 2-1 & L, 3-4 (April 12, 2016)

UCSD Breakdown: UCSD picked off the middle two contests of a four-game set in La Jolla this weekend against Cal State San Bernardino. The Tritons wrap up their 2016 regular season on Wednesday against the Cougars. UCSD, currently third in the CCAA standings, can lock up a spot in the four-team CCAA Tournament with one win over the Cougars.

CSUSB Preview
All-time vs. CSUSB: 1-2 (.333)

Last meeting: W, 8-1 (Feb. 13, 2015); Naomi Amu hit a grand slam, Olivia Lucatuorto homered and Ashley Dagenais delivered a solid five innings of work as the Cougars cruised to victory in their first game of the 2015 Desert Stinger Classic in Las Vegas. The Cougars had dropped their first two home games of the 2015 campaign to the same Coyotes on Feb. 7.

CSUSB Breakdown: The Coyotes are coming off a doubleheader split with UC San Diego. CSUSB is fighting for one of the final spots in the CCAA tournament and is currently on the outside-looking-in heading into the last weekend of conference play. CSUSB will likely need to sweep and receive some help from Sonoma State and SFSU in order to make the tournament.

CCAA Softball Standings
1. No. 3 Humboldt State (33-2 CCAA, 45-3-1)
2. No. 18 Chico State (23-11 CCAA, 32-12)
3. UC San Diego (21-15 CCAA, 31-19)
4. Sonoma State (19-14 CCAA, 27-19)
5. Cal State San Bernardino (19-17 CCAA, 28-23)
6. San Francisco State (17-17 CCAA, 23-24)
7. Stanislaus State (16-20 CCAA, 24-25)
8. Cal State Monterey Bay (12-19 CCAA, 23-21)
9. Cal State East Bay (11-19 CCAA, 16-26)
10. Cal State San Marcos (7-23 CCAA, 10-30)
11. Cal State Dominguez Hills (8-28 CCAA, 15-34)

Coach Nevarez File
Head coach Laurie Nevarez is in her third season at the helm of the Cougars in 2016. Hired in 2014, Nevarez has put together an 83-55-1 (.601) record in her first two years while mentoring 13 all-conference selections. Over her 12-year, head-coaching career, Nevarez has put together a 402-171-2 (.701) 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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