SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team hosts its final full home series this weekend, facing the Otters of Cal State Monterey Bay.
 
The Schedule
Game 42 & 43
Saturday, April 30 – 12 p.m. (DH)
Cal State Monterey Bay (28-14, 17-13 CCAA) at Cal State San Marcos (21-20, 13-16 CCAA)
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
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Games 44
Sunday, May 1 – 11 a.m.
CSUMB at CSUSM
San Marcos, Calif. – CSUSM Baseball Field
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Cal State Monterey Bay Preview
All-time vs. CSUMB: First meeting between these two teams.
 
CSUMB Breakdown: The Otters have put together a 3-5 record in the last two weeks but remain second in the CCAA North Division. CSUMB leads the CCAA in home runs (35) and doubles (63). Senior Kevin Davidson is playing a big part of those two stats since he is leading the conference with 15 doubles and ranks second with eight home runs.
 
Last Series Recap
Last weekend, the Cougars prevented the Cal State East Bay from completing a series sweep with a come-from-behind, five-run ninth inning to win the series finale 6-4 in Hayward. Sophomore Colin Dvorak blasted his first home run of the season, recording three runs in the final frame. Junior Hayden Weir picked up his sixth conference-leading CCAA win after just two innings of work.
 
CCAA Standings
North Division
1. Chico State 18-12, 28-14
2. Cal State Monterey Bay 17-13, 28-14
3. Cal State East Bay 16-13, 25-15
4. Sonoma State 14-15, 16-24
5. San Francisco State 11-16, 19-20
6. Stanislaus State 11-17, 20-20
 
South Division
1. Cal Poly Pomona 20-10, 28-14
2. UC San Diego 17-13, 27-15
3. Cal State San Bernardino 15-15, 20-22
4. Cal State Dominguez Hills 14-17, 21-22
5. Cal State San Marcos 13-16, 21-20
6. Cal State L.A. 10-19, 11-29
 
CSUSM in the CCAA Ranks
Team, top five
BATTING
2. Walks (188)
3. Hit by pitches (40)
4. Batting average (.299)
4. Doubles (69)
4. Runs (250)
5. Runs batted in (215)
5. Hits (402)
 
Individual, top five
BATTING
1. Sacrifice flies –Brandon Bentson (7)
2. Runs scored – Tyler Place (41)
2. Runs batted in – Clinton Perez (40)
2. Hit by pitch – Jon Putnam (11)
2. Sacrifice bunts – L.A. Gamo (9)
3. Walks – Tyler Place (27)
5. Sacrifice flies – Austin Ott (5)
5. Home runs – Clinton Perez (5)

Outside the CCAA
CCAA teams have posted a 74-39 (.658) record against non-CCAA teams so far this season. The CCAA schools have a 43-29 (.597) record against Pac West schools. CSUSM has tallied an 8-4 non-conference record in 2016 with a 2-2 record against PacWest schools.
 
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 252 hits and counting.
 
Career Record Watch
Brandon Bentson
1st in Hits – 252 (Austin Coleman, 226)
1st in Games started – 187 (Austin Coleman, 176)
1st in Games played – 189 (Austin Coleman, 180)
2nd in Doubles – 46 (Austin Coleman, 56)
2nd in RBIs – 146 (Austin Coleman, 171)
2nd in Sacrifice flies – 19 (Austin Coleman, 24)
2nd in Walks – 67 (Kyle Secciani, 92, 2010-13)
3rd in Runs Scored – 142 (Austin Coleman, 158)
3rd in Sacrifice Hits – 13 (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 – 13 (Johnny Omahen, 15, 2008-11)
3rd in Walks – 61 (Kyle Secciani, 92, 2010-13)
 
Emilio Esquibel
3rd in Wins – 14 (Johnny Holtman, 19, 2008-11)
 
Cameron MacKenzie
3rd in Most Strikeouts Looking – 37 (Johnny Holtman, 59, 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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