SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos softball team resumes California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play this week at Cal State East Bay.

The Schedule
Games 37 & 38
Friday, April 8 – 1 p.m.
Cal State San Marcos (8-28, 5-21 CCAA) at Cal State East Bay (13-21, 8-14 CCAA)
Hayward, Calif. – Pioneer Softball Field
Live Stats

Games 39 & 40
Saturday, April 9 – 11 a.m.
CSUSM at CSUEB
Hayward, Calif. – Pioneer Softball Field
Live Stats

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Cougars Split with Concordia
CSUSM earned a doubleheader split with Concordia University Irvine last Friday at CSUSM Softball Field. Ashley Dagenais dealt a complete-game, four-hit shutout in a 1-0 victory in game one, handing head coach Laurie Nevarez her 400^th career victory in 13 seasons as an intercollegiate head coach. Melyssa Bellamy's RBI double provided the difference in the game. In game two, the Cougars scored a pair of runs in their first at-bat, but a five-run sixth inning from the Eagles secured a 6-2 victory for CUI.

CSUEB Preview
All-time vs. CSUEB: The Pioneers went 2-4 at last week's Tournament of Champions in Turlock. Prior to the competition, CSUEB went 2-6 over its last eight CCAA games. After being swept by San Francisco State, CSUEB split a doubleheader against then-No. 25 UC San Diego in La Jolla. The Pioneers rank eighth in the conference in hitting and fifth in total pitching.

CCAA Standings
1. No. 3 Humboldt State (20-2 CCAA, 31-3-1)
2. No. 24 Chico State (17-9 CCAA, 26-10)
3. San Francisco State (16-9 CCAA, 22-16)
4. Sonoma State (15-9 CCAA, 23-14)
5. UC San Diego (15-11 CCAA, 25-15)
6. Stanislaus State (13-13 CCAA, 21-18)
7. Cal State San Bernardino (13-15 CCAA, 22-21)
8. Cal State Monterey Bay (10-13 CCAA, 21-15)
9. Cal State East Bay (8-14 CCAA, 13-21)
10. Cal State Dominguez Hills (6-22 CCAA, 13-28)
11. Cal State San Marcos (5-21 CCAA, 8-28)

Coach Nevarez Reaches 400 Career Victories
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 81-53-1 (.604) record in her first two years while mentoring 13 all-conference selections. Over her 12-year, head-coaching career, Nevarez has put together a 400-169-2 (.702) 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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