SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team treks north to take on the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters this weekend.
 

The Schedule Games 17 & 18 Saturday, March 4 – 11 a.m. (DH) Cal State San Marcos (10-6, 0-4 CCAA) at Cal State Monterey Bay (9-5, 2-2 CCAA) Seaside, Calif. – Otter Sports Complex Live Stats | Audio   Game 19 Sunday, March 5 – 11 a.m. CSUSM at CSUMB Seaside, Calif. – Otter Sports Complex Live Stats | Audio

Stat CSUSM CSUMB All CSUSM Opponents AVG .316 .288 .298 R 108 100 86 H 155 139 146 RBI 95 92 68 SLG% .413 .416 .402 BB 63 70 55 OB% .413 .390 .382 SB 18 16 18 FLD% .966 .968 .947 ERA 5.05 3.98 5.99 SO 88 88 38

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THE COUGARS AT A GLANCE

• The Cougars suffered a series sweep last week against then-No. 24 UC San Diego in their California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) series opener. The Tritons registered 8-0 and 5-3 victories at Triton Ballpark last Thursday and Friday nights. The Cougars were haunted by final inning runs in both games of Saturday's doubleheader, falling 11-9 and 9-6.
• Junior shortstop Tyler Place continues to lead CSUSM's offense with a .429 (21-for-49) batting average.  
• Seven Cougars have a .300 or better batting average.

 CSUSM RANKS IN CCAA STATISTICS

• The Cougars lead the CCAA with a .342 batting average with 125 hits in 366 at bats.
• Thanks to Place's 10 doubles, CSUSM ranks No. 1 in the conference with 35 doubles. Cal State East Bay ranks second with 28 doubles.  
• The Cougars are tied with Chico State with 19 batters being hit by a pitch. 

 
CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY BREAKDOWN

• The Otters hold a 3-0 lead in the all-time series over the Cougars.
• CSUMB recorded a 10-0 victory in the series finale against Cal State East Bay to earn a series split over the Pioneers.
• Junior Hayden Duer leads the CCAA with 18 RBIs while compiling a .333 (20-for-60) batting average.

  
CSUSM MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE IN TOP 10 NCBWA WEST REGION

• The Cougars made their National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) West Region debut in the second week of the season, earning a No. 6 ranking.
• In week two of 2016, CSUSM received votes after compiling an 8-4 record.

TORRES EARNS CCAA WEEKLY HONOR

• Sophomore catcher Isaias Torres was named CCAA Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 13-20. He started all four games behind the plate and hit .500 (7-for-14) with eight RBIs, seven hits, two runs and a .714 slugging percentage. Torres had three doubles, a sacrifice fly and handled 22 putouts in the series.

• This was CSUSM's first conference weekly honor in program history.
   

NCBWA 2017 PRESEASON HONORS

• The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) selected junior shortstop Tyler Place to the first team.
• This marks the first time in program history a player has received a NCAA Division Regional honor.

 
THE GUILIANO FILE

• Head coach Matt Guiliano became CSUSM's second coach in program history this past summer.
• Guiliano spent nine seasons as the University of Sioux Falls Head Baseball Coach where he accumulated a 175-236-1 (.426) record.
• A graduate of USF, Guiliano remains in the Top 5 of several career and single season statistics including third in the all-time career batting average (.452) and first in triples (10).
• Guiliano began his college career at Palomar College, leading the Comets to Pacific Coast Conference Championships, a No. 4 ranking in California and No. 7 ranking in the nation.
• A Valley Center High School graduate, Guiliano led the Jaguars to back-to-back Valley League Championships and runner-up finishes in the CIF finals in 2000 and 2001.

 
THE CCAA CONFERENCE

• Cal State San Marcos is a part of the 13-team California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Conference, made up of 12 Cal State institutions and UC San Diego.
• The CCAA is one of the premier NCAA Division II conferences in the nation. Its teams have won more national championships (153) than any other conference. 

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