SAN MARCOS, Calif. - The Cal State San Marcos softball team will continue California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play with six games scheduled this week. The Cougars will welcomes Sonoma State on Friday and Saturday, March 17-18, for a four-game series. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 1 p.m. and Saturday for 11 a.m. CSUSM will then host Cal State San Bernardino in a doubleheader on Sunday, March 19, starting at noon. The two games against CSUSB were originally scheduled for Feb. 18, but was postponed due to rain. 

THE SCHEDULE
Games 20 & 21
Friday, March 17 - 1 p.m. 
Sonoma State (12-7, 7-5 CCAA) at Cal State San Marcos (7-12, 6-8 CCAA)
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Games 22 & 23
Saturday, March 18 - 11 a.m. 
Sonoma State at Cal State San Marcos
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Games 24 & 25
Sunday, March 19 - 12 p.m. 
Cal State San Bernardino (12-10, 7-7) at Cal State San Marcos
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THE COUGARS AT A GLANCE

• CSUSM split a four-game series against San Francisco State last week. The Cougars took game two and three, 2-1 and 3-2, and fell in game one and four, 6-1 and 4-3 in eight innings, respectively. 
• Freshman pitcher Cheyenne Alvarez has the sixth best ERA in the CCAA at 1.59. 
• Freshman infielder Gabriela Arizaga is currently fourth in the CCAA in batting average at .446. 

SONOMA STATE BREAKDOWN

• Sonoma State is third in the CCAA with a 9-5 conference mark. The Seawolves are 14-7 overall. 
• Brigid Ruiz is Sonoma State's ace with an ERA of 2.71. 
• Alison Strycula is the top hitter for the Seawolves with a .380 batting average to go along with 10 RBI and 10 runs.  
• Head coach Jennifer Bridges is in her eighth year at the helm. 

CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO BREAKDOWN

• The Cougars and Coyotes split a doubleheader earlier this season on Feb. 17. CSUSM took the first game 3-1, but fell in game two, 6-4. 
• Cassandra Williams and Amanda Ramirez are the two pitchers for CSUSB with a combined ERA of 1.95. 
• Jessica Brown has a .365 batting average with a conference-leading seven home runs. 
• The Coyotes will host a four-game series against Humboldt State on Friday and Saturday, March 17-18, before taking on the Cougars Sunday. 

ARIZAGA NAMED CCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

• Freshman infielder Gabriela Arizaga was named the CCAA Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 27 - March 5. 
• She went 8-for-15 with five RBI, five runs, three doubles and a home run as the Cougars took three of four games from Cal State East Bay
• Arizaga went 2-for-4 with one run and two RBI as the Cougars won game two, 4-1.
• In game three, she went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI and a home run as CSUSM defeated the Pioneers, 8-7, in nine innings. 

COACH NEVAREZ

• Head coach Laurie Nevarez is in her fourth season at the helm of the Cougars in 2017.
• Hired in 2014, Nevarez put together an 83-61-1 (.576) record in her first three years.
• Over her 13-year, head-coaching career, Nevarez has put together a 402-177-2 (.694) overall record. Prior to her time at CSUSM, Nevarez coached NCAA Division III Redlands for 10 seasons.

THE CCAA

• Cal State San Marcos is a part of the 13-team California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), 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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