SAN MARCOS, Calif. - The Cal State San Marcos softball team will travel to California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) rival Cal State Monterey Bay for a four-game series. Due to weather, the two doubleheader will be played on Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26 at 12 p.m. and 11 a.m., respectively. The Cougars and Otters will not play on Friday. 

THE SCHEDULE
Games 26 & 27
Saturday, March 25 - 12 p.m. 
Cal State San Marcos (7-18, 6-14 CCAA) at No. 18 Cal State Monterey Bay (19-4, 13-3 CCAA)
Seaside - Otter Sports Complex
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Games 28 & 29
Sunday, March 26 - 11 a.m. 
Cal State San Marcos at No. 18 Cal State Monterey Bay 
Seaside - Otter Sports Complex
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THE COUGARS AT A GLANCE

• CSUSM went 0-6 last week. The Cougars were swept in a four-game series by Sonoma State and in a doubleheader by Cal State San Bernardino. 
• Freshman pitcher Cheyenne Alvarez has the fourth best ERA in the CCAA at 1.59. 
• Freshman infielder Gabriela Arizaga is currently sixth in the CCAA in batting average at .413. 

CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY BREAKDOWN

• Cal State Monterey Bay is ranked 18th in the nation by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) with a 19-4 overall record and a CCAA-leading 13-3 conference record.  
• Otter ace Hayley Fein has an 11-3 pitching record with a 1.82 ERA. 
• CSUMB has the two best hitters in the CCAA in Jayme Stark and Lusi Stanley who sport .477 and .439 batting averages, respectively. 
• Julie Garcia leads the conference in RBI with 27. She has six home runs on the year. 
• Head coach Andrea Kenney is in her 11th season. 

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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