SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos baseball team makes its final trip to Northern California this weekend to face No. 1 Chico State in a three-game California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) contest.   
 

The Schedule Games 29 & 30 Saturday, April 1 – 12 p.m. (DH) Cal State San Marcos (13-15, 3-13 CCAA) at No. 1 Chico State (24-5, 17-1 CCAA) Chico, Calif. – Nettleton Stadium Live Stats | Webcast | Audio Game 31 Sunday, April 2 – 11 a.m.  CSUSM at No. 1 Chico State Chico, Calif. – Nettleton Stadium Live Stats | Webcast | Audio

Stat CSUSM Chico  All CSUSM Opponents AVG .298 .286 .329 R 170 179 211 H 264 259 318 RBI 153 151 187 SLG% .396 .403 .452 BB 103 97 118 OB% .388 .381 .418 SB 38 59 41 FLD% .969 .986 .954 ERA 7.19 2.42 5.13 SO 161 195 150

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THE COUGARS AT A GLANCE

• The Cougars went 1-2 against San Francisco State this past weekend. CSUSM split Saturday's doubleheader, falling 14-8 in game one before rebounding with a 5-3 victory in the nightcap. The Cougars dropped the rubber game, 3-0, on Sunday. 
• Junior Colin Dvorak went 5-for-11 with two doubles and a triple in the series
• Junior Tyler Place recorded his first home run of 2017 and was a double short in completing the cycle in game two of the twinbill. 

CSUSM RANKS IN CCAA STATISTICS

• The Cougars are tied for second with Cal State East Bay in the CCAA with a .298 batting average (264-for-886). Cal Poly Pomona ranks first with a .301 clip.  
• Thanks to junior shortstop Tyler Place's CCAA leading 15 doubles, CSUSM is tied for No. 1 with Cal State L.A. in the conference with 63 doubles. 
• CSUSM is second in the CCAA with 40 batters being hit by a pitch, 10 less than Chico State.  

CHICO STATE BREAKDOWN

• Chico State leads the all-time series at 2-1 against CSUSM
• The Wildcats lead the nation in sacrifice bunts (46) and fielding percentage (.986). They rank fourth in hits (6.97) and walks (2.27) allowed per nine innings.  
• Sonny Cortez ranks 18th in the NCAA Division II with 16 stolen bases. 
• In the CCAA Preseason Poll, Chico State was picked to win the North Division.  

AHEARN NAMED A SAN DIEGO HALL OF CHAMPIONS STAR OF THE MONTH

• Senior starting pitcher Taylor Ahearn was named a San Diego Hall of Champions Star of the Month for February. 
• The right-hander went 3-1, registering 25 strikeouts versus just a single walk in 29.1 innings. Ahearn tossed a complete game shutout over San Diego Christian and a seven-inning complete game at Concordia-Irvine, allowing only one run. 
• Ahearn is CSUSM's second Star of the Month for 2017. Men's basketball junior guard Ethan Alvano received the honor in January. 

CSUSM MADE 1ST 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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