SAN MARCOS, Calif. – For the second time in school history, the Cal State San Marcos softball team (50-8) will host the NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament. The Cougars will be the No. 1 seed this week when they face No. 8-seed Hawaii Hilo (26-17) on Thursday, May 14 at 12 p.m.
 
Joining the Cougars and Vulcans at the same site will be two familiar teams, No. 4-seed Cal State Dominguez Hills (36-22) and No. 5-seed Cal State Monterey Bay (32-22).
 
The Cougars put together another historic regular season, bringing home the program's second CCAA Championship with a 28-4 conference record.
 
CSUSM has been ranked No. 1 in both of the previous NCAA West Regional polls. When CSUSM held the No. 1 spot in the NFCA DII ranking for four weeks, it marked the first time a CSUSM team held the top spot in a national poll since the school completed the transition from NAIA to NCAA DII in 2017-18.

The winner of the regional pod will compete against the NCAA West Regional No. 2 winner, consisting of second-seeded Cal State East Bay (41-15), third-seeded Concordia University Irvine (43-15), sixth-seeded Biola (38-21) and seventh-seeded Western Washington (34-20) in the NCAA West Super Regional on May 21-22.
 
Be sure to check back this week on www.CSUSMCougars.com for updates and more tournament information as CSUSM prepares to host the NCAA DII Softball West Regional Tournament. You can also follow us on Twitter (@CSUSMCougars) and Instagram (@CSUSMCougars) as well.