Series 6
CSUMB vs. Sonoma State
Friday, March 27 at 1:00 PM
Saturday, March 28 at 12:00 PM
Live Stats: none

Game Notes







FIRST PITCH:
After being on the road with a piar of doubleheaders against Humboldt State, the Otters are excited to return to their home field. CSUMB went 1-3 in Arcata, but ended the weekend on a high note, defeating the Lumberjacks 14-6.

NEXT WEEK:
CSUMB embarks in more tournament action, traveling to Turlock, as a top featured team in the Tournament of Champions, presented by Mizuno. The Otters will face Western Washington, Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Western Oregon, and Saint Mary's University. First game is slotted to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 3, against the Vikings of Western Washington. All games will be held at Pedretti Park.

SCOUTING THE SEAWOLVES:
Sonoma State (18-14, 9-10 CCAA) is pitching extremely well. After another fine performance by senior Lindsay Emmel last Friday and Saturday, the Seawolves defeated the Warriors of Cal State Stanislaus 3-1. Sonoma State was able to sweep the Saturday twinbill, winning game one 5-2 followed by a 3-2 victory in the nightcap. The Seawolves are now 13-4 in their last 17 games, dating back to February 28th. In the CCAA, SSU leads in stolen bases (68) and opposing batting average .223).

CCAA LEADERS:
(as of 03/23/09)

The Cal State Monterey softball team - 1st in runs scored (148), 1st in hits (281), 2nd in RBI (136), 4th in doubles (38), 2nd in home runs (34), 3rd in batting avg (.286).

The Cal State Monterey Bay pitching staff - 1st in batters struck out (160), 1st in batters SO looking (59), 2nd in ERA (2.44), 2nd in opposing bat avg (.237).

#Ashley Trotter# - 1st in at bats (111), 6th in runs scored, 3rd in hits (38), 8th in RBI (18), 4th in HR (6).

#Lucia Rodriguez# - 7th in runs scored (18), 6th in hits (36), 6th in RBI (20), 1st in doubles (10), 4th in HR (6).

#Shae Olds# - 4th in batting avg (.400), 3rd in hits (38), 4th in RBI (24), 1st in HR (8).

#Jessica Boyle# - 3rd in batters SO (71), 4th in innings pitched (90.0), 2nd in batters SO looking (29), 5th in opposing batting avg (.215).

COMMENTS BY COACH KENNEY:
On HSU games: “The games at Humboldt were amazing, it is hard to believe that we hit 14 homeruns in four games and went 1-3 on the weekend. I am proud of our team's performance against the No. 5 team in the nation.”

On upcoming games: “Sonoma State is a very hot team right now. I anticipate a hard fought four-game series.”

OTTERS RECORD BOMBS BEHIND THE PLATE:
CSUMB marked another section in the softball history books. The Cal State Monterey Bay softball team recorded 14 home runs this past weekend in their two-day series against the No. 5 team in the nation, Humboldt State. Six of those home runs were sent out of the park on Saturday, March 21, that propelled the Otters to a 14-6 nightcap victory over the Jacks, preventing a conference series sweep in Arcata. Seven Otters tallied home runs, junior Niki Ames and sophomore Shae Olds each had three a piece. Senior third baseman, Ashlee Trotter, hit two homers which boosted her career numbers to 29. Despite going 1-3 for the weekend, CSUMB had a higher batting average against HSU (.347) and out hit their opponent 43 to 30.