Series 9
CSUMB vs. Cal State East Bay
Tuesday, Mar. 10 at 2:30 PM

Series 10
CSUMB vs. Sonoma State
Friday, Mar 13, at 2:00 PM
Saturday, Mar. 14 at 11:00 AM (DH)
Sunday, Mar. 15 at 12:00 PM

Game Notes


FIRST PITCH:
After nabbing their first CCAA victory of the season, the Otters take on non-conference Cal State East Bay in Hayward on Tuesday, Mar. 10.  CSUMB hosts Sonoma State in a four-game CCAA series this weekend.

NEXT WEEK:
CSUMB hosts Academy of Art on Friday, Mar. 20, at the Otter Baseball Field.

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS:
Cal State East Bay (7-10) is in its final year of being a dual member of the NCAA Division III and NAIA.  The Pioneers will be returning to the NCAA Division II level after a 10 year absence and will become the 12th member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).  The Pioneers have had a seven-game stint at home, capped with a doubleheader sweep (22-1, 19-9) against Trinity International on Friday, Mar. 6.

SCOUTING THE SEAWOLVES:
Sonoma State (12-5, 5-5 CCAA) is coming off a 3-1 weekend series victory over UC San Diego after dropping a 1-3 series to Cal State Dominguez in the opening weekend of CCAA play. In five match-up this year, the Seawolves have dominated the Otters in non-conference games. 

CAL POLY POMONA - DAY 1:
#Shea Davis# was perfect at the plate, a 4-for-4 performance, to lead the CSUMB baseball team to their first CCAA victory as well as sweep of the 2009 season on Saturday, Mar. 7.  The Otters nabbed the sweep over Cal Poly Pomona, 7-6 and 9-6 as their final scores. In the opener, the Otters tied the game in the seventh on #Andrew Marquardt#'s double and took the lead on a Broncos error. The Otters came out swinging in the seventh inning of the nightcap, recording five hits. Shea Davis got things started with a home run to tie the game at 4-4.  Marquardt and #Dan Barras# each hit RBI singles with #Ryan Chagonjian# driving in two runs on his single. Marquardt's double in the eighth scored another run to give the Otters a 9-4 advantage, but the Broncos attempted to rally by scoring two runs in the top of the ninth. Davis went 6-for-8 on the day with a home run and two doubles.  Marquardt and #Matt DeJesus# recorded five hits apiece in the two games. Starter #Norman Hebert# (9.0 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 3 SO) pitched a complete nine-inning game to record the victory. #Patrick McClain# (6.0 IP, 10 H, 5 SO, 2 BB) recorded five strikeouts in six inning and #Brian Callen# (3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO) entered in the seventh to claim the win. “Huge win for the program and even bigger for the players,” said Otters head coach Rich Aldrete. “They (CSUMB) have never quit.”

CAL POLY POMONA - DAY 2:
SEASIDE, Calif. – After registering their first CCAA doubleheader sweep on Friday, the Cal State Monterey Bay baseball team dropped a twinbill to the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos on Sunday at Otter Baseball Field.  The Otters fell 15-2 in the opener and 7-5 in the nightcap due to a seventh inning rally. After the Broncos jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, the Otters countered with a single run in their frame on a RBI double by #Andrew Marquardt#.  CSUMB scored four runs on four hits in the third inning to take a 5-3 lead.  Cal Poly Pomona closed the gap with a run in the fifth. The Broncos rallied in the seventh inning, scoring three runs on four hits. Since Feb. 20, the Otters have suffered six losses that were decided in the final inning.

MAYS SETS NEW OTTER RECORD:
Senior #Steve Mays# set a new CSUMB record, completing a 14-game hitting streak. Mays broke fellow teammate Andrew Marquardt's 11-game streak set in 2008. Mays leads the team with a .313 average in 80 at bats with 25 hits, four doubles, a triple and three home runs. He has a team-high 16 RBI.

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

CSUMB Batters: 2nd in doubles (50), 5th in hits (198), 5th in triples (4), 3rd in stolen bases (23), 2nd in hit by pitches (27)

CSUMB Pitching Staff: 3rd in batters struck out (134), 2nd in lowest amount of balks (2).

CSUMB Defense: 1st in double plays (22)

#Matt DeJesus# - Tied 1st in doubles (10)

#Patrick McClain# - 1st in strike outs (33)

YOUTH TRAINING CAMP:
With baseball season right around the corner, The CSUMB Baseball Coaching staff and players are putting on a Youth Spring Training Camp on March 22.   For more information, please visit the CSUMB baseball website. For dates for CSUMB Baseball Summer Youth Camps go to www.otterbaseballcamps.com