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SEASIDE, Calif. -- The race for the CCAA's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament comes down to four teams this weekend as Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State Dominguez, Chico State and UC San Diego head to Stockton for the CCAA Championship Tournament April 27–29 at Arnaiz Stadium.

Although CSUMB and CSUDH shared the regular season title, the Toros receive the No. 1 seed (based on a 2–0 record vs. the Otters) and will play No. 4 seed UC San Diego Friday at 4:30 p.m. No. 2 seed CSUMB will play No. 3 seed Chico State at 7 p.m. The double elimination tournament will run through Sunday.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27
Game 1: No. 1 Cal State Dominguez Hills (41-11) vs. No. 4 UC San Diego (32-18)
Game 2: No. 2 Cal State Monterey Bay (42-10) vs. No. 3 Chico State (34-14)

SATURDAY, APRIL 28
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (loser eliminated)
Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 (loser eliminated)

SUNDAY, APRIL 29
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 7: Repeat Game 6 (if necessary)


CREDENTIALS AND MEDIA INFORMATION: Please contact Al Barba, CCAA assistant commissioner for credentials and general media information regarding the CCAA Championship Tournament.
Office: (925) 472–8299  •  E–mail: abarba@goccaa.org

The CCAA office will be responsible for conducting postgame press conference at the tournament. Please contact each school's media relations representative for additional availability.

DIRECTIONS TO ARNIAZ STADIUM: Arniaz Stadium is located at 3293 E. Morada Lane in Stockton. It is 1/2 mile off Hwy. 99 between Hammer Lane and Eight Mile Road and is easily accessible from both Hwy 99 and I–5. Please consult your favorite map website (e.g. Google Maps, Mapquest) for specific directions from your location.

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OTTERS AT THE CCAA TOURNAMENT: CSUMB is 3–4 in three previous CCAA Tournament appearances, winning their only title in 2009. Against teams they may or will face this weekend, the Otters defeated UCSD 7–3 in 2009 and fell to Chico State 5–0 in 2010.

OTTERS vs. THE FIELD: This season, CSUMB is 6–4 against its potential CCAA Tournament foes. CSUMB went 4–0 at UC San Diego; split four games with Chico State in Seaside; and dropped two game at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

OTTERS ENTER TOURNAMENT RED HOT: The Otters will enter the CCAA Championship Tournament as the hottest team in the West Region, having won 19 of their last 21 games. Included in that span are a 5–1 record against nationally–ranked competition, an 8–1 record against regionally–ranked competition and the 2012 Tournament of Champions crown.

WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES… Freshman 1B Nina Villanueva (San Diego/Mt. Carmel HS) ran her hitting streak to 19 games with a single in game one April 18 against Chico State. But it ended in game two. It was the longest streak in the CCAA this season and the second longest in CSUMB history (Shae Olds, 25 in 2009).

…ANOTHER DOOR OPENS: Villanueva's run may not last for long as No. 2 on the CSUMB list, however, as senior CF Jamie Moon (Torrance HS) carries a 16–game streak into CCAA Tournament action. Over that 16–game stretch, she is hitting .538 with 18 runs and 20 RBIs

Right behind Moon is senior SS Jackie Serna (Corona HS) who is riding a 13–game streak of her own. During her 13–game run, Serna is hitting a cool .600 with nine runs, 19 RBIs, a 1.548 OPS.

DRIVING HER POINT HOME: Nina Villanueva finds herself on the cusp of setting the CCAA single–season RBI record, fittingly enough, at the CCAA Tournament. After besting the CSUMB mark set by Shae Olds (44 in 2009) she's added 24 more RBIs (giving her 68) and a solid shot at the CCAA record of 69 set by Humboldt's Natalie Galletly in 2007.

HARDLY A ONE–WOMEN SHOW: Nina Villanueva has been far from a one woman show when it comes to driving in runs this season. Jackie Serna (54) and Jamie Moon (45) also have broken the pre–2012 CSUMB RBI record.

REWRITING RECORDS: The Otters have done quite a major overhaul to their record book this season. Not including calculated records (e.g. batting average, ERA), which may rise or fall by season's end, CSUMB has already broken or tied 33 school records this season. That includes 11 single game records, 17 season records and 15 career marks.

See below for the complete list of records set to date in 2012.

RECORD WATCH: In addition to the records already broken, several more Otter marks may fall before the dust settles on the 2012 season. The most significant of those standards are:

RECORD                        CHALLENGER(S)                  CURRENT RECORD
Home Runs, Season (Player):   Nina Villanueva, 15            Shae Olds, 15 (2009)
At Bats, Season (Player):     Angelina Orozco, 188           Ashlee Trotter, 202 (2009)
Hits, Season (Player):        Jamie Moon, 68;                Nina Villanueva, 67 Ashlee Trotter, 72 (2009)
Hits, Season (Team):          467 (2012)                     517 (2009)
Total Bases (Team):           703 (2012)                     788 (2009)
Sacrifices (Team):            59 (2012)                      64 (2007 and 2008)
Complete Games (Team):        27 (2012)                      33 (2008)
Hits, Career:                 Jamie Moon, 219                Ashlee Trotter, 239
Sacrifice Flies:              Jackie Serna, 10               Ashlee Trotter, 11


BROKEN RECORDS: In addition to the aforementioned records which may fall, here's a list of Otter records set in 2012. “*” Indicates tied previous mark

*Runs, Game (Player): 4, Angelina Orozco vs. Humboldt State (Mar. 11)
*Doubles, Game (Player): 2 (7 times) last by Alyssa Rivera vs. San Francisco State (April 14)
Triples, Game (Player): 2, Angelina Orozco vs. Humboldt State (Mar. 11)
*Total Bases (Player): 9, Nina Villanueva at Cal State Stanislaus (April 7)
*Hit By Pitch, Game (Player): 2, Danielle Onken at Cal State Stanislaus (April 7)
Sacrifices, Game (Player): 2, (4 times) last by Nicole Pires vs. San Francisco State (April 14)
*Putouts, Game (Player): 18, Nina Villanueva vs. Chico State (Mar. 23)
Assists, Game (Player): 9, Jackie Serna vs. Chico State (Mar. 23)
*Runs, Game (Team): 15 vs. San Francisco State (April 14); vs. Cal State Stanislaus (April 7); vs. Simon Fraser Univ. (Feb. 10)
*RBIs, Game (Team): 15 vs. San Francisco State (April 14); vs. Cal State Stanislaus (April 7)
*Triples, Game (Team): 3 vs. Cal State San Bernardino (Feb. 24)
Runs, Season (Player): 54, Angelina Orozco (also 50, Nina Villanueva; 47, Jamie Moon; 45, Jackie Serna)
Doubles, Season (Player): 19, Jamie Moon
Triples, Season (Player): 9, Angelina Orozco (also 7, Cori Reinhardt)
*Home Runs, Season (Player): 15, Nina Villanueva — Shae Olds in 2009
RBIs, Season (Player): 68, Nina Villanueva (also 54, Jackie Serna; 45, Jamie Moon)
*Total Bases, Season (Player): 126, Nina Villanueva — Shae Olds in 2009
Walks, Season (Player): 37, Jackie Serna
Sac, Flies, Season (Player): 8, Jackie Serna
Sacrifices, Season (Player): 16, Skyler Valdivia
Wins, Season (Player): 20, Cori Reinhardt
Saves, Season (Player): 4, Cori Reinhardt
Runs, Season (Team): 342
Triples, Season (Team): 25 — breaks CCAA record of 23 by Cal State Bakersfield in 2006
RBIs, Season (Team): 314
Walks, Season (Team): 175
Wins, Season (Team): 42
Fewest Losses, Season: 10 — CSUMB can finish with no more than 16 losses. Record low is 20 losses in 2010
Runs, Career: 150, Jamie Moon (also 100, Angelina Orozco)
Doubles, Career: 55, Jamie Moon
Triples, Career: 15, Angelina Orozco (also 7, Cori Reinhardt)
Hit By Pitch, Career: 15, Danielle Onken
*Saves, Career: 4, Cori Reinhardt — Jessica Boyle (2006–09)


DOUBLING THEIR PLEASURE: The Otters turned another double play at UC San Diego over the weekend and now lead all of NCAA Division II play with 30 DPs turned this season. The 30 total double plays this season break the school record of 25 turned in 2008.

TRIPLING THEIR PLEASURE: The Otters added two triples to their larder at UC San Diego to give them 25 triples so far in 2012. That easily eclipses the previous record of 11 triples set twice previously (in 2006 and 2010) and ranks No. 2 nationally. Individually, Angelina Orozco (Clovis East HS) began the week rank No. 2 nationally in total triples with 9. Her total ranks No. 1 in the CSUMB single–season record book as well.

OTHERS AMONG THE LEADERS: The Otters are well represented in the latest NCAA Division II stat rankings. Just listing players in the top 20 in addition to Orozco, Jackie Serna (Corona HS) leads the nation with 8 sac flies and is No. 14 in BB/game (0.78). Nina Villanueva is No. 6 in RBIs/game (1.31); Cori Reinhardt (Riverside Poly HS) is No. 9 in triples (7) and No. 12 in batting average (.472); and Skyler Valdivia (Beaumont HS) is No. 15 in sacrifices/game (0.31). In addition to to their spots in triples and double plays, CSUMB ranks No. 16 scoring (6.58 runs per game) and and win pct. (.808), No. 18 in average (.335) and No. 20 in slugging pct. (.513).

HAVE MERCY: The Otters defeated San Francisco State via the 8–run rule on April 14, marking the ninth time this season they've done that—already the third most in a season in school history. The 2009 and 2010 Otters each posted 10 run–rule wins.

FIRST TO 40: Already owning the CSUMB all–sports record for wins in a season (38), the Otter softball became the first to win 40 in one season (42 and counting).

ANOTHER BANNER SEASON: By winning a share of the CCAA regular season title, the Otter softball team joins the Otter men's golf team as the first to win multiple conference championships at the NCAA level. CSUMB also won the 2010 CCAA Softball title. For the record, men's golf won titles in 2010 and 2011.

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES: With awards season just around the corner, the Otters will be looking to add to an already impressive trophy case for the 2012 season. So far, the Otters have earned the following in–season recognition:

TEAM HONORS
2012 CCAA Co–Champions
2012 Tournament of Champions — Champions
2012 Best In The West Invitational — 2nd Place
2012 Desert Stinger Classic — 3rd Place

PLAYER HONORS
All–Tournament
Best In The West Invitational: Jamie Moon, Cori Reinhardt
Desert Stinger Classic: Jackie Serna, Nina Villanueva 
Tournament of Champions: Jamie Moon, Nina Villanueva (MVP), Caitlin Wallace 

NFCA National Player of the Week
Cori Reinhardt (Mar. 23)

CCAA Player of the Week
Cori Reinhardt (Mar. 18)
Nina Villanueva (April 1)
Jackie Serna (April 15)
Jamie Moon (April 22)