AT A GLANCE NCAA DIVISION II WEST SUPER REGIONAL May 16-17, 2014  •  Karl Brooks Field  •  St. George, Utah TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
Game #1: No. 1 CSUMB (48-10) vs. No. 2 Dixie State (45-8)   Friday, May 16  •  3:00 p.m. (MDT)
Game #2: No. 2 Dixie State vs. No. 1 CSUMB   Saturday,  May 17  •  1:00 p.m. (MDT)
Game #3: (If Necessary)   Saturday, May 17  •  3:30 p.m. (MDT)

OTTERS ADVANCE TO FIRST NCAA SUPER REGIONAL
The No. 1 seed Cal State Monterey Bay softball team will be playing in its first NCAA Softball Super Regional when it travels to St. George, Utah to take on No. 2 seed Dixie State in the best 2–of–3 series May 16–17.
 
The Otters will be the home team for Game 1 Friday at 3 p.m. MDT. Game 2 will see the Otters in their road blue uniforms at 1 p.m. Game 3 (if necessary) will follow Saturday afternoon.
 
ALL–TIME IN NCAA POSTSEASON PLAY
CSUMB softball began in 2006 and reached the NCAA Tournament in its first year of postseason eligibility (2008). The Otters are making their fifth NCAA appearance (out of seven possible) and own a 5–9 record in NCAA Tournament play.

*******2008 (at Arcata, Calif.)
*******nL Western Oregon 1–9; nL Seattle University 2–4
*******2009 (at St. George, Utah)
*******aL Dixie State 6–7; nL UC San Diego 1–2
*******2010 (at Kaneohe, Hawaii)
*******nW Hawaii–Hilo 8–0; aL Hawaii Pacific 2–3; nL Central Washington 0–2
*******2012 (at Seaside, Calif.)
*******hW Montana State–Billings 12–4; hL Dixie State 0–2; hL UC San Diego 0–5
*******2014 (at Seaside, Calif.)
*******hW Western Oregon 3–1; hW Cal Baptist 13–1; hL Cal Baptist 5–13; hW Cal Baptist 2–1

TOP 10 OTTERS
The Otters have climbed to as high as No. 2 in the NFCA Top 25 this season. They entered the postseason ranked No. 3.  After being unranked early in the season, the Otters received votes for the first time in the March 5 rankings before cracking the Top 25 for the first time at No. 16 on the March 12.
 
The Otters ended the regular season by appearing in the final 11 polls, including eight consecutive in the Top 10.
 
HEAD COACH ANDREA KENNEY
CSUMB Head Coach Andrea Kenney (@Andrea_Kenney) enters the Super Regional with a 420–314–2 record in 14+ seasons as a collegiate head coach.  In 8+ seasons as the only coach in Otter softball history, she owns a 290–225–1 mark.
 
At the NCAA Division II level, she was the RMAC Coach of the Year at New Mexico Highlands in 1999 and earned her second CCAA Coach of the Year award (2010, 2014) while leading the Otters to their third CCAA title in five seasons.
 
ALL–REGION OTTERS
The first wave of regional/national awards has come along, and the Otters have been very well represented. Both Cori Reinhardt (Riverside Poly) and Lindsey Clarkson (Fresno/Central HS) earned first team All–District VIII honors and have advanced to the Capital One Academic All–America^® ballot.
 
Four Otters made the cut on the Daktronics All–West Region first team, lead by Clarkson (Pitcher of the Year) and Reinhardt (Player of the Year). Joining them on the Daktronics All–America ballot will be fellow first team all–region players: first baseman Madison Casto (Sunnyvale/Homestead HS) and designated player Bianca Noriega (Ventura/Camarillo HS).
 
ALL–CCAA OTTERS
Just as they were on the all–region team, the Otters took home their share of hardware from the All–CCAA Awards Brunch this season as well. Cori Reinhardt became the first Otter softball player ever named the CCAA Player of the Year. Joining her on the first team were Madison Casto and Bianca Noriega.
 
Lindsey Clarkson was a second team All–CCAA selection. Junior third baseman Alissa Greenhaw (Galt/Cosumnes River College) earned honorable mention recognition.

HOPING FOR ONE MORE CHANCE
Sherene Thompson (Gold River/Rio Americano HS) is hoping that the Otters advance through the Super Regional so she'll get one more chance to play collegiate softball. Thompson, who carries as 3.97 grade point average as a kinesiology major, will not be making the trip so she can take part in CSUMB's commencement ceremonies Saturday on campus.

Thompson is the only senior on the 2014 Otter Softball roster.
 

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OTTERS BY THE NUMBERS… 
 
78 HITS
Sophomore designated player Bianca Noriega has collected 78 hits so far in 2014, breaking the school record of 77 set by Nina Villanueva in 2012. She is eight hits away from breaking into the CCAA Top 10 for hits in season.
  
24 DOUBLES
With 24 doubles in 2014, Bianca Noriega has broken the CSUMB record for doubles in a season (22 by Jamie Moon in 2012) and tied the CCAA record set by Kate Groden of Cal State Dominguez Hills in 2006.
 
19 GAME WIN STREAK
The Otters won 19 consecutive games from March 14 through April 12. That's the longest winning streak in any sport in CSUMB history. The previous record was 16 games set by the Otter women's basketball team during the 2010–11 season.
 
29–of–30
The 19 game win streak was part of a 29–1 stretch for the Otters That began with a 4–0 win over (then) No. 1 Humboldt State on Feb. 22
 
10 SHUTOUTS
Lindsey Clarkson has thrown 10 shutouts so far in 2014. She broke the Otter single season record of 6 set three times previously, last by Diane Ortiz in 2010.
 
7 SHUTOUTS
Cori Reinhardt has thrown seven shutouts so far in 2014, trailing only Clarkson on the CSUMB single season list.
 
6 RBIS
Alissa Greenhaw drove in 6 RBIs in a 16–0 win at Cal State Stanislaus on March 15. That mark tied the CSUMB record for RBIs in a game set by Shelair Rowell against Western Oregon on April 4, 2009. The mark ranks No. 4 in the CCAA record book.
 
3 DOUBLES
With 3 doubles in an April 4 win over Dominican University, Bianca Noriega set the CSUMB record for doubles in a game. The previous record of two was set many times, including five times by Noriega herself.
 
3 doubles in a game ranks No. 2 in the CCAA record book.
 
21 SACRIFICES
Freshman second baseman Brianne Hollon (Agoura Hills/Alemany HS) has laid down 21 sacrifice bunts this season, eclipsing the CSUMB record of 18 set by Skyler Valdivia in 2012.
 
.194 BATTING AVERAGE AGAINST
Cori Reinhardt has allowed opponents a.194 batting average so far in 2014.  That is one point shy of the school record of .193 set by Diane Ortiz in 2010.
 
.957 STOLEN BASE PERCENTAGE
Freshman Courtney Varela (Harbor City/Torrance HS) has been successful on 22 of 23 stolen base attempts so far in 2014. Her .957 percentage currently is the CSUMB record, surpassing Amy Layns, who stole 24–of–26 bases (.923) in 2006..
 
Her 22 steals rank No. 3 on the CSUMB single–season list behind Jessica Wardle (30 in 2007) and Layns.
 
136 STRIKEOUTS
Both Lindsey Clarkson and Cori Reinhardt enter the Super Regional with 136 strikeouts. They are tied for the No. 2 mark on the CSUMB single season list, 10 behind current record holder Jessica Boyle (146 in 2007).
 
56 WINS
Cori Reinhardt enters the Super Regionals with 56 career wins, the CSUMB record (48 by Jessica Boyle 2006–09).
 
48 WINS
Most wins by any sport in CSUMB history, breaking the record set by the 2012 softball team (46–12).
 
25 WINS
Lindsey Clarkson earned her 25^th win in the West Region I title game victory over Cal Baptist. That mark is the CSUMB record for wins in a season (23 by Cori Reinhardt in 2012).