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SEASIDE, Calif. — We're down to our final preliminary poll to determine the most memorable moment of the 2022–23 Cal State Monterey Bay sports seasons. After choosing from six worthy contenders amongst the fall sports, and five more from the winter, this week we look at the contenders from the spring sports seasons.
 
The top moment from this poll — as well as those from last week's fall poll and next week's spring sports poll — will face off to determine the Otter Sports Most Memorable Moment of 2022–23. The winning moment will be announced week of August 14.
 
We continue our look back this week by presenting the top moments from the winter sports season in Otter Athletics.


 

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March 7, 2023: Team Effort Leads Otters To Title At Fujikura Invitational
In just their second tournament of the Spring, CSUMB Women's Golf looked to be in midseason form, besting eight nationally–ranked teams to pick up their first tournament win since 2017. Katie Stribling was the strongest Otter in the tournament, placing fifth with a 36-hole score of 150 (+6). 
 
April 22, 2023: Gasper Sets Single Season Strikeout Record on Senior Day
Cassie Gasper was absolutely stellar in the circle all year long, and in her final contests at the Otter Sports Complex, she left an indelible mark in the Otter record book. Cassie tossed eight innings over a doubleheader against Cal State San Marcos, fanning eight and breaking the single-season strikeout record of 146 set by Jessica Boyle in 2007. Gasper would go on to strikeout 16 more batters throughout the remainder of the season, setting the record with 163. 
 
April 29, 2023: Championship Bound! Otters Defeat East Bay 5-4 to Punch Ticket
to WWPA Title Match
 
Otter water polo traveled to O'Fallon, Illinois and made a Cinderella run at the WWPA title. The bottom seed out of the west, the Otters opened up the tournament with a 10–8 overtime victory over top-seeded and host McKendree University. The Otters followed that up with a stellar "Battle of the Bays" victory over East Bay 5-4, making it to the WWPA Championship match for the first time in program history. 

May 5, 2023: Mackenzie Caprino Podiums to Lead Otters at CCAA Track and Field Championships
 
Mackenzie Caprino capped a season full of record breaking performances for CSUMB Track and Field with a podium finish at CCAA steeplechase finals. Caprino was the fourth Otter ever to podium at the CCAA Championship meet, joining Hannah Bell, Brooke Roy and Nia Howard in the Otter history book. Also scoring for the Otters at the meet were Taylar Yost, Angelee Berganio and the 4x400m team of Berganio, Kayla Young, Yost and Mina Tsai.  

May 13, 2023: Otters Win A Championship Game For The Ages
Going into the final day of the CCAA Baseball Tournament, CSUMB needed just one win over San Bernardino to secure its first conference tournament title. Game one of the day went down to the wire, as the Otters led by five runs midway through the eighth but before San Bernardino walked it off in the ninth to force a winner take all game two. Things started the way of the 'Yotes in game two, as they built an 8–0 lead through the first three innings. Enter Ryan Sleeman, who tossed the next six innings, surrendering just one run to allow the Otters to rally. CSUMB plated 13 runs over the next five frames, with JJ Engman providing the biggest blast, a three run home run in the seventh to give the Otters a 10–9 lead that they would not relinquish en route to the title. 
 
May 20, 2023: Otters Win A Wild One To Advance To Super Regional
A week after their conference championship-winning comeback against San Bernardino, the Otters found itself in a big hole again, this time against Cal Poly Pomona with a berth in their first NCAA Super Regional berth. The Otters fell behind 9–2 midway through the sixth, but home runs by Drew Williams and JJ Engman cut the deficit to just one run heading to the ninth. The Broncos plated three runs in the top of the ninth, restoring their lead to four runs, but the Otters would not be denied. Eight of the nine Otters who came to the plate reached base in the bottom of the ninth, including Cole Murchison, who worked a bases loaded walk to plate the winning run as the Otters punched their ticket to the Super Regional for the first time in program history.  
 
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Vote now for the spring most memorable moment at the link in the description or at Otter Athletics dot com. Voting for the Otter Athletics overall Most Memorable Moment begins August 16th.

The Otter Athletics Most Memorable Moment for 2022–23 will be announced the week of August 21^st.