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SEASIDE, Calif. — Tori Cervantes didn't have to look far to find her next chapter. Growing up in Watsonville and attending Notre Dame High School in Salinas, she always knew about Cal State Monterey Bay. But it wasn't until Emily Montañez took the head coaching position for the 2025 season that Cervantes seriously considered joining the Otters' staff.]]>Tori Cervantes Hire GraphicThu, 9 Jul 2026 10:30:00 PST97446https://otterathletics.com/news/2026/7/6/general-2025-26-otterathletics-season-in-review.aspxhttps://otterathletics.com/news/2026/7/6/general-2025-26-otterathletics-season-in-review.aspxBaseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Softball, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo, General, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field

SEASIDE, Calif. — The 2025-26 Cal State Monterey Bay Athletics season will be remembered for historic achievements, championships won, records broken and diplomas earned. In other words, a business as usual for Otter Athletics. Whether it was the Otter baseball team winning yet another CCAA championship, the men's basketball team setting a program NCAA record for wins, or the softball team returning to the NCAA Championship field, Otter student-athletes left indelible marks for their many successes both inside and outside the classroom.]]>2026 Baseball CCAA ChampionsMon, 6 Jul 2026 10:55:00 PST17444https://otterathletics.com/news/2026/6/22/softball-alba-escalante-earn-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://otterathletics.com/news/2026/6/22/softball-alba-escalante-earn-academic-all-district-honors.aspxSoftball

SEASIDE, Calif. — Junior center fielder Abreanna Alba (Watsonville HS/Cabrillo College) and senior utility player Ellie Escalante (Soquel HS) showed their success wasn't limited to the field in 2026 by earning Academic All-District® honors from the College Sports Communicators.]]>2026 Softball Academic All-District GraphicMon, 22 Jun 2026 10:54:00 PST97442https://otterathletics.com/news/2026/5/28/alba-ganaden-named-softball-all-region.aspxhttps://otterathletics.com/news/2026/5/28/alba-ganaden-named-softball-all-region.aspxSoftball

SEASIDE, Calif. — Junior center fielder Abreanna Alba (Watsonville HS/Cabrillo College) and senior utility player Kieley Ganaden (North Salinas HS) added to the Cal State Monterey Bay softball trophy case by earning All-West Region honors for their play during the 2026 season.]]>Abreanna Alba and Kieley Ganaden 2026Thu, 28 May 2026 13:24:00 PST97437https://otterathletics.com/news/2026/5/15/softball-promising-season-ends-at-ncaa-west-regional.aspxhttps://otterathletics.com/news/2026/5/15/softball-promising-season-ends-at-ncaa-west-regional.aspxSoftball

SAN MARCOS, Calif. — Freshman Jordan Knutson (Medford, Ore./South Medford HS) tossed a 3-hit shutout and Abreanna Alba (Watsonville HS/Cabrillo College) homered for the third consecutive game to lead the Cal State Monterey Bay softball team to a 4–0 win over Cal State Dominguez Hills in their NCAA West Regional opener Thursday at the CSUSM Softball Field.]]>Huddle at 2026 NCAA Softball West RegionalFri, 15 May 2026 19:52:00 PST97434