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Stanislaus State returns to CCAA Tournament

5/7/2019 2:20:00 PM

The No. 4 seeded Warriors face off against No. 3 Chico State in a first round game of the 2019 CCAA Baseball Tournament. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Stockton's Banner Island Ballpark.

Series Notes vs. Chico State
The Warriors split the season series with Chico State and are now 25-62 against the Wildcats during the CCAA era … Stan State is 0-3 against Chico State during the postseason.

Fourth Trip to CCAA Tournament
This marks Stanislaus State's fourth appearance in the CCAA Tournament, the second in the last three seasons. The Warriors went 0-2 in the 2017 tournament at Stockton … They played in the 2008 event in Chico and went 1-2 with a win over UC San Diego and two losses to Sonoma State, the eventual winner … In 2003, Stan State went 0-2, in the games also played in Chico (See chart on page 3).

All-CCAA Warriors
Seven Warriors were named to the All-CCAA teams as they were announced on Tuesday. Rylan Tinsley earned the Freshman of the Year award while being named as an honorable mention. Pitchers Chase Wheatcroft and Matt Pulos made the first team; Grant Victor, Braeden Oki and Kevin Hahn are on the second team and Vinny Margiotta was also an honorable mention.

Best CCAA Finish
The Warriors finished fourth in the regular season standings, trying for the best finish in the CCAA standings. In 2017 when the Warriors finished second in the North Division, Stan State was fourth overall.

Leonesio Passed No. 400
Head coach Kenny Leonesio earned his career victory No. 400 on Feb. 17 at Chico State after the 2-0 nightcap win in Chico. This is Leonesio's 17th season as head coach at Stan State. He now has a 423-452-2 record. He's also 10 CCAA wins away from No. 300 in conference play.

Consecutive Scoreless Streaks
Matt Pulos
set a Stan State record with 32 consecutive scoreless innings this season (Feb. 23 - April 26). Now in 13 relief appearances, he has only allowed one run on six hits with 56  strikeouts. He broke the previous record, set by Chase Wheatcroft earlier this year. Wheatcroft threw 27 1/3 shutout innings.

Looking For 30-Wins
Stanislaus State is looking to recorded its sixth 30-win season during the CCAA era. It would be the team's third 30-win year since 2008. The 2008 team set the school record with 37 wins and the 2017 team had 34 wins. (1991 - 31; 2006 - 31; 2009 - 31).

A Large Career
Jack Large
is already one of the best Warriors during his three-year career. He's 8th on the Stan State Career Top 10 with 141 hits, 5th with 36 doubles, 8th with 15 home runs and 8th with 93 runs batted in.

Speedy Oki
Braeden Oki is now 41-for-42 in stolen bases in his two-year career. He leads the CCAA with 19 (for 19) stolen bases this season. He's also tied for seventh in Division II with 12 sac bunts.

RBI Vinny
Vinny Margiotta leads the team, and is fifth in the CCAA, with 46 runs batted in. Only Jack Large had more in a season (48, 2018) since 2013.

Murphy No. 2 In Starts
Tyler Murphy
ranks second all-time at Stan State with 48 career starts. Only Marquis Fleming (2008 All-American, and MLB draft pick) made more starts with 53.

Strong Set-Up Man
A part of the strong bullpen is set-up man Brandon Scott, who boasts the lowest ERA of 1.77. He's only allowed 8 runs with 38 K's in 40 2/3 innings.

Home Field Advantage
The Warriors enjoyed a very successful season on home field as they went 19-9 at Warrior Baseball Field. It marked the fourth straight year they posted double-digit wins at home. They are now 68-39 at home in the last four seasons.

Valley Tough in Stockton
There are a number of Warriors on the active roster who are from the San Joaquin Valley — eight in all. However, freshman pitcher Rylan Tinsley is the only one who calls Stockton home. Tinsley graduated from Weston Ranch High School in 2018. 

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