RECAP OF LAST WEEK: Through their four-game series against Chico State, the Warriors were able to get the final win of the matchup with a 4-2 win over eight innings of play before heading back home for a two-week home stand. The previous three games were decided by a single run, with 1-0 victories for the Wildcats to headline the series.

UPDATE ON WARRIORS: Stan State enters the new week of competition with a 5-13 overall record and 3-12 count against CCAA teams. With a handful of conference games remaining the Warriors have a chance to climb back into playoff contention following next week's Tournament of Champions.

Mikaela Ferreiera remains at the top of the rankings in batting average (.400) and has scored seven runs and eight RBIs for the Warriors this season. Madison Flexser has snuck her way into the top-25 as well (.333) with five runs and three RBIs.
 
Jessell Lewis got the team's most recent pitching win and is right behind her counterpart Kyndra Marzorini at 18^th in the conference with an ERA of 2.76. Marzorini (2.73 ERA) also hit 250 strikeouts for her career following her six innings pitched and 24 batters faced on Saturday, while Victoria Alarcon is currently 2-2 on the season with a 2.08 ERA, good for 14^th in the CCAA.
 
The team sits in the middle of the pack in overall fielding percentage (.964) with OF Lauryn Serda and SS Katie Thornsberry at the helm. The two Warriors are ranked 7^th and 8^th in the CCAA with errorless starts to their season.
 
UPDATE ON CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY: The 9-7 Otters the 4^th place spot in the conference standings. Their pitchers have combined for a 1.82 ERA on the season, which is 3^rd in the conference. Cassie Gasper is the Otters' top pticher and has the 2^nd  best ERA in the CCAA (1.21). 1B Alyssa Burt is 3^rd in the conference in putouts (176) while catcher Ally Alcayaga's 150 putouts lands her at 6^th overall. Stan State has the chance to create opportunities following any Monterey Bay mistakes however, as the Otters have the 3^rd most errors in the CCAA (32). 
 
HONORING ALUMNI: Between the doubleheader games on Saturday, Mar. 25^th, we will be recognizing our alumni at the conclusion of the first game ahead of Alumni Appreciation Weekend. Honorees will gather behind the 3^rd base dugout door at the conclusion of the first game.
 

LIVE STATS/VIDEO:  To view the live stats, go to https://warriorathletics.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary and for the CCAA network go to www.ccaanetwork.com/Stan.  The CCAA network has a monthly subscription rate of $9.95, which can watch any CCAA sport that is hosted at any CCAA institution during that 30-day period.

UP NEXT: Tournament of Champions is the Warriors next focus following the Monterey Bay series. Their first opponent will be Northwest Nazarene on Thursday, Mar. 30^th at 6:30pm.