TURLOCK, Calif.--   Stan State will travel to Seaside, Calif., this Wednesday, May 10 to face the Cal State East Bay Pioneers in the Opening Round of the 2023 CCAA Baseball Championships at noon at the Otter Sports Complex on the campus of Cal State Monterey Bay.  This will be an elimination game with the winner to either face No. 15 Cal State Monterey Bay at 9:30am or No. 28 Cal State San Bernardino at 1pm on Thursday, May 11.  After Wednesday's opening round games, the 2023 CCAA Baseball Championships will be double elimination. 
 
WARRIORS IN REVIEW:  Stan State finished the regular season 26-23 overall and 19-20 in the CCAA.  The Warriors finished in sixth place in the CCAA.  They have a team batting average of .255 and a team earned run average (ERA) of 3.98.  Four players are hitting .275 or higher in Flavio Perez (.315), Alex Solis (.292), Mac Cabero (.291), and Robert Valdivia (.275).  Perez leads the team with his 62 hits, 14 doubles, 32 runs batted in, 90 total bases, and .457 slugging percentage.  Jacob Baker is a perfect 17-for-17 in stolen bases to lead Stan State and also leads the team with his 14 hit by pitches.  Kyle Rachels has scored a team leading 33 runs and leads the team with his .389 on-base percentage.  Perez and Tyler Van Dyk each have hit a team leading four home runs.  Five Warriors have one triple each in Perez, Baker, Ryan Leonesio, JD Madrigral and Mac Cabero. 
 
Nine Warrior pitchers have a 3.98 or lower earned run average in Bobby Garcia (1.42), Noah Chelberg (1.53), Patrick Sweeney (1.93), Anthony Ramirez (2.56), Austin Balentine (2.70), Tony Jacob (3.09), Damian Vallejos (3.29), Casey Carr (3.54), and Maxwell Pappas (3.90).  Carr leads the team with his five victories and Ramirez has recorded a team high nine saves.  Three Stan State pitchers have struck out forty batters or more in Jacob (46), Pappas (43), and Carr (42).
 
LAST TIME:  The Warriors went 2-2 this weekend at Cal State East Bay in their final four games of the regular season.  CSUEB won the opener on Thursday 5-0. The two teams split the doubleheader on Friday with the Warriors taking the opener 5-4 and losing 3-2 in extra innings in the night cap.  Stan State took the series finale 3-1.  Stan State had a .223 batting average while the Pioneers hit .244.  The Warriors had a 2.18 earned run average (ERA) while Cal State East Bay had a 2.06 ERA.
 
Robert Valdivia and Mac Cabero hit .357 and .333 respectively to the Warriors' offensive attack.  They each had five hits with Valdivia scoring a team high three runs.  Alex Solis drove in four of the Warriors' ten runs.  Jacob Baker was a perfect three-for-three in stolen bases. 
 
Four Warrior pitchers had a 0.00 ERA during the series in Noah Chelberg, Anthony Ramirez, Maxwell Pappas, and Damian Vallejos.  Chelberg and Pappas recorded the Warrior two victories and Ramirez recorded two saves.  Stan State struck out 15 Pioneer batters with Chelberg leading the way with five followed by Ramirez with four.
 
56-FOR-61:  Stan State is 56 for 61 in stolen base attempts this season led by Jacob Baker going 17-for-17.  Six other Warriors haven't been picked up off stealing a base in Ryan Leonesio (eight-for-eight), Kyle Rachels (seven-for-seven), Robert Valdivia (five-for-five), Flavio Perez (two-for-two), JD Madrigral (one0-for-one), and Danny Murphy (one-for-one).  Four other Warriors have stolen a base in Mac Cabero (eight-for-ten), Alex Solis (four-for-five), Luke Davies (two-for-three), and Jonluke Goldman (one-for-two).
 
19-1:  The Warriors are 19-1 this season when leading after six innings and 18-0 when leading after eight innings.  Stan State is 7-3 when the Warriors score a run in the first inning.  They are 8-3 in one-run games and 4-1 in extra-inning games.  Stan State is a perfect 6-0 when they score ten runs or more in a game.
 
WARRIORS VERSUS TOURNAMENT FIELD: 

OPPONENT	WHEN	SERIES RECORD	SCORES
Cal State Monterey Bay	Feb. 25-26	1-3	0-8, 6-15, 5-12, 7-6 (7)
Cal State San Bernardino	Mar. 11-13	1-3	3-2 (10), 6-7, 0-5 (7), 5-8
San Francisco State	Apr. 14-16	3-1	8-2, 3-1, 1-5 (7), 4-2
At Cal Poly Pomona	Apr. 21-23	3-1	1-6, 4-2, 6-1 (7), 6-1
At Cal State East Bay	May 4-6	2-2	0-5, 5-4, 2-3 (8), 3-1

 
TEAM IN CCAA STATS:  Stan State leads the CCAA in sacrifice bunts (46) and stolen bases (56).  The Warriors are second in saves (15) and tied for second in strikeouts (350).  They are fourth in walks (192) and fifth in victories (26).  Stan State is sixth in sacrifice flies (17) and doubles (81). 
 
INDIVIDUAL IN CCAA STATS:  Eleven Warriors are amongst the CCAA individual leader in statistics.  Jacob Baker is second in stolen bases (17) and hit by pitches (14) while Robert Valdivia is first in sacrifice bunts (11) and tied for ninth in walks (25).  Flavio Perez is tied for third in sacrifice flies (four) and tenth in doubles (14). Tyler Van Dyk is seventh in sacrifice bunts (7) and tied for ninth in walks (25).  Tony Jacob is fourth in earned run average (3.09) and sixth in opponents' batting average (.227).  Casey Carr is eighth in earned run average (3.54) and ninth in opponents' batting average (.248).  Danny Murphy is third in sacrifice bunts (8), Kyle Rachels is tied for third in walks (34), Maxwell Pappas is fourth in opponents' batting average (.221), and Anthony Ramirez is tied for fourth in saves (9).
 
NATIONAL LEADERS:  As a team, the Warriors are 11^th in sacrifice bunts (46), 14^th in earned run average (3.98), 21^st in hits per nine innings (8.41), 36th in double plays per game (.76), and 41^st in double plays (37).  Anthony Ramirez is sixth in the nation with his nine saves.  Robert Valdivia is seventh in sacrifice bunts (11) and sacrifice bunts per game (0.23).  Danny Murphy is 24^th in sacrifice bunts per game (0.20) and 30^th in sacrifice bunts (eight). 
 
UPDATE ON CAL STATE EAST BAY:  The Pioneers are 27-23 overall and finished the CCAA season 21-19 to place third in the CCAA.  They are hitting .301 as a team and have a team earned run average of 4.69.  Four players are hitting .300 or higher in Cole Anderson (.364), Luke Novitske (.353), Matthew O'Mahony (.339), and Manny Garcia (.309).  Anderson has a team high .512 slugging percentage and leads the team with his four home runs.  Novitske leads CSUEB with his 67 hits and is tied for lead with Luke Brown each with 33 runs batted in while Brown has a team high 19 doubles.  Essex Brown Jr., leads the team with his 28 stolen bases and Samuel Esparza has hit a team high three triples.
 
Ethan Brodsky leads the Pioneer pitching staff with his 3.12 earned run average, 7-3 record, and 89 strikeouts.  James Colyer has recorded five of the Pioneer eight saves. 
 
REGIONAL RANKINGS:  In last week's NCAA Division II West Regional rankings, Cal State Monterey Bay held the top spot followed by Cal State San Bernardino.  Rounding out the top eight are Point Loma, Azusa Pacific, San Francisco State, Cal Poly Pomona, Stan State, and Hawai'i Hilo.  The next regional poll will be released this Wednesday afternoon, May 10.  The official NCAA Division II Tournament Field will be announced on Sunday, May 14 at 7pm on www.ncaa.com.
 
 
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE:   To watch the video stream, go to www.ccaanetwork.com.  The Warriors' Bryan Nelson will be calling Stan State's games on Blue Chip Broadcasting at http://bluechipbroadcasting.com/ and some of the Warriors' game on the network.  Live stats can be viewed at https://otterathletics.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary.
 
TOURNAMENT WEBSITE:  The official tournament website can be viewed at https://goccaa.org/tournaments/?id=117.  The winner of the CCAA Baseball Championship Tournament will receive the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Baseball Championships. 
 
2023 CCAA Baseball Tournament
at Otter Sports Complex, Cal State Monterey Bay, Seaside, Calif.

Wednesday, May 10
Game 1: #3 Cal State East Bay vs. #6 Stanislaus State, Noon (elimination)
Game 2: #4 Cal Poly Pomona vs. #5 San Francisco State, 3:30 p.m. (elimination)

Thursday, May 11 (after reseed)
Game 3: #1 Cal State Monterey Bay vs. #4 seed, 9:30 a.m.
Game 4: #2 Cal State San Bernardino vs. #3 seed, 1 p.m.
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 4:30 p.m. (elimination)

Friday, May 12
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, Noon
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 3:30 pm (elimination)

Saturday, May 13
Game 8: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, Noon
Game 9: If necessary (30 min. after)