TURLOCK, Calif.---  Stan State will continue its season beginning six-game road trip this Saturday-Sunday, February 10-11 at the North Bay Challenge. The Warriors will face Academy of Art this Friday, February 10 at 12:30pm at Seawolf Softball Field on the campus of Sonoma State in Rohnert Park.  They will finish the weekend with a pair of games in San Rafael at Penguin Field on the campus of Dominican.  Stan State will face Saint Martin's (10am) and Dominican (12:30pm) on Sunday.
 
UPDATE ON THE WARRIORS:  Stan State went 0-3 in the rain shortened Concordia Kickoff Classic in Irvine last weekend.  The Warriors lost 3-2 to No. 25 Northwest Nazarene, 4-2 to No. 14 Concordia, and 9-1 (5) to Western Washington.  Five players hit over .330 in Payton Applequist (.571), Noelany Ramirez (.500), Mikaela Ferreira (.444), Sarah Warden (.429), and Shelby Frutoz (.333). Applequist and Ferreira each had a team leading four hits.  Warden drove home a team high three runs.  Applequist leads the team with her .571 slugging and on-base percentages. 
 
PITCHERS:  Shelby Frutoz has a team low 0.78 earned run average in nine innings pitched and two starts.  The opponents are batting .244 against her in the circle.  
 
ALL-TOURNAMENT:  Stan State's Payton Applequist was named to the 2024 Concordia Kickoff Classic All-Tournament as announced by the tournament officials after the conclusion of the classic on Sunday.  Applequist had a .571 batting average with a .571 on-base and slugging percentage in the Warriors' three games.
 
URBAN KNIGHTS:  Academy of Art enters the Challenge with a 2-2 record after splitting its four-game series with Menlo College. The Urban Knights began the series with the Oaks losing the first two games 11-8 and 8-3 before taking the final two games 4-2 and 8-5.  They have a team batting average of .331 as and a 5.38 earned run average.  Audrey Allen leads the team with her four runs batted in and has hit the only Urban Knight home run.  Lida Wos is four-for-four in stolen base attempts. Kayla Vaughan has a team low 3.89 earned run average with a team high nine strikeouts.
 
SAINTS:  Saint Martin's is 3-2 after beginning the season at the D2 Kickoff Classic in Conroe, Tex. The Saints defeated Regis (7-0), Cal Poly Humboldt (5-3), and St. Edward's (7-2) and lost 7-2 to Arkansas Tech and 11-4 to Pittsburg State.  Ashley Goodale leads the team with her .455 batting average while Britney Patrick has driven a team leading five runs.  Chloe Leverington has a team leading a team low 3.00 earned run average with a 1-0 record and a save.
 
PENGUINS: Dominican is 1-2 after the Concordia Kickoff Classic this weekend.  The Penguins lost to Cal State San Bernardino 2-1 and 3-2 to No. 25 Northwest Nazarene.  They lost 5-4 to Cal State Dominguez Hills.  Alyssa Rue has a team leading .500 with four hits.  Alicia Garcia driven home a team leading three runs.  Kassidy Stetler has a team leading 1.75 earned run average with a team high five strikeouts.
 
CCAA NETWORK/BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING
During the 2023-24 Academic Year, Warrior fans can watch the Stan State athletic teams on the CCAA Network for a monthly subscription rate of $9.95.  Fans can watch any Warrior athletic event that is hosted at any CCAA institution during that 30-day period. To subscribe, go to www.ccaanetwork/STAN.  You can view live stats for all Warrior games, by going to https://warriorathletics.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary.
 
For this weekend's tournament, go to https://sonomaseawolves.com/sports/2023/11/9/2024-north-bay-challenge.aspx for updated information on the North Bay Challenge. 
 
UP NEXT:  Stan State returns to the softball diamond when the Warriors host a four-game CCAA series against No. 7 Cal State San Marcos.  The series will begin with a noon starting doubleheader on Friday, Feb. 16.  They will finish off the series with a 11am starting doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 17.