SAN MARCOS, Calif.---  Stan State will return to Southern California for a four-game series with the Cal State San Marcos Cougars this Friday-Sunday, March 14-16, in San Marcos, Calif.  The series will begin with a 3:00 p.m. single game this Friday.  The two teams will play a noon starting doubleheader this Saturday.  They will conclude the series with a 11:00 a.m. starting single game on Sunday.  The Warriors are coming off a 2-2 home stand against Cal State Los Angeles. 

LAST WEEK: The Warriors went 2-2 against Cal State Los Angeles at home.  They defeated the Golden Eagles on a 5-4 walk-off win in eleven innings.  Arthur Navarette Jr. hit a one-out single to right field that brought in Jacob Reyes with the game-winning run.  Stan State defeated CSULA 8-1 in game two behind Rocco Gurrola's five-hit complete game victory.  The Golden Eagles took game three 5-4 in seven innings despite Jacob Baker hitting a three-run home run.  The Warriors lost the series finale 9-5.  Austin Sargent had three of the Warriors' nine hits and scored two runs.  For the weekend, Stan State hit. 272 with Reyes leading the way with his .750 average followed by Baker at .417 and Flavio Perez at .412. Gurrola and Zach Geiss picked up victories for the Warriors. 

WARRIORS IN REVIEW:  Stan State enters this weekend's series with 10-12 overall record and a 5-7 CCAA record.  The Warriors are hitting .282 as a team with a .419 slugging and .377 on-base percentages.  They have stolen 28 bases in 32 attempts while their opponents have only stolen nine bases in 19 attempts.  The Warriors have hit 41 doubles, six triples and 16 home runs.  Stan State's fielding percentage is .983 with 14 errors in 22 games.  Their team earned run average is 4.59 with 143 strikeouts and 82 walks in 194 innings pitched.

HITTERS:  Five Warriors are hitting over .300 with at least twenty-five at bats led by Ryan Leonesio's .358 average.  Luke Davies is next at .357 followed by Jacob Baker at .333, Arthur Navarette Jr. at .321 and Flavio Perez at .303. Baker leads the team with his 14 runs batted in and eight stolen bases.  Four Warriors have hit a team high three home runs in Luke Davies, JD Madrigal, Alex Solis, and Perez.  Solis leads the team with his nine doubles.  Robert Valdivia has hit a team leading two triples.  Navarette has scored a team leading 15 runs.

PITCHERS: With at least 22 innings pitched, Rocco Gurrola leads the pitching staff with his team low 2.79 earned run average. Gurrola has struck out a team high 25 batters with just five walks in 38.2 innings.  Cameron Rosen has 22 strikeouts and four walks while Zach Geiss has 13 strikeouts and just one walk.  Geiss is 3-0 while Caleb Bertoncini and Austin Balentine each are 2-1.  Gurrola is 2-2 after his complete game victory over the weekend.  Rosen has the Warriors' one save this season.

WALK-OFFS:  Already in the young season, Stan State has three walk-off victories.  The first came in the Warriors 3-2 victory in ten innings of Minnesota Crookston on Feb. 16.  Alex Solis had a lead-off double and was pinch ran for by Jackson Brooks who then went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Flavio Perez.  Brooks scored on an Arthur Navarette Jr. infield single to second base.  Their second walk-off win was in the night cap of Saturday's February 22 doubleheader with No. 20 CSUSB.  With one out, Perez and Luke Davies had back-to-back singles.  Danny Murphy pinch ran for Perez and scored on a Jonluke Goldman single up the middle.  Their latest one came in the Warriors' 5-4 eleven-inning victory over Cal State Los Angeles.  Navarette hit a walk-off single that brought in Jacob Reyes with the game-winning run in the eleventh inning. 

NATIONALLY RANKED:  As a team, the Warriors are fifth in the nation with their .986 fielding percentage.  Ryan Leonesio is tenth with his ten sacrifice hits.  Alex Solis is 18^th with his nine doubles and Flavio Perez is 32^nd with his eight doubles.      

CCAA:  As a team, Stan State is first in sacrifice hits (21) and fielding percentage (.986) and is tied for sixth with its six triples.  The Warriors are second with 28 stolen bases, 91 walks, and tied for second with 41 doubles.  Fifteen Warriors are in the top ten in several categories.  Danny Murphy is tied for third in sacrifice hits (3), tied for fourth in sacrifice flies (2), tied for fifth in hit by pitches (6), and tied for seventh in stolen bases (5). Jacob Baker is tied for second with seven hit by pitches, third with eight stolen bases, and tied for fifth with one triple.  Rocco Gurrola is tied for second with his one complete game, seventh with his 2.79 earned run average, and tied for ninth with two victories.  Tyler Van Dyk is fourth with his two sacrifice flies, tied for fifth with his one triple and tied for eighth with 13 walks.  Robert Valdivia is tied for first with two triples and tied for third with three sacrifice hits.  Ten Warriors in the top ten in one category:  Alex Solis (second, 8 doubles), Arthur Navarette Jr. (tied fifth, one triple), Jacob Reyes (tied fifth, one triple), JD Madrigal (tied for fourth, two sacrifice flies), Ryan Leonesio (tied for first, four sacrifice hits), Austin Balentine (tied ninth, two victories), Caleb Bertoncini (tied ninth, two victories), Zach Geiss (tied for third, three victories), and Noah Chelberg (tied for first, one save).  

FLOCOLLEGE/CCAA PITCHER OF THE WEEK:  On February 10 as announced by the office of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), Stan State's Rocco Gurrola was named the FloCollege/CCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week.  Gurrola struck out seven batters and walked no one in the Warriors' 10-2 victory over Saint Martin's on February 8. 

ALL-TIME LEADER:  Alex Solis is the Warriors' all-time leader with his 48 doubles in his career.  He is third with his 175 hits.  Solis is just two runs scored from moving into top ten and three runs batted in from moving into tenth. 

BAKER TIED FOR NINTH:  Jacob Baker is in a four-way tie for ninth place with his 34 career stolen bases.  He is three stolen bases from moving into seventh place on the Stan State top ten list.

PEREZ TIED FOR NINTH:  Flavio Perez's 15 career home runs places him in a four-way tie for ninth place on Stan State's top ten home run list.  He is ten runs batted in from moving into the top ten list in RBIs.

ALSO MOVING CLOSER:  Three Warriors in Austin Balentine, Ryan Leonesio, and Flavio Perez are moving closer to moving into the top ten lists at Stan State in the D2ERA.  Balentine is five victories away from moving into the top ten in the wins list as he is now 12-4 in his career.  With his 32 stolen bases, Leonesio is three from moving into the top ten in stolen bases. 
Perez has 13 career home runs and driven in 78 runs.  Those numbers place him one home runs and 12 runs batted in from moving into tenth.  

MULTIPLE:  Arthur Navarette Jr. has nine multiple-hit games while Alex Solis, Jacob Baker, Ryan Leonesio, and Robert Valdivia each have seven multiple-hit games.  Flavio Perez has four multiple-RBI games as does Jacob Baker. 

HITTING STREAK:  Flavio Perez has a 13-game hitting streak and a 17-game reached base safely streak heading into this week's four game series for Stan State at Cal State San Marcos. 

COUGARS:  Heading into its non-conference series finale with No. 1 Tampa, Cal State San Marcos 8-8 overall and 3-5 in the CCAA.  The Cougars lost two of the first three games to the Spartans 5-4 and 11-7 before taking game three 8-7 in eight innings.  They are hitting .261 as a team with a .445 slugging and .398 on-base percentages.  CSUSM has a .957 fielding percentage, and its pitching staff has a team earned run average of 5.11.  Three Cougars are hitting .300 or higher in Hayden Tregidga (.328) and Garrett Teunissen and Tyler Weaver each at .300.  Tregidga leads CSUSM with his five home runs, 18 runs batted in, and .603 slugging percentage.  Phoenix Sommay has scored a team high 19 runs and Teunissen has stolen a team leading six bases.  Spencer Anderson has a 2-0 record with a team low 2.96 earned run average and team leading 28 strikeouts and nine walks in 24.1 innings pitched.  Nolan Long has recorded both Cougars' two saves this season. 

ALL-TIME SERIES:  Stan State leads the all-time series with the Cougars 13-13 including winning four of the last seven meetings.  The two teams split the series last year in Turlock.  The Warriors won the first two games 8-4 and 5-1.  In their 8-4 victory, Ryan Leonesio was two-for-four with four runs batted in and Austin Balentine had a complete game victory.  Caleb Bertoncini pitched Stan State to a 5-1 victory in game two of the series.  He gave up just six hits and a run in nine innings.  Stan State lost the final two games 4-2 and 18-2.  The Warriors took two of the three games in April 2023 in San Marcos.  They won the series opener 4-3 but lost 2-0 and came back to win the series finale 15-8. In the series finale victory, Leonesio had a grand slam home run and Flavio Perez went three-for-five with three runs scored. 

CCAA SPORTS ON FLOCOLLEGE/BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING:  All CCAA events played at CCAA schools this season can be viewed on FloCollege. For fans eager to watch fall sports go to GoCCAA.org/FloCollege to pay $14.99 per month or $99.99 per year ($8.33/month). Additionally, those who use a .edu email from a CCAA member institution will be able to sign up at a discounted subscription price of $9.99 per month or $69.99 for the year ($5.83/month). Fans are encouraged to sign up using the CCAA Landing Page: GoCCAA.org/FloCollege on FloCollege to receive any discounts. Watch CCAA on FloCollege broadcasted events on your smart TV or mobile devices by downloading the FloCollege app available for Roku, FireTV, Apple TV, or for iOS and Android devices.  For all home Warrior baseball, men's and women's basketball games home CCAA softball games, Blue Chip Broadcasting will be calling the games on the CCAA Network and on www.bluechipbroadcasting.com.  Bryan Nelson will call Stan State men's basketball and baseball games.   Levi Flores will be calling the women's basketball and softball games. 

UP NEXT:  After Sunday's series finale in San Marcos, the Warriors will be off until March 28-30 when they host San Francisco State in a four-game series.  The series will begin with a 6:00 p.m. single game on Friday, March 28.  The two teams will be a 1:00 p.m. starting doubleheader on Saturday, March 29.  They will finish the series with a noon starting single game on Sunday, March 30.