TURLOCK, Calif.---  After a week off, Stan State returns to the diamond this weekend to host San Francisco State in a four-game series Warrior Field.  The series opener is set for this Friday, March 28 under the lights at 6:00 p.m.  This Saturday, March 29, the two teams will play a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader on Turlock Little League Day.  The series finale is set for this Sunday, March 30 at noon. 

LAST TIME: Stan State in its last series only played two games in a weather shortened series at Cal State San Marcos, March 16.  The Warriors lost 6-3 and 6-1 to the Cougars in a doubleheader that Sunday.  Three players hit over .300 in Flavio Perez (.333), Ryan Leonesio (.333), and Danny Murphy (.286).  Perez had three hits of which one was a double.  Cameron Rosen had a team low 3.38 in his 5.1 innings pitched. 

WARRIORS IN REVIEW:  Stan State enters this weekend with a 10-14 overall record including a 5-9 CCAA record.  The Warriors are hitting .274 as a team with a .406 slugging percentage and a .371 on-base percentage.  Their team earned run average is 4.76 and they have a .982 fielding percentage.  Stan State is 28-for-32 in stolen base attempts.  The Warrior's pitching staff has struck out 150 batters and walked 87 in 210 innings of work. 

HITTERS:  Eight Warriors are hitting over .275 in Jacob Reyes (.444), Ryan Leonesio (.356), Luke Davies (.324), Jacob Baker (.311), Flavio Perez (.306), Arthur Navarette Jr. (.301), Tyler Van Dyk (.280), and Alex Solis (.277).  Davies has a team leading .647 slugging percentage while Leonesio has a team high .466 on-base percentage.  Baker leads the team with his 15 runs batted in and eight stolen bases.  Perez has a team high 30 hits and is tied with Baker, Davies, Solis, and JD Madrigal each with three home runs.  Solis is tied with Perez each with nine doubles.  Robert Valdivia has a team leading three triples. 

PITCHERS: With at least 24 innings pitched, Rocco Gurrola has a team low 3.30 earned run average followed by Cameron Rosen with a 3.42 earned run average.  Zach Geiss is 3-0 with three pitchers recording two victories in Austin Balentine (2-2), Caleb Bertoncini (2-1), and Gurrola (2-3).  Noah Chelberg is 1-1 in his team leading ten appearances.  Rosen has Stan State's lone save while Gurrola has struck out a team high 28 batters.  Gurrola has 28 strikeouts and walked seven while Rosen has 25 strikeouts and six walks.  Geiss has 13 strikeouts with one walk while Balentine has 18 strikeouts and nine walks.  

WALK-OFFS: Stan State has three walk-off victories in its first 24 games. 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. 

TIED FOR FIRST IN THE NATION:  As a team, the Warriors and Seton Hill (Penn.) are tied for first in the nation with their .985 fielding percentage.  They are 14^th with their 21 sacrifice hits.  Rocco Gurrola is 32^nd with his 1.44 walks per nine inning average. 

CCAA:  As a team, Stan State is first in the CCAA with a .985 fielding percentage.  The Warriors are second with 21 sacrifice hits, third in least walks (87), and tied for fourth with six triples.  They are sixth in slugging percentage (.404), on-base percentage (.369), and stolen bases (28).  Ryan Leonesio is tied for second with his four sacrifice hits and tenth with his .466 on-base percentage.  Robert Valdivia is second with his three triples and Rocco Gurrola is third with his 43.2 innings pitched.  Gurrola is eighth with his 3.30 earned run average and Rosen is tenth with his 3.42 ERA.  Jacob Baker is tied for fifth with his eight stolen bases while Alex Solis and Flavio Perez each are tied for seventh with their nine doubles.  Zach Geiss is tied for tenth with his three victories.    

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 176 hits.  Solis is just one run 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 nine 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. 

MULTIPLE:  Arthur Navarette Jr. has nine multiple-hit games while Alex Solis and Ryan Leonesio each have eight.  Flavio Perez and Jacob Baker each have a team leading four multiple-RBI games. 

HITTING STREAK:  Flavio Perez has a 15-game hitting streak and a 19-game reached base safely streak heading into this week's four game series against SF State.  Tyler Van Dyk and Jacob Baker each have an eight-game reached base safely streak. 

GATORS:  After taking three out of four games from Cal State San Marcos, San Francisco State is 15-13 overall and 11-9 in the CCAA.  The Gators are hitting .328 as a team and have a 5.31 team earned run average.  Their slugging percentage is .522 with a .413 on-base percentage.  SF State's fielding percentage is .972.  Nicholas Allred is hitting a team high .373 followed by Daniel Murillo's .372 average.  Michael Cunningham has hit a team high 10 home runs with a team leading 10 doubles.  Cunningham leads SF State with his 32 runs batted in and, .693 slugging percentage, and eight stolen bases.  Murillo leads the team with his four triples, 42 hits, and 30 runs scored.  David Eichorn is 4-0 while Nathan Shinn is 4-2.  Eichorn has a team low 2.00 earned run average while Shinn has a team high 49 strikeouts.  Andrew Silva and Nick Bacura each lead SFSU with their two saves.   

ALL-TIME SERIES:  Stan State leads the all-time series with the Gators 42-27 since 2006. The Gators took three out of four games from the Warriors in San Francisco in 2024.  Stan State lost 12-11 in game one despite Flavio Perez going three-for-five with three runs scored, five runs batted in, a home run, and a double.  They lost game two 8-4 despite JD Madrigal and Perez going a combined six-for-eight, three runs batted in, a run scored, a double, and a stolen base.  Stan State won game three 8-7 behind Austin Balentine's six strikeouts in 6.1 innings pitched.  Patrick Sweeney got the save.  Alex Solis went three-for-six with a run batted in, two runs scored, a home run, and a double.  Stan State lost the series finale 3-0. The Warriors in 2023 in Turlock took three out of four games from SF State.  They won 8-2, 3-1, and 4-2 and lost 5-1 in seven innings. 

LITTLE LEAGUE DAY THIS SATURDAY:  Any youngster wearing their Little League baseball or softball jersey will be admitted into this Saturday, March 29's doubleheader for free.  First pitch for game one is 1:00 p.m. followed by game two at approximately 4:00 p.m.

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 against SF State, the Warriors will be in Pomona, Calif., for a four-game series with Cal Poly Pomona April 4-6.  They will return home April 11-13 for a four-game series with Sonoma State.