TURLOCK, Calif. — Stan State closes out the home portion of its regular season this weekend, hosting Cal State Dominguez Hills in a four-game CCAA series at Warrior Baseball Diamond. The series begins Friday, April 24 at 6 p.m. on Blue Chip Broadcasting Sponsor Night, continues with a Saturday doubleheader on April 25 at 1 p.m., and concludes Sunday, April 26 at 12 p.m. Senior Day festivities will take place prior to the finale with a ceremony scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

The Warriors remain in contention for a postseason berth in the five-team CCAA Baseball Championship Tournament, set for May 6–9 in San Bernardino, and will wrap up the regular season on the road at No. 11 Cal State Monterey Bay April 30–May 2.

Blue Chip Broadcasting Sponsor Night
Stan State will host Blue Chip Broadcasting Sponsor Night on Friday at 6 p.m. at Warrior Baseball Diamond. The Warriors would like to thank their sponsors for supporting live broadcasts throughout the year, including coverage of men's and women's basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball.

Special thanks to Crivelli Insurance, CUTS Steakhouse, Play It Again Sports, Katana Sushi, Modesto Subaru, InsureCAL, City Directory, Price Ford and KW Recovery Lab for their continued commitment to Stan State Athletics.

Senior Day
Sunday's finale will serve as Senior Day, with a pregame ceremony scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at Warrior Baseball Diamond. Stan State will honor Austin Balentine, AJ Carter, Shane Callison, Tyler Crudo, Adam Davies, Evan Fanconi, Zach Geiss, Rocco Gurrola, Korey Likens, Herman Luna, Bradley Morris, Arthur Navarette Jr., Chris Ortiz, Cole Pacheco, Eric Perez, Jacob Reyes, Cameron Rosen, Austin Sargent, Jared Sawyer and Chase Wilson.

The series will also mark Stan State's final home games of the 2026 season.

Warriors Update
Through 40 games, Stan State is batting .271 as a team with 351 hits, 73 doubles, seven triples and 33 home runs while scoring 222 runs. The Warriors carry a .414 slugging percentage and a .346 on-base percentage entering this weekend's CCAA series.

On the mound, Stan State owns a 5.66 team ERA with 229 strikeouts in 329 innings. Opponents are hitting .289 against Warrior pitching, and the defense has compiled a .954 fielding percentage.

Offensive Leaders
Kian Sanchez leads the team with a .432 batting average, recording 32 hits, six doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI. Zach Lewis has a team-high 49 hits and 12 doubles while batting .329, and AJ Carter is hitting .275 with 33 hits, three triples, three home runs and a team-high 26 RBI.

Mason Kelley is batting .277 with 38 hits, including eight doubles and a team-high four home runs, while driving in 26 runs. Chase Wilson has added 26 hits and 16 RBI, while Tyler Crudo has recorded 34 hits and 14 RBI. Chris Ortiz has contributed 26 hits, including a team-high 11 doubles, with 22 RBI.

Pitching Leaders
Austin Balentine leads the staff with a 6-4 record and a 4.75 ERA over 55 innings while striking out 37. Pierce Sailer has recorded a team-high five saves with a 3.41 ERA.  Eli Blurton has added two saves with a 4.76 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 22.2 innings, while Payton Hawkinson and AJ Victoravich have each recorded one save. Evan Fanconi is 3-0 with a 3.97 ERA in 22.2 innings, and Hawkinson has also struck out 28 batters in 45.2 innings of work.

Seeing Double
Stan State has recorded 92 multi-hit games this season, including 71 two-hit performances, 18 three-hit efforts and three four-hit games. Zach Lewis leads the team with 14 multi-hit games, including six three-hit performances and one four-hit game. Mason Kelley has added 11 multi-hit games, while Tyler Crudo has recorded 10.

Kian Sanchez has posted nine multi-hit performances, while AJ Carter and Chris Ortiz have each added eight. Chase Wilson has recorded seven multi-hit games, followed by Jacob Reyes with six. Korey Likens and Eric Perez have each contributed five multi-hit efforts.

Driving Them In
Stan State has recorded 49 multi-RBI games this season, including 31 two-RBI performances, 14 three-RBI games and four four-RBI efforts. AJ Carter leads the team with eight multi-RBI games, including two three-RBI performances.

Mason Kelley has added seven multi-RBI games, including three three-RBI efforts, while Kian Sanchez has recorded six multi-RBI performances. Zach Lewis and Chris Ortiz have each posted five multi-RBI games, with Ortiz recording two four-RBI efforts.

Eric Perez has contributed four multi-RBI games, while Chase Wilson has three. Jacob Reyes, Cameron Taylor and Tyler Crudo have each recorded two multi-RBI performances.

Streaks to Watch
Zach Lewis and Mason Kelley have each recorded a team-best 10-game hitting streak this season, while Kian Sanchez has added a nine-game streak. Kelley and Sanchez each enter the weekend with active four-game hitting streaks, while Eli Hancock carries a three-game streak.

Chris Ortiz leads the team with an active eight-game reached-base streak. Sanchez and Kelley have each reached base in four consecutive games, while Chase Wilson and Zach Lewis each carry two-game streaks.

Earlier this season, Sanchez posted a team-best 13-game reached-base streak, while Kelley, Tyler Crudo and Wilson each recorded 11-game streaks.

Warrior Record Book
Austin Balentine continues to climb the Stan State career record book, as he is now sixth all-time with 21 career wins and is tied for eighth in program history with 173 strikeouts alongside Nick Voumard. Louie Souza ranks fifth with 23 career wins, while Peter Maldonado sits seventh on the strikeouts list with 198.

Pierce Sailer has also moved up the Stan State single-season record book, as he is tied for eighth with five saves alongside Eric Cendejas and is one save away from moving into a tie for sixth. Sailer is also just one save away from moving into a six-way tie for eighth place on the program's career saves list.

CCAA Leaders
Stan State ranks among the CCAA leaders in several categories this season. The Warriors are first in saves, third in sacrifice hits, and rank fifth in both opponent batting average and doubles.
Individually, Austin Balentine ranks fifth in innings pitched and strikeouts looking, is tied for sixth in wins, and ranks ninth in both ERA and opponent batting average. Pierce Sailer is tied for first in the conference in saves.

Korey Likens is tied for third in sacrifice hits, while AJ Carter ranks fourth in triples. Zach Lewis is fourth in doubles, and Chris Ortiz is tied for fifth in doubles.

NCAA Leaders
Stan State ranks among the NCAA Division II leaders in several categories this season. As a staff, the Warriors are 31st in the nation in shutouts and 15th in walks allowed per nine innings.  Individually, Austin Balentine ranks 50th nationally in complete games, while Pierce Sailer is 29th in the nation in saves.

CCAA Standings
No. 11 Cal State Monterey Bay leads the CCAA standings with a 17-7 conference record and a 32-10 overall mark, riding a six-game winning streak. Cal Poly Pomona is second at 17-11 in conference play and 25-17 overall, followed by Cal State San Marcos (13-11, 26-13) and Cal State Los Angeles (15-13, 25-20).

Cal State San Bernardino (11-12, 19-21) and Cal State East Bay (11-13, 20-22) remain in the mix, while Chico State sits at 10-14 and 21-21 overall. Stan State enters the weekend at 9-14 in CCAA play and 18-22 overall, just ahead of Cal State Dominguez Hills at 8-16.

With eight games remaining in the regular season, all nine teams remain in contention for a spot in the five-team CCAA Baseball Championship Tournament, scheduled for May 6–9 in San Bernardino.

This Week in the CCAA
Conference play continues this weekend with key match-ups across the CCAA as teams battle for position heading into the final two weeks of the regular season. Stan State hosts Cal State Dominguez Hills in Turlock, while Cal State East Bay travels to Cal State San Bernardino and Cal State LA visits Cal State San Marcos.

No. 11 Cal State Monterey Bay heads to Chico State for a crucial four-game series, while Cal Poly Pomona steps out of conference play to face Westmont this weekend. All conference series begin Friday, continue with Saturday doubleheaders and conclude Sunday.

Cal Poly Pomona will be off from CCAA play this weekend, while Cal State LA will have a bye next weekend as the race for the conference tournament continues.

Scouting Cal State Dominguez Hills
Cal State Dominguez Hills enters the weekend at 16-21 overall and 8-16 in CCAA play, including a 7-9 mark on the road. The Toros are hitting .283 as a team with 343 hits, 65 doubles and 35 home runs while scoring 230 runs.

Nigel Buckley leads the lineup with a .383 batting average, eight home runs and 40 RBI, while Quinn Johnson is hitting .349 with a team-high nine home runs and 29 RBI. Tristan Usher has added eight home runs and 27 RBI, and Angel Cortez has driven in 22 runs.

On the mound, Cal State Dominguez Hills owns a 5.46 team ERA with 221 strikeouts in 304.2 innings.

Series History vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills
Cal State Dominguez Hills leads the all-time series 37-25 over Stan State since 2008. The Warriors hold a slight edge at home with a 14-13 record, while going 11-24 on the road in the series, including a 25-37 mark in CCAA play.

Stan State enters the weekend having won the most recent match-up, a 15-4 victory in Carson on March 2, 2025. In that win, the Warriors recorded 23 hits, led by Robert Valdivia, who went 4-for-6 with four RBI, and Arthur Navarette Jr., who went 5-for-5 with three runs scored. Valdivia is currently a member of the Stan State coaching staff, while Navarette Jr. is a returner on this year's roster.

The Warriors' last home win over the Toros came on February 25, 2024, a 5-4 walk-off victory in Turlock. Chris Catalano delivered the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth, while Robert Valdivia recorded three hits and an RBI. Austin Balentine, a current member of the Stan State roster, earned the win in relief.

The Toros have won seven of the last 10 meetings between the two programs dating back to 2023.

Stan State's largest margin of victory in the series was a 19-2 win on May 2, 2010, while the smallest margin of victory was a 5-4 decision on February 25, 2024. The two teams have combined for 295 runs in the series, averaging 4.76 runs per game.

Up Next
The Warriors then hit the road for a key CCAA series at No. 11 Cal State Monterey Bay beginning Thursday, April 30 at 3 p.m. in Seaside. The series continues with a Friday doubleheader at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. and concludes Saturday at 12 p.m., wrapping up the regular season.

All CCAA games will be available on FloCollege with live stats provided, while Stan State home games will also be broadcast on Blue Chip Broadcasting.