Claire Sua-Amundson's 2025 Season Filled With Feats, Including 200th Win
To say the least, the 2025 season for Cal State East Bay Softball was memorable and historical, which was a testament to the leadership and coaching of Pioneers head coach Claire Sua-Amundson.
As the Pioneers hosted the 2025 NCAA Division II Softball West Regional last week, Sua-Amundson achieved her 200th career win as a head coach when East Bay defeated Sonoma State, 3-0 to open the regional. Her 200th win was not the only notable achievement for her in 2025.
- Sua-Amundson was named CCAA Coach of the Year after the Pioneers won the regular season conference championship.
- The program reached 40 wins for the first time since 1992.
- Seven Pioneers received All-CCAA recognition, most notably the CCAA Pitcher of the Year, Marissa Quintero.
- The awards for the Pioneers under Amundson's direction in 2025 did not stop at the conference level. Three Pioneers were named D2 CCA All-Region and two were named NFCA All-Region. Among the D2 CCA awards was Quintero being named West Region Pitcher of the Year.
Sua-Amundson's program can only go up from its phenomenal 2025 season with a strong group of returners expected for the 2026 season who have learned so much already from a coach who recently reached 200 wins.
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- Quintero, Toy and Garcia Garner D2 CCA All-West Region HonorsSAN DIEGO - The Division II Conference Commissions Association (D2 CCA) has announced its 2025 All-Region selections for softball. From Cal State East Bay, Marissa Quintero and Ashlee Toy were named D2 CCA All-West Region First Team selections, and Annelise Garcia was named to the Second Team. Quintero also received D2 CCA West Region Pitcher of the Year honors. These honors for the Pioneers are upon an outstanding season for the program, the first since 1992 with 40 wins.
- Pioneer Softball Season Concludes Saturday in NCAA West RegionalHAYWARD, Calif. — Cal State East Bay wrapped up its postseason run on Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Division II West Regional at Pioneer Softball Field, falling 6-2 to Western Washington in an elimination game for the Pioneers. A quick start with a first-inning home run from Alexa Zumstein gave the Pioneers early life, but a four-run fourth inning by the Vikings proved to be the difference. The loss marked the end of a successful 2025 campaign for the Pioneers, who finished 40-15 overall under 10th year head coach Claire Sua-Amundson.
- Pioneers Drop Early Game on Friday, But Respond With Win to Reach Saturday's NCAA West Regional FinalsHAYWARD, Calif. - Cal State East Bay softball delivered a resilient performance on Friday at Pioneer Softball Field, bouncing back from an extra-inning loss to open the day's NCAA Division II West Regional play with a crucial elimination game win later in the day. The Pioneers dropped a tightly contested 2-1 eight-inning battle to Western Washington in the morning but responded with a 3-1 victory over Concordia University Irvine in the afternoon, staying alive in the postseason and setting up a rematch with the Vikings on Saturday.
- Three-run Sixth Inning Propels Pioneers to Thursday Win in NCAA West RegionalHAYWARD, Calif. — Cal State East Bay capitalized on a clutch sixth-inning rally and a dominant outing from Marissa Quintero to shut out Sonoma State 3-0 on Thursday at Pioneer Softball Field in the NCAA Division II West Regional (Hayward Pod) opener.
- Quintero and Toy Named NFCA All-West RegionLOUISVILLE, Ky. - The National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) announced its 2025 regional awards on Thursday. From Cal State East Bay softball, Marissa Quintero and Ashlee Toy received NFCA All-West Region honors.
- Announcing the 2024-25 Cal State East Bay Athletic AwardsOn Sunday evening inside Pioneer Gymnasium, Cal State East Bay hosted its Pioneer Athletic Awards Banquet, for the first time named 'The Pios'. Student-athletes from Cal State East Bay were honored for athletic, academic and community impact. Men's soccer goalkeeper and 2024-25 SAAC President Kelekolio Mateo Jr. was the emcee for the special event.
