CAL STATE EAST BAY (29-22) at NCAA DIVISION II WEST REGIONAL 1
May 9-11, 2024
Bellingham, Wash. | Viking Field
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BELLINGHAM POD TOURNAMENT CENTRAL | BRACKET | PRINTABLE REGIONAL BRACKETS2024 NCAA West Region Softball Championships
Thursday, May 9
Game 1 – No. 1 Western Washington vs. No. 8 Azusa Pacific, 12 pm
Game 2 – No. 4 Cal State San Marcos vs. No. 5 Cal State East Bay, 2:30 pm
Friday, May 10
Game 3 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 10 am
Game 4 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 12:30 pm (elimination game)
Game 5 – Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 3:00 pm (elimination game)
Saturday, May 11
Game 6 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 12 pm
Game 7 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6, 2:30 pm (if necessary)
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OVERVIEW AND NOTES |
For the first time as a CCAA member, Cal State East Bay softball will play in the NCAA Division II Softball Regionals. The Pioneers are coming off a 2024 CCAA Tournament in which they made a run to the Championship Game, which perhaps bolstered their consideration for the at-large berth awarded.
The 5th-seeded Pioneers will compete in a double elimination regional, which includes Cal State San Marcos, top-seeded Western Washington and No. 8 seed Azusa Pacific. The NCAA postseason journey begins Thursday in Bellingham, Washington with a familiar matchup against the region's No. 4 seed CSUSM.
The team to win the regional advances to next week's super regional against the winner of West Regional 2 (hosted by No. 2 seed Northwest Nazarene).
NCAA Division II West Regional 2 takes place in Nampa, Idaho includes NNU, Concordia University Irvine, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Saint Martin's.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH |
Annelise Garcia – Jr. – UTL – Sacramento/Inderkum HS
Garcia was a CCAA All-Tournament selection and was on the CCAA First Team. She had six hits in the CCAA Tournament, including an RBI triple in an elimination game against Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Cuellar hit a key home run in the CCAA Tournament opener against Sonoma State. She was named to the CCAA All-Tourament Team
Ashlee Toy – Jr. – P – Lodi/Cosumnes River College
Toy has played two important roles this season for the Pioneers. An All-CCAA Honorable Mention selection, Toy pitched 21.0 innings in the circle during the CCAA Tournament and had nine strikeouts and allowed four earned runs. With the bat, she had four hits with three runs scored and one RBI. She also was named to the CCAA All-Tournament Team.
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ABOUT THE REGIONAL OPPONENTS |
Cal State San Marcos (35-20) is a very familiar opponent to the Pioneers, as Thursday's matchup will be the eighth between the two teams. CSUSM has a 4-3 advantage this season combining the regular season and the CCAA Tournament. The Pioneers staved off elimination in the first game on Championship Saturday in the CCAA Tournament with a 4-2 win, but lost the winner-take-all rematch later in the day, 6-2 to the Cougars.
Also in the bracket are the host team and No. 1 seed Western Washington (42-7) and the No. 8 seed Azusa Pacific (30-19), who will meet each other on Thursday at noon to open the regional. With the double elimination format, the Pioneers will face either WWU or APU on Friday, as the matchup will depend on all of Thursday's results.
The Pioneers did not face WWU this season, but split two separate games against APU. Western Washington is ranked No. 13 in the latest NFCA Division II Poll.
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