CAL STATE EAST BAY (25-20, 17-17 CCAA) at 2024 CCAA TOURNAMENT
May 1-4, 2024
San Marcos, Calif. | CSUSM Softball Field
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Game 1: #6 San Francisco State vs. #3 Cal State Dominguez Hills, Noon (elimination)
Game 2: #5 Cal State East Bay vs. #4 Cal State San Bernardino, 2:30 p.m. (elimination)
Game 3: #4 Seed vs. #1 Sonoma State, 10:30 a.m.
Game 4: #3 Seed vs. #2 Cal State San Marcos, 1 p.m.
Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3:30 p.m. (elimination)
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, Noon
Game 7: Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5, 2:30 p.m. (elimination)
Game 8: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 11 a.m.
Game 9: If Necessary (30 minutes after)
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OVERVIEW AND NOTES |
For the second time in three seasons, Cal State East Bay softball qualified for the CCAA Tournament. On Wednesday, the Pioneers take on Cal State San Bernardino in a single elimination game with a first pitch set for 2:30 p.m.
If the Pioneers win on Wednesday, they will play either Sonoma State or Cal State San Marcos on Thursday. Thursday's action begins with the four remaining teams and double elimination format.
Last week, CSUEB went 2-2 in the final series of the regular season against Stanislaus State. The win on Friday, in combination with two losses by Cal Poly Humboldt clinched a tournament spot for the Pioneers.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH |
Annelise Garcia – Jr. – UTL – Sacramento/Inderkum HS
Garcia hit .390 this season, fifth highest batting average in the conference and had 10 home runs.
Carrillo hit .298 this season with five home runs and nine doubles. She hit a home run last Saturday against Stanislaus State.
Marissa Quintero – Fr. – P – Whittier/Whittier HS
Quintero went 15-9 this season in the circle with 14 complete games and a 1.72 ERA with 99 strikeouts.
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ABOUT THE OPPONENT |
Cal State San Bernardino enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed and had the best team batting average overall this season among the CCAA teams of .312. Tereise Tosi has a .431 batting average, which was second highest in the regular season in the conference. Bri Goris led the CCAA in RBIs with 45.
On March 1, the Pioneers swept a doubleheader against the Coyotes, winning the opener 7-3, and the second game, 14-3 in five innings. The two teams were scheduled to meet the following day, but the doubleheader was canceled due to rain.
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