THE SCHEDULE
Game 29
vs. Hawaii Pacific (15-11, 7-9 PacWest)
Friday, March 27 • 11:00 a.m.
Pedretti Sports Complex Fields • Turlock
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Game 30
vs. Chaminade (7-23, 6-14 PacWest)
Friday, March 27 • 1:15 p.m.
Pedretti Sports Complex Fields • Turlock
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Game 31
vs. Dominican (5-18, 4-12 PacWest)
Friday, March 27 • 6:00 p.m.
Pedretti Sports Complex Fields • Turlock
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Game 32
vs. Western Washington (14-10, 7-5 GNAC)
Saturday, March 28 • 10:00 a.m.
Turlock Regional Sports Complex Fields • Turlock
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Game 33
vs. Notre Dame de Namur (14-17, 9-1 PacWest)
Saturday, March 28 • 1:30 p.m.
Pedretti Sports Complex Fields • Turlock
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Games 34 & 35
TBD
Sunday, March 29 • TBD
TBD • Turlock
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UCSD is 16-12 on the season with a 9-11 mark in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) after dropping four contests to Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson. The Tritons will head up to Turlock this weekend to compete in the 14th annual Tournament of Champions. UCSD is set to face Hawaii Pacific, Chaminade and Dominican on Friday before playing Western Washington and Notre Dame de Namur on Saturday.

GOING LIVE
Live stats are available for a majority of UCSD's games, including all home contests at Triton Softball Field, and all this weekend in Turlock. Fans can access live coverage for home and away dates from the UCSD schedule page.

SCHEDULE OUTLOOK
The Tritons opened the 2015 campaign with 12-straight games at Triton Softball Field. UCSD has 24 games scheduled in La Jolla with the last series listed on April 24-25 against Cal State San Bernardino. After traveling to Cal State Stanislaus, Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State Dominguez Hills, the Tritons still have series against Chico State and Cal State East Bay on the road in conference play. UCSD travels to Turlock for the Tournament of Champions this weekend. The 2015 CCAA Championship will be held May 1-3 in Stockton. Check out the full schedule by clicking here.

GERCKENS EARNS 600TH WIN
Triton head coach Patti Gerckens, in her 23rd season in charge, earned her milestone 600th career win with a doubleheader sweep against San Francisco State on Friday, Feb. 13. UCSD won the opener, 4-1, and the Tritons' 5-3 victory in game two helped Gerckens accomplish the feat. Already the winningest head coach in program history, Gerckens has led the Tritons to 10 NCAA postseason berths, six CCAA Championship appearances, one CCAA Championship title in 2012 and a national championship in 2011.

2015 CCAA STANDINGS
UCSD began conference play with a four-game series sweep over SF State at Triton Softball Field, then traveled to Turlock where it took three of four against Cal State Stanislaus. The Tritons lost their first series taking just one of four from No. 3 Cal State Monterey Bay in Seaside, then dropped three of four at home against Sonoma State. Most recently, the Tritons traveled to Carson where Cal State Dominguez Hills pulled off a four-game series sweep. UCSD's 9-11 record puts them in seventh place in the CCAA standings. Sonoma State sits in first place with a league record of 14-5 and CSUMB and Humboldt State are close behind at 14-6.

1. Sonoma State: 14-5, 22-7
T-2. Cal State Monterey Bay: 14-6, 23-6
T-2. Humboldt State: 14-6, 21-10
4. Chico State: 13-7, 16-8
5. Cal State Dominguez Hills: 12-8, 14-13
6. Cal State San Bernardino: 9-10, 17-15
7. UC San Diego: 9-11, 16-12
8. Cal State East Bay: 8-12, 15-13
T-9. Cal State Stanislaus: 3-17, 9-19
T-9. San Francisco State: 3-17, 6-20

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Among all CCAA teams, UCSD ranks:
Offensively
4. Triples (3)
5. Stolen bases (31)
6. Strikeouts (101)
T-8. Doubles (29)
8. Home runs (12)
9. Runs (90)
9. Hits (185)
9. RBI (84)
9. Walks (62)
9. AVG (.267)
9. OBP (.329)
9. SLG (.369)

Pitching
3. ERA (2.56)
3. Hits (182)
3. Runs (90)
3. Earned runs (68)
7. Strikeouts (88)
9. Walks (100)

SCHNEIDER'S STREAK
Sophomore Emma Schneider has both the Tritons' longest active hitting streak and on base streak. The catcher and first baseman has reached base in seven straight games, while recording a hit in five straight. Her hitting streak is tied for the second longest on the team this season. Junior outfielder Taylor Abeyta had the longest hitting streak this season with six games. Abeyta also had the longest on base streak this season with 19 straight games, ending on March 6 in game two against Sonoma State.

STELLAR PITCHING
UCSD is off to an impressive start in the circle this season. The team currently ranks third in the CCAA with a 2.56 ERA. Additionally, two of UCSD's pitchers rank among the top 5 players in the CCAA in ERA. Alexis Edwards sits in fourth place with a 2.43 ERA, and Hannah Duarte is in fifth with a 2.50 ERA. The Triton pitching staff has allowed 67 earned runs in 28 games, while recording 88 strikeouts and four total shutouts.

WALK THIS WAY
Lead off hitter McKenna Clewett has amassed 14 walks so far this season, which leads the Tritons. Clewett's 14 walks also set a career-high for the junior shortstop. Her previous record was 10, which she set last year.

CLEARING THE FENCE
Three Tritons are tied for first on the team in home runs. Freshman outfielder Kelsi Maday first took the top spot after she hit her third homer of the year in game two on Feb. 16 against Adelphi. Sophomore catcher and first baseman Emma Schneider tied the record this past weekend as she hit a home run in each game of Sunday's doubleheader against Cal State Dominguez Hills. Junior shortstop McKenna Clewett is the most recent Triton to reach the top spot as she led off game one on Monday with a solo shot. Freshman catcher Lauren Sanders is fourth on the team with two, both of which she hit on Feb. 7 in game two against St. Martin's. Additonally, Kendall Woken has one home run on the year after hitting a grand slam on Feb. 21 in game one against Cal State Stanislaus.

SANDERS SLUGGING
Freshman Lauren Sanders currently leads the team in five hitting categories: batting average (.353), slugging percentage (.515), on base percentage (.404), hits (24), and sacrifice flies (3). The Oakdale native also holds the second spot in doubles (5).

SAVING THE DAY
Senior pitcher Mo Omori has accumulated four saves through 16 games, putting her in a five-way tie for first place on UCSD's single-season list. Omori is on pace for nine saves in the regular season, which would not only set a new single-season record, but would tie assistant coach Camille Gaito's first place all-time record of nine.

DUARTE STRIKES OUT PERSONAL RECORD
Junior right-handed pitcher Hannah Duarte has surpassed her season-high strikeouts record with 43 on the season. Duarte's previous record was 13, which she set in 2014 with 19 appearances. Duarte, who is second on the team with a 2.50 ERA, sports a 3.85 strikeouts per 7 innings pitched.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Six Tritons sport a perfect fielding percentage in 2015: Ashley Chestnut, Kelsi Maday, Taylor Abeyta, Kristin George, Mo Omori and Emily Sklencar. Combined, the six have made 198 putouts and account for 27 assists.

SHUT IT DOWN
The Tritons are second in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) with four shutouts this season. UCSD recorded its first of the season on Feb. 7 in game one against St. Martin's. Hannah Duarte started giving up just three hits in five innings of work, and Mo Omori completed the game with two perfect innings as the Tritons won, 3-0. Duarte then completed her first game en route to the Tritons second shutout in game one against San Francisco State on Feb. 14. The Long Beach native narrowly missed tossing a no-hitter. She finished the game giving up only one hit in five innings of work as the Tritons dismantled the Gators, 8-0. The entire UCSD pitching staff came together to help blank San Francisco State in game two on Feb. 14. Junior lefty Alexis Edwards got the start in the circle and allowed just four runners on base in four innings. Omori came in to relieve Edwards in the fifth for another perfect outing. The senior went 1.2 innings without allowing a single hit. Duarte then sealed up the shutout, going the final 1.1 innings and giving up just one walk as UCSD completed the four-game series sweep against San Francisco State with a 1-0 win. Against Cal State Stanislaus, UCSD recovered from a 6-1 loss that ended its 11 game win streak to blank the Warriors 5-0 on two one-run doubles from Kristin George and Taylor Abeyta, a two-run homer from McKenna Clewett and a sacrifice fly from Kelsi Maday.

TRITON NOTES
The Tritons will be tested with their first neutral-site matchups in Turlock this weekend ... UCSD is 12-4 at home this season ... Head coach Patti Gerckens earned her 600th career win after the doubleheader sweep of San Francisco State on Friday, Feb. 13 ... After dropping their season opener, the Tritons won 11 straight games, the longest streak since winning 14 in a row over the span of the 2011 and 2012 seasons, and the longest single-season streak since 2001 ... UCSD, who was picked to finish fourth in the CCAA, is currently in sixth place in the conference with a 9-11 mark ... On Feb. 16 against Adelphi, senior Mo Omori picked up her fourth save of the season to tie the UCSD's single-season record ... Alexis Edwards broke into UCSD's single-season list in 2014 with 32 appearances was good for ninth place and 19 wins put her in sixth on the single-season wins list ... Edwards also sits in 10th place on UCSD's all-time strikeouts list with 123 ... The Tritons welcome 10 newcomers to the 2015 squad, including two transfers: Taylor Abeyta (Penn State) and Kristin George (Palomar College) ... The Tritons have 16 California natives on their roster, with Kendall Baker (Berthoud, Colo.) being the only player from out of state ... The Tritons have three local players on the roster: Taylor Abeyta (San Diego/Mt. Carmel HS), McKenna Clewett (Escondido/Orange Glen HS) and Emma Schneider (Carlsbad/Carlsbad HS).

OMORI AND SANDERS EARN WEEKLY HONORS
Senior pitcher Mo Omori and freshman catcher Lauren Sanders were named CCAA Softball Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, for the week of Feb. 2-8. Omori shined in the circle in UCSD's opening week, making five appearances in six games with two starts. In Omori's 16 innings, she has given up just two runs, only one of which was earned, while striking out seven batters. With her performance in the first week, Omori picked up two wins of the season with an ERA of 0.44. Sanders was also a huge part in UCSD's 5-1. In the second game of the series against SMU, Sanders led off the second inning by hitting the first home run of 2015 on a deep shot over the center field fence, putting UCSD up 1-0. She came up big again for the Tritons in the sixth with her second homer of the night to give the Tritons the 3-2 victory. Sanders went 6-for-11 against the Saints with three RBI, two home runs and a walk. The Tritons picked up three player of the week honors in 2014 and Edwards was UCSD's only pitcher of the week honoree last season.

WHO'S BACK, WHO'S NOT SNAPSHOT
UCSD is coming off a 34-18 overall season while finishing third in the CCAA with a 20-10 mark. The Tritons made their eighth DII NCAA postseason appearance, where they were eliminated from West Regional after losses to Dixie State, 5-3, and Central Washington, 10-1. Head coach Patti Gerckens, going into her 23rd season leading the Tritons, welcomes back the seven players, including Daktronics All-West Region Second Team selection and All-CCAA First Team honoree Alexis Edwards and All-CCAA Second Team member McKenna Clewett. Edwards compiled a 19-10 record and a 2.12 ERA in 168.1 innings last year while leading the Tritons in ERA (2.12), opposing batting average (.230), wins (19), innings pitched (168.1), strikeouts (80) and appearances (32). Clewett finished the 2014 season hitting .372, good for second on the team and scored 27 runs, hit one home run and tallied 25 RBI in 52 games.

HEAD COACH PATTI GERCKENS
Patti Gerckens is in her 23rd season in charge at UCSD. The winningest head coach in program history, Gerckens has led the Tritons to four straight NCAA postseason berths, beginning with back-to-back school-record 45-win seasons and appearances in the Division II championship game, the first of which brought UCSD its first softball title in 2011. The Tritons finished as national runners-up in her milestone 20th campaign in 2012. Gerckens has amassed an overall record of 609-511 (.546), with eight straight 30-win seasons among 10 total. The Tritons have gone 449-335 (.569) in 14 years since Gerckens guided the team's transition from Division III to Division II in 2001, including 269-189 (.587) as a member of the ultra-competitive CCAA, widely considered the best Division II conference in the country. Gerckens has led UCSD softball to 10 NCAA postseason appearances, with eight at the Division II level. UCSD is 21-16 (.568) in the NCAA Division II Championship. Since taking over the team in 1993, 26 of Gerckens' players have combined for 50 All-West Region selections. Thirty-four of her players have earned All-CCAA honors since 2001. She has also coached four All-Americans. Two of her players have earned CCAA Freshman of the Year honors and two Tritons have won CCAA Player or Pitcher of the Year during her tenure. A native of Old Tappan, N.J., Gerckens graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in health and physical education. She was a four-year starter at second base for the Tar Heels and also played for the New Jersey Blue Jays of the Amateur Softball Association for nine years, winning a championship in 1992.

ABOUT THE SHARKS
Hawaii Pacific enters the weekend with an 15-11 overall record and a 7-9 mark in the PacWest. Like UCSD, HPU was picked to finish fourth in the conference. The Sharks return star outfielder Keila Elderts, who was named a 2015 Preseason All-PacWest Team member. The senior led the team in at bats (136), runs (38), hits (48), triples (5), total bases (61) and stolen bases (17) in 2014. So far in 2015, senior infielder Dorian Acierto leads the Sharks in batting average (.333), at bats (66), runs (17), hits (22), doubles (6), home runs (4) and slugging percentage (.667)

SERIES HISTORY
The Tritons and the Sharks are all squared at 7-7 in the overall series. The two squads met at the 2014 Tournament of Champions, where UCSD took a 3-0 win. Left-handed pitcher Alexis Edwards completed her first game shutout, giving up just four hits and struck out two.

ABOUT THE SILVERSWORDS
The Silverswords, who enter this weekend at 7-23 overall, with a 6-14 record in the PacWest, were selected to finish seventh in the conference. Chaminade returned 17 letterwinners, including six field starters and all four pitchers, from last year's squad. Senior infielder Aja Keyes leads the squad in at bats (99), hits (29), runs (14), doubles (5) and triples (1).

SERIES HISTORY
UCSD holds an 8-2 record over over Chaminade. The two met last year at the Tournament of Champions where the Tritons scored nine unanswered runs in the final 3.5 innings to comeback and beat Chaminade, 9-5.

ABOUT THE PENGUINS
Dominican enters the 2015 Tournament of champions with a 5-18 overall record and a 4-12 mark in the PacWest. Catlyn Cavender has an impressive team-high seven home runs on the season, while boasting a .727 slugging percentage. Cavender also leads the Penguins in RBI (18) and total bases (48). Katelyn Harden leads Dominican in batting average (.383) and doubles (5) while just one run behind the team leader with 23.

SERIES HISTORY
UCSD holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series against Dominican. In their last meeting, the Tritons dropped a tough game as the Penguins plated three runs in the sixth inning to win, 5-4.

ABOUT THE VIKINGS
Wesetern Washington is 14-10 overal and 7-5 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC). After narrowling missing out on the West Regional of the NCAA Championship, the Vikings return six starting position players, two of the top three pitchers and13 total letter winners. Among those returners is standout Alexie Levin, who was the GNAC Player of the Year and earned first-team all-region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and second-team all-region status from Daktronics after hitting .424 in 2014 and setting school records for home runs (10) and RBI (47).

SERIES HISTORY
The Vikings hold a 4-1 lead in the all-time series. The last time the two squads meet was in the 2012 Tournament of Champions. In the top of the seventh, the Vikings scored on back-to-back two-out doubles to take the 1-0 win.

ABOUT THE ARGONAUTS
Notre Dame de Namur comes into this weekend with a 14-17 overall record while boasting a 9-7 mark in the PacWest. Alessand Giannavola leads the Argonauts with a .418 batting average, 98 at bats, 19 runs and 41 hits. Toni Cardoza holds the top spot in RBI with 17 and Breanna Young has a team best .518 slugging percentage.

SERIES HISTORY
UCSD holds a 6-1 record against NDNU. In their last meeting, the Tritons scored three runs in the final two frames to win 7-4 at the 2014 Tournament of Champions.

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