LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 14 University of California San Diego softball team is set to play Cal State San Marcos in a California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) doubleheader on Wednesday, Mar. 4. The weekend is later highlighted by an exhibition contest against Team USA as part of the Stand Beside Her Tour and in preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. 
 
THE SCHEDULE 
vs. Cal State San Marcos
Wednesday, Mar. 4 • 4 p.m./6 p.m.
Triton Softball Field • La Jolla, Calif. 
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vs. Team USA (Exhibition)
Sunday, Mar. 8 • 3:30 p.m.
Bill Barber Park (DeAnna Manning Stadium) • Irvine, Calif.
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ATTENDING UC SAN DIEGO HOME GAMES
Admission is free to games at Triton Softball Field. There is parking available near the field in Hopkins Parking Structure, but be aware that parking permits are required seven days a week on campus.  For UC San Diego Parking information, click here or download the Parkmobile smartphone or web application.

FOLLOW ALONG FROM HOME
The Cal State San Marcos twin bill will be live streamed here. Live streams are free to view for the remainder of the regular season. Free live stats will be provided for all games and links for each game can be found here.
 
ABOUT NO. 14 UC SAN DIEGO
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 18-7
CCAA: 9-7
Home: 7-3
Away: 6-4
Neutral: 5-0
vs. Ranked Opponents: N/A
Streak: L1
Ranking: 14

ABOUT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS 
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall: 7-10
CCAA: 3-7
Home: 4-4
Away: 1-4
Neutral: 2-2
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: W2
Ranking: NR
 
ABOUT TEAM USA
Roster | Stand Beside Her Tour Stops
The 2020 USA Softball Women's National Team (WNT) has taken part in a series of competitions and training opportunites to get ready for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The "Stand Besider Her" Tour is an attempt to unite America and push communities to stand beside HER: WNT members, the United States and future generations of female athletes. Additionally, it will provide fans a chance to witness some of the best softball players in the nation as the game returns to the Olympics for the first time since 2008 (Beijing). 
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Tritons are 20-2 (.910) all time against the Cougars. Last season, UC San Diego won the regular season series 3-1. After dropping the first game, the blue and gold were victorious the rest of the way with three consecutive triumphs. During the series, Robyn Wampler threw her first collegiate no-hitter and Head Coach Patti Gerckens picked up her 750^th career win.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons split a CCAA four-game series with Cal State Monterey Bay on Feb. 28-29. Games one and four concluded in five-inning, run-rule decisions with the Tritons and Otters coming out on top once apiece.
 
Offensively, UC San Diego had three individuals bat over .300 including junior Sherriah Harrington (.400/4-10) and seniors Danica Kazakoff (.375/3-8) and Mikaila Reyes (.333/4-12). Kazakoff was responsible for a quarter of her team's runs scored (4). Reyes was especially effective in game one, as she went 2-for-3 with three of the team's six RBIs. The San Diego natives of Harrington and Reyes each contributed two doubles on the weekend and a total of 12 bases combined.
 
In the circle, junior Robyn Wampler was untouchable once again. In two appearances and 11 innings pitched, Wampler generated an ERA of 1.27, surrendering two earned runs on seven hits. She limited the Otters to a .175 batting average at the plate.
 
As a team, UC San Diego was 8-for-9 in stolen bases but left a total of 36 stranded.
 
LATEST NFCA TOP 25 COACHES POLL
The Tritons have bounced around the NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll this season. In the preseason poll, UC San Diego ranked sixth, it's highest ranking since taking over the No. 1 slot in 2012 after being crowned National Champion in 2011. In 2020, the team dropped to 18 on Feb. 19 and jumped back up to 14 on Feb. 26. An updated poll will be released on Wednesday. 

CCAA WEEKLY ACCOLADES
Robyn Wampler was named CCAA Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 25 for her impressive efforts against the Cougars and the Warriors. It was the junior's first time earning the weekly award this year and ninth time being recognized in her career. The lefty currently leads the conference in overall wins (10-2). To read more, click here.
 
STELLAR STREAK CONTINUES
Sherriah Harrington has reached base at least once in 16 consecutive games. Beginning Feb. 8, on day two of the Sonoma State CCAA series, the junior has found a way on base whether by walk, hit by pitch or a hit.
 
Last season, Keila Bosinger held the longest reached-base streak, which was snapped at 21 games.
 
SPEED ON THE BASE PATHS
Senior Danielle Stedman (13-15) and junior Isabel Lavrov (12-16) lead the team in stolen bases, both obtaining double digits nearly halfway through the 2020 campaign. Stedman has already matched her single season record (13), while Lavrov is one off from last year's personal best of 13.
 
LEADER BOARDS
UC San Diego sits in the top-10 in the nation in six different categories: sacrifice bunts (1^st/37), shutouts (5^th/7), stolen bases (6^th/50), hits (7th/198), doubles (8^th/37), and sacrifice flies (9^th/8).
 
Currently fourth in the CCAA standings (9-7), the Tritons rank second in ERA (1.80), fourth in fielding percentage (.967) and fifth in batting average (.304).
 
CCAA Standings | CCAA Statistics
 
MILESTONES UPON MILESTONE
Senior Alanna Phillips achieved career strikeout number 100 on Feb. 29 as she sent a CSU Monterey Bay Otter down swinging. In addition, Robyn Wampler collected her 400th career strikeout on Feb. 4 against Hawaii Pacific. The lefty now ranks fourth all-time at UC San Diego.
 
Seniors Danica Kazakoff (Feb. 4) and Mikaila Reyes (Feb. 14) have both reached 100 career hits as Tritons.

UCSDTRITONS.COM ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Junior Sherriah Harrington collected UC San Diego's Athlete of the Week honors on Feb. 17 as she led the Tritons offensively in a 2-2 split with Cal State Dominguez Hills. At the plate, Harrington recorded a team-high batting average of .667 through the four-game series. She went 6-for-9, with one home run and one double. She filled the stat sheet, tallying five RBIs, two runs, two stolen bases, two sac flies, and four walks. Harrington also posted a .667 on-base percentage and a slugging percentage of 1.111. The Chula Vista product played a perfect first base, committing zero errors with 45 putouts and one assist. 
 
NFCA TOP-50 PLAYER OF THE YEAR "WATCH LIST"
Keila Bosinger was named to the Schutt Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Year "Watch List" on Feb. 13. After exhibiting a phenomenal freshman campaign, Bosinger was one of 11 sophomores and one of four players from the CCAA to earn the distinction. In 2019, the Chula Vista native garnered All-CCAA First Team and D2CCA accolades as well as UC San Diego's Offensive Player of the Year. To read more, click here.
 
WAMPLER AND BOSINGER NAMED TO DESERT STINGER ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 
Robyn Wampler and Keila Bosinger garnered All-Tournament recognition for their efforts throughout the three-day Desert Stinger Tournament. Only two other individuals from the CCAA received the accolade including one from Cal State San Bernardino and another from Sonoma State. 

BOSINGER HONORED AS UCSDTRITONS.COM ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 
Keila Bosinger earned the title of UC San Diego Athlete of the Week (Feb. 3) for her performance at the Desert Stinger Tournament. Bosinger went 8-17 (.471), recording 11 RBIs. The Chula Vista native totaled 18 bases as a result of three home runs and one double. Among the highlights was a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth to secure a 6-1 victory over a competitive Oklahoma Baptist program. The outfielder generated a slugging percentage of 1.059 and an on-base percentage of .471, on top of garnering three runs and a stolen base. Bosinger was also perfect in the field.

2020 PRESEASON FAVORITES
The Tritons were picked to finish first in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) based on a preseason poll of the league's head coaches. UC San Diego earned 99 points in the poll and nine of 11 first-place votes. To view the full poll, click here. 

HEAD COACH PATTI GERCKENS 
Patti Gerckens enters her 28th season at the helm of the UC San Diego softball program in 2020. Over her 27-year career, Gerckens has collected an overall record of 776-610 (.560) with 12 30-win seasons in the last 13 years. The winningest coach in program history, Gerckens led the Tritons to the program's third and most recent National Championship appearance in 2019. The Tritons finished as national runners-up in her milestone 20th campaign in 2012 while 2011 brought UC San Diego softball its first national title. 

Gerckens was CCAA Coach of the Year in 2007, 2011 and 2019 and has garnered the NFCA's West Region Coaching Staff of the Year honor three times (2011, 2012, 2019) while in the head coaching position. For Gerckens' complete bio, click here.

WHAT'S NEXT
Following the Cal State San Marcos doubleheader on Wednesday and the exhibition game against Team USA on Sunday, the Tritons will hit the road to take on Cal State San Bernardino from Mar. 10-11. For UC San Diego's complete schedule, click here. 

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BIG WEST BOUND
UC San Diego is in its 20th and final year playing as an NCAA Division II team. In July of 2020, the entire athletics program will begin a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. At that time, all sports will be eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.

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About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country.  The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference.  UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent.  A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships.  In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.

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