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April 30 -- Baseball Closes Out Season with Rousing Late Inning Comeback
Cougar baseball finished its season in style on Wednesday, rallying for six runs in the final three innings to down San Diego Christian 10-8.
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April 26 -- Cougar Baseball Splits in Final Home Date of Season
In their final home games of the season, Cougar baseball split with Cal State San Bernardino, winning game one 5-3 before losing game two 13-7.
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April 25 -- Baseball Survives Late Rally, Earns Big 5-4 Win at San Bernardino
With just three games left in their season, Cougar baseball is doing all it can bolster its playoff resume.  On Friday, they earned a big win at NCAA opponent Cal State San Bernardino, holding on to take it 5-4.
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April 22 -- Winning Streak Over:  Baseball Loses to Biola
Back on February 12th, Cougar baseball traveled to Biola and got pounded by the Eagles 17-5. When the teams met on Tuesday at Mission Bay High, CSUSM put forth a much better effort – but couldn’t quite pull out the win, falling 5-3.  The loss snaps CSUSM’s nine-game winning streak, and deals a big blow to the squad’s playoff hopes. They are now 19-15 on the year.
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April 21 -- Baseball's Winning Streak at 9 after Two Blowouts over La Sierra
Cougar baseball continued to add to its postseason resume on Sunday, extending its winning streak to nine games with a pair of blowout victories over La Sierra.  CSUSM won game one 11-4, then took game two 19-4, improving their record to 19-14 on the season.
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April 8 -- Baseball Officially Rolling; Dismantling Dominguez-Hills 14-4
Cal State San Marcos baseball got its school-record 7th straight win on  Tuesday, dismantling Cal State Dominguez-Hills 14-4.
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April 5 -- Baseball Pounds Occidental 16-2
Cougar baseball continued to roll on Saturday, issuing a 16-2 pounding of Occidental College.  Tristan Gale led the way with a pair of homers.
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March 29 -- Austin Way is Pretty Much On Fire; Baseball Blasts Bethany 17-7
Cal State San Marcos Baseball crawled above .500 for the first time this season, improving to 15-14-1 with a 17-7 beating of Bethany on Saturday.  But that might not even be the biggest story, because Cougar DH Austin Way is putting up numbers that are hard to fathom.
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March 28 -- Way's Three Homers Help Baseball Survive Scare Against Bethany
Facing Bethany on Friday, DH Austin Way slugged three home runs in a game for the second time this week - and his Cougars held on to win its fourth straight game.  The slugfest, which was closer than it should have been, ended 16-13 in favor of San Marcos.
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March 25 -- Three in a Row:  Baseball Bests Point Loma to Extend Win Streak 
One day after a hard fought win against San Diego Christian in front of the home crowd, Cougar baseball went on the road and earned another one against Point Loma by a score of 6-4.
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March 24 -- Monday Night Baseball:  Cardiac Cougars Come Back to Down SDCC
In the first night game in Cal State San Marcos baseball history, the Cougars faced local rival San Diego Christian in front of the largest crowd of the season.  Under the lights at Escondido High, that crowd watched an extremely well-played game – and went home happy when the Cougars made a late comeback to win 6-5 in walk-off fashion.
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March 22 - Saturday Hit Parade:  Baseball Bashes Principia 24-3
After nearly upsetting #2 Azusa Pacific on Friday, Cougar baseball took out its frustrations on Principia College of Illinois, winning .  Austin Way led the barrage with 3 home runs and 8 RBI.
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March 21 -- The Slipper Nearly Fits:  Baseball Comes Up Just Short Against #2 Azusa Pacific
On a day in which #13 University of San Diego upset #4 University of Connecticut in basketball, Cal State San Marcos baseball tried to engage in a little March Madness of its own against #2 Azusa.  And for most of the game, it looked like the slipper might fit – with Azusa just barely holding off a furious Cougar comeback.  The game ended in an 11-8 loss for CSUSM.
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March 18 -- Master's Sweeps Cougar Baseball in Tightly-Played Double-Header
To borrow a term from March Madness, it was “heartbreak city” for Cougar baseball on Tuesday, as Master’s completed the season sweep by winning both halves of a double-header at Escondido High.  Game one ended 10-7, while a wild game two eventually ended 10-9 in extras.
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March 16 -- A Sunday Rout:  Cougar Baseball Crushes La Sierra
Playing in their first game of the season at San Marcos High, Cougar baseball took advantage of the friendly dimensions (for hitters) to score 27 runs in Sunday’s double-header sweep of La Sierra.  CSUSM won a 16-1 laugher in game one, and coasted to an 11-6 win in game two.
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March 14 -- Baseball's Comeback Bid Falls Short; Loses 11-8 to Chapman
Pitching and defense were in short supply at Chapman on Friday, as the Cougars were on the wrong end of an 11-8 slugfest.  CSUSM’s five errors led to three unearned runs, which proved to be the difference.
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March 11 -- Missed Opportunities Spell Tough 1-0 Loss for Baseball
In nine innings on Tuesday, Cal State San Marcos baseball allowed just three hits, committed no errors, and got seven hits of their own.  Given that, you’d assume the team cruised to a victory.  But the Cougars were snake bitten against Vanguard, missing out on numerous opportunities en route to a brutal 1-0 loss.
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March 7 -- Baseball Makes 9-Run Comeback, Earns Wild Tie with Cal Lutheran
Today’s match-up with Cal Lutheran marked a couple firsts for Cal State San Marcos baseball. 
  In the program’s two-year history, Friday’s game was the first to end in a tie, as the Cougars and Kingsmen played to an 11-11 draw in the nearly four-hour contest.  It also marked the largest comeback ever for Cal State San Marcos. 
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March 6 -- Cougar Baseball Blows Late Lead, Fails in Bid to Upset Chapman
Facing the #1 ranked team in NCAA Division III, Cougar baseball looked poised to pull the upset – but a late-inning bullpen hiccup thwarted the upset bid, and CSUSM fell 4-3.
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March 4 -- Cougar Baseball Wins 13-Inning Thriller
In what was a tense, tightly-contested contest, the CSUSM baseball traveled to San Diego Christian on Tuesday, and emerged victorious in their first extra-innings game of the season.  A 13th-inning rally propelled the Cougars to the 6-3 win.
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Feb. 26 -- Baseball Defeats Vanguard 12-5
Jason Hinton, Jared Suwyn, and Terry Moritz all tallied three hits, and Steve Triolo was solid on the mound as the Cougars cruised to a 12-5 victory over Vanguard on Tuesday.
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Feb. 20 -- Cougar Baseball Loses Wild One to #13 Cal Baptist
On the road against the #13 team in the nation, Cougar baseball took a lead into the bottom of the seventh - but couldn’t hold it, eventually losing a wild 15-11 affair.  The loss drops CSUSM to 6-8 on the season.
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Feb. 17 -- Cougar Baseball Sweeps Patten in Exciting Double-Header
Great weather, lots of drama, great individual performances, and two Cal State San Marcos victories.  What more could you ask for from an afternoon of baseball?
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Feb. 14 -- Baseball Falls Just Short in Comeback Bid, Loses 4-3 to #13 Cal Baptist
It was heartbreak for Cougar baseball on Thursday, as the squad braved the elements to travel to #13 Cal Baptist, only to see their late comeback come up just short.  CSUSM lost 4-3, falling to 3-7 on the season, while Cal Baptist improves to 9-4.
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Feb. 12 -- Cougar Baseball Routed by Biola
It was a rough day in Biola for CSUSM Baseball, as the Cougars were defeated 17-6 by the hard-hitting Eagles.
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Feb. 6 -- Baseball Falls 10-3 to UCSD
Facing the team ranked #15 in NCAA Division II Baseball, Cal State San Marcos fell to UCSD on Wednesday by a score of 10-3.
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Feb. 5 -- Cougar Baseball Downs Vanguard for Second Time
Austin Way was 3-for-5, Jared Suwyn was 3-for-4, and Cal State San Marcos baseball is now 2-for-2 against Point Loma this season.  On Wednesday, the Cougars traveled to Point Loma and downed the Lancers 8-5, a week after beating them 9-2.
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Feb. 2 -- Cougar Baseball Splits Home Opener with Vanguard; Triolo Outstanding
It was a successful home opener for Cougar baseball, as CSUSM (2-4) split with perennially-tough Vanguard University (1-1). While the Cougars fell 8-3 in game one, they rode an outstanding performance by pitcher Steve Triolo to a 1-0 game two victory.
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Jan. 31 -- Cougar Baseball Loses 10-3 to Concordia
After Cougar Baseball’s big 9-2 win over Point Loma on Wednesday, the squad fell by the same margin to Concordia on Friday, losing 10-3.  The loss drops CSUSM to 1-3 on the season, and brings Concordia up to 1-1.
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Jan. 29 -- Cougar Baseball Gets First Win of Season, 9-2 over Point Loma
Last year, CSUSM baseball didn’t notch its first win until its ninth game.  This time around, Coach Dennis Pugh and Co. didn’t have to wait nearly that long.
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Jan. 26 -- Cougar Baseball Drops Pair of Close Games in Season Opener
In what became the team’s opening day after a rainout earlier in the week, Cougar baseball fought valiantly but fell to Master’s in both games of Saturday’s double-header.  Master’s won game one 4-2 on the strength of four early runs, and came back late to steal game two by a score of 3-2.
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Jan.  21 -- Baseball Road Opener Canceled
Due to bad weather, Cougar baseball's opening games at Westmont have been canceled.  Please see the schedule for the team's most updated schedule. 

 

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CSUSM Athletic Department General Facts

Head Coach:
Dennis Pugh
Overall Record:
18-23
Record at School:
18-23
Baseball Office Phone:
(760) 750-7104
Assistant Coaches:
Pat Hause, Rudy Rodriguez, Ken So
Home Facility:
San Marcos High School
Last Season's Overall Record:
18-23
National Affiliation:
NAIA
Sport History:
After an 0-7 start in its inaugural 2007 season, Cal State San Marcos baseball righted the ship, posting a winning record over the remainder of the year and finishing 18-23.  Under the leadership of Coach Dennis Pugh, expect great things from Cougar baseball sooner rather than later.