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[Women's Golf] British Columbia leading NAIA women's golf championships

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-17T20:33:39-06:00

GREENVILLE, Tenn. - The University of British Columbia holds a one-shot lead over Svannah College of Arts and Design after three rounds of the 2012 NAIA Women's Golf Championships at Link Hills Golf and Country Club.

British Columbia is in at 908 after three rounds, while Svannah is at 909.

[Softball] CSUSM lone A.I.I. team to win softball pool play opener

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-17T20:22:35-06:00

GULF SHORES, Ala. - California State University-San Marcos was the lone winner of three A.I.I. teams on Thursday in pool play action at the 2012 NAIA Softball National Championships.

Cortney Allen and Katie Wilkinson combined for a one-hit shutout as CSUSM downed Texas Wesleyan 10-0 in six innings.

[Men's Golf] Three A.I.I. teams qualify for NAIA men's national golf tournament

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-11T07:15:34-06:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the qualifiers for the 2012 NAIA Men's Golf National Championships. The 61st annual event will take place at Creekside Golf Club in Salem, Ore, May 22 - 25. First and second round pairings for the event will be announced Friday by 3 p.m. CDT.

The 156-player field is made up of 20 automatic qualifying schools who won their conference/independent/unaffiliated group tournaments, eight team at-large selections based on the final NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll, Corban (Ore.) (host berth) and 11 individual qualifiers.

[Baseball] CSUSM's Coleman named A.I.I. Player of the Year

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-11T07:13:30-06:00

California State University-San Marcos third baseman Austin Coleman has been named the Association of Independent Institution's Conference Baseball Player of the Year, his teammate, James Dykstra has been selected the Conference Pitcher of the Year by the league coaches.

Receiving A.I.I. Coach of the Year honors is Arizona Christian head coach Doyle Wilson.

[Baseball] Arizona Christian captures baseball crown

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-07T14:22:40-06:00

SAN MARCOS, Calif. - Arizona Christian University pulled off two victories Saturday to capture the Association of Independent Institutions Conference baseball crown.

The Firestorm earned a meeting in the championship game with a 6-4 win over Mayville State, and then avenged an earlier loss to Dakota State with a 9-2 victory to claim hold of the title handing DSU its second loss of the tournament.

[Softball] CSUSM Cougars capture A.I.I. softball championship

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-05T14:50:11-06:00

COLUMBUS, Ga. - California State University-San Marcos' Cortney Allen continued her mastery in the circle Saturday tossing a three-hit shutout and leading the Cougars to the 2012 Association of Independent Institutions softball championship with a 9-0 win over Thomas University.

Allen, the tournament's most valuable player, did not yield a walk and struck out seven in the complete game victory.

[Softball] CSUSM Cougars reach A.I.I. championship game

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-04T19:01:42-06:00

COLUMBUS, Ga - Top-seeded California State-San Marcos came out swinging Friday to reach the Association of Independent Institutions Conference Softball Championship with a 10-0 six-inning victory over the University of Houston-Victoria.

The Cougars (49-4) advance to Saturday's championship game, while UHV ( 39-7) will face tournament host Thomas University in an 11 a.m. elimination game Saturday for a right to meet CSUSM in the 1:30 p.m. title game.

[Baseball] Arizona Christian unbeaten in league tournament

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-04T05:40:57-06:00

SAN MARCOS, Calif. - Fifth-seeded Arizona Christian remains undefeated, while top-seed and host California State-San Marcos became the first team eliminated Thursday after the second day of the Association of Independent Institutions Conference Baseball Tournament.

CSUSM fell in its opening game 3-2 to sixth-seeded Dakota State and then was eliminated by second-seeded Jamestown College 9-7 on Thursday.

[Softball] CSUSM, UHV move on in winner's bracket

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-03T21:41:35-06:00

COLUMBUS, Ga - top-seeded California State-San Marcos and second-seeded University of Houston-Victoria advanced in the winner's bracket Thursday during the opening day of the Association of Independent Institutions Conference Softball Tournament at R.G. Jones Field.

CSUSM advanced with a 7-2 win over Dickinson State in a weather-delayed contest, while UHV fought off host Thomas 4-3 in 8 innings. CSUSM and UHV will meet Friday at 4 p.m. with the winner advancing to Saturday's championship game.

[Softball] CSUSM's Droneburg named A.I.I. Player of the Year

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-02T19:43:20-06:00

COLUMBUS, Ga. - California State University-San Marcos infielder Alyssa Droneburg has been named the Association of Independent Institution's Conference Softball Player of the Year and her teammate Cortney Allen has been named the Conference Pitcher of the Year, while theircoach, Dave Williams, has been named the A.I.I. Coach of the Year.

Droneburg, a senior from San Diego, Calif., compiled a .467 batting average this season in 51 games with a .927 slugging percentage and a .596 on-base percentage. She led her team with 56 RBI, 52 runs 18 home runs and 42 walks, while also banging out nine doubles.

[NAIA Independents] Arredondo and Stevens receive A.I.I. weekly honors

Paul Ebner — 2012-05-01T06:59:40-06:00

The University of Houston-Victoria's Brittany Arredondo and the Jamestown College's Mitch Stevens earned top honors in the Association of Independent Institutions this week as Arredondo has been named Female Athlete of the Week, while Stevens has been named the Male Athlete of the Week for the week of April 16-22.

Arredondo, a junior shortstop from Canyon Lake, Texas, helped carry the Jaguars to a 4-0 record over two NCAA Division I opponents as she compiled a .700 batting average, a .700 slugging percentage and a .769 on-base percentage. Going 7-for-10 at the plate, she collected five RBI and scored three runs while also drawing three walks in sweeps over Prairie View A&M and Houston Baptist.

[Softball] Thomas to host softball championships

Paul Ebner — 2012-04-27T07:09:35-06:00

Thomas University will play host to the 2012 Association of Independent Institutions Softball Championships set for May 3-5 in Columbus, Ga.

California State University-San Marcos and the University of Houston Victoria earned the top two seeds in the tournament that will be held at South Commons. Along with host Thomas, also in the field will be LSU-Alexandria, Jamestown College and Dickinson State.

[NAIA Independents] Johnson, Leavitt grab A.I.I. weekly honors

Paul Ebner — 2012-04-25T07:50:25-06:00

Jamestown College's DJ Johnson and Mayville State's Todd Leavitt earned top honors in the Association of Independent Institutions this week as Johnson has been named Female Athlete of the Week, while Leavitt has been named the Male Athlete of the Week for the week of April 16-22.

Johnson, a junior pitcher from Missoula, Mont., went 3-0 on the week in the circle to help propel Jamestown into the A.I.I. conference tournament. She worked 20 innings with a 2.80 ERA giving up 19 hits and three walks, while striking out 11 to improve to 11-2 on the season.

[Women's Golf] Victoria-BC defends women's golf title

Paul Ebner — 2012-04-24T10:20:08-06:00

PRESCOTT, Ariz. - With four players finishing in the top 10, the University of British Columbia successfully defended its its Association of Independent Institutions Conference women's golf title Monday with an 11-shot victory over California State University-San Marcos.

Alyssa Human and Kylie Barros tied for second to lead UBC to the title with a 601 team score after a final round 300. CSUSM, which took a one-shot lead into the final round over UBC, drifted back with a 312 to finish second with a 612.

[Men's Golf] Vctoria-BC edges Cal State-San Marcos for A.I.I. men's title

Paul Ebner — 2012-04-24T09:52:33-06:00

PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Victoria-British Columbia had to overcome a three-shot deficit int he final round Monday to successfully defend its Association of Independent Institutions Conference men's golf title with a one-shot victory over California State University-San Marcos.

CSUSM held a three-shot advantage over VBC going into the final round at the Antelope Hills Golf Course, but behind three strong individual finishes, VBC was able to overcome the deficit to edge out CSUSM 857 to 858.