ARCATA — After a disastrous 1-4 trip to Carson last week, the Humboldt State softball team heads back out on the road for six games this weekend against the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes.

The Jacks (2-5) play a double header on Friday and another on Saturday with first pitches scheduled for 1 p.m. and 11 a.m. respectively.  The Friday and Saturday games will be the conference opening series for CSUSB.  The squads will play a non-conference doubleheader on Sunday that will not be counted.  First pitch on Sunday is set for 10 a.m.

Live Stats
All Lumberjack softball home games can be tracked online by using the Live Stats feature on hsujacks.com. Real time statistics, momentum tracker and other information are featured on the game viewer. The feature can be found at http://www.sidearmstats.com/humboldt/softball/.

Lumberjack Links
Following are links to more information on the Lumberjacks softball program:

Roster
Schedule
Statistics

Lumberjacks Notes
The Jacks are off to their worst start since they began the 1989 season with a 1-6 record. However that team went on to capture the NCAC crown with an 18-6 conference record. … The HSU offense has been led by a pair of freshman. Gia Hampton (.563 BA, 9 H, 1 RBI) is the CCAA's second-leading hitter and her nine hits are tied for fourth in the conference. Chrissy Stalf (.381 BA, 8 H, 2 2B, 1 RBI) is second on the team in hitting.  Courtney Hiatt, also a freshman, tops the squad with four RBI.  In the circle, Vaneza Hoover has a best ERA at 3.15 and Gracie Perez leads the squad with 16 strikeouts. … As a team the Jacks are hitting .243 (seventh in the CCAA), the team ERA is 3.47 (seventh in the CCAA) and the fielding percentage is .952 (eighth in the CCAA).

Cal State San Bernardino Notes
The Coyotes (0-2) have not played a game since Feb. 2, when they dropped a doubleheader to Cal Baptist (3-1 & 11-0).  They were at the rain-shortened Best of the West Invitational but did not get any games in. …Cal State San Bernardino finished the 2009 season in eighth place in the CCAA with a 13-19 league mark and 21-31 overall record. They return Ashley Collinwood, a second-team All-CCAA performer (.310 BA, 52 H, 12 2B, 6 HR, 28 RBI in 2009).   The Coyotes have been picked to finish fifth in the CCAA preseason poll.

Head-to-Head
The Jacks lead Cal State San Bernardino 32-12 in the all-time series. Last season HSU took four of six games from the Coyotes, including three of four CCAA tilts.

Head Coach Frank Cheek's Comments
“Last week we faced a team that was full of seniors and they took advantage of our youth and inexperience.  They were very savvy and knew how to use their experience to their benefit. … We are where we are now because I did not do my job in the Fall.  I worked with our freshmen and not our returners and it is showing now.  Most of our upperclassman are struggling because I didn't give them enough of my time. … We are making mistakes in the field that we shouldn't be making. … On the positive side, Hampton and Stalf have both been hitting well.  Hampton is very consistent and Ketteringham is there as well. Her speed keeps her on a very steady pace. … (Cal State) San Bernardino will be tough just because we are on the road.  Every team in this league is tough.”