ARCATA — With rain forcing the rescheduling of six games earlier in the year season, this week the Jacks had planned to host the first 10 of 14 consecutive home games.   But, inclement weather has forced the postponement of the weeks first four games and threatens the rest.

The Jacks (16-19, 5-11 CCAA) were to play Monday and Tuesday against California Collegiate Athletic Association opponent San Francisco State to make up for rainouts on Feb. 26 and 27.  The series has been postponed due to weather and no make-up date had been announced. 

On Wednesday, Notre Dame de Namur will be in town to make up a doubleheader that was rained out on Feb. 28.  First pitch has been moved back to 2 p.m. and the game will be played at McKinleyville High School.

Then over the weekend CCAA foe Cal State East Bay travels north for a twin doubleheader.  On Friday the teams are scheduled to square off in a 1 p.m. start.  On Saturday the squads wrap up the series with an 11 a.m. first pitch.

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Head-to-Head
The Jacks lead San Francisco State 94-24 in the all-time series. The teams met in the Best of the West Tournament on Feb. 5 with the Lumberjacks taking a 6-2 decision.  The first meeting was in 1972 and HSU got the better of the Gators 11-7.  As members of the CCAA the Jacks have taken 11-of-12 conference matchups, the lone loss coming last season, a 3-1 final at San Francisco. … Notre Dame de Namur defeated the Jacks twice in 2008, but HSU has taken the other 22 games that these teams have played.  The teams first meeting was in 1990 with the Jacks winning 11-1 and most recently HSU won both games last year 8-2 and 8-1. … HSU hold a 66-25 lead in the all-time series with Cal State East Bay.  The two first met in the 1968 season, the Lumberjacks first year fielding a team.  CSUEB was known then as Cal State Hayward and the team split the two games.  The teams have been in three conferences together.  The Golden State Conference, the Northern California Athletic Association and now the CCAA.  The last meeting was in 2002 and the Jacks took a 5-0 win.  HSU and the Pioneers met on Sunday in the Championship game of the Mizuno Tournament of Champions' Bronze Bracket.  The Jacks defeated CSUEB 8-0 in six innings.

Lumberjacks Notes
The Jacks went 3-4 last week at the Mizuno Tournament of Champions in Turlock.  They dropped their first four games of the tournament, but finished with three successive wins to capture the Bronze Bracket Championship.  HSU is in eighth place in the CCAA. … The Lumberjack offense is led freshman Chrissy Stalf (.363 BA, 41 H, 16 R, 9 2B, 2 HR, 25 RBI) and junior Nikki Ketteringham (.343 BA, 37 H, 20 R, 6 2B, 3 3B, 9 RBI, 3-3 SB). In the circle, freshman Vaneza Hoover has a team best 2.29 ERA with 67 strikeouts in 110.0 innings.  She has an 8-9 record in 18 starts and 20 total appearances.  Gracie Perez, a senior, has a 6-6 record and a 2.76 ERA.  She has 79 strikeouts in 83.2 innings. … As a team, the Jacks are hitting .288 (third in the CCAA), the team ERA is 2.96 (fifth in the CCAA) and the fielding percentage is .960 (seventh in the CCAA).

San Francisco State Notes
The Gators (14-17, 9-7 CCAA) are in fourth place in the CCAA.  Last week they went 2-4 at the Mizuno Tournament of Champions with wins over Hawai'i Hilo and Chaminade. … The SFSU offense is led by Karolyn Gubbine (.375 BA, 36 H, 11 R, 4 2B, 2HR, 10 RBI, 6-6 SB), Alyssa Esquibel (.284 BA, 23 H, 3 HR, 14 RBI) and Jessica Delgado (.281 BA, 18 H, 4 HR, 13 RBI). … In the circle, Ashley Jackson has a 7-6 record with a 3.09 ERA in 70.1 innings and has struck out 70 batters. … The team is hitting .257 (eighth in the CCAA), its ERA is 3.28 (eighth in the CCAA) and its fielding percentage is .970 (first in the CCAA). ... The Gators are led by Christina Byrne who is in her third year at SFSU.

Notre Dame de Namur Notes
The Argonauts are 8-21 overall, 6-14 in the PacWest Conference. ... Offensively NDNU is led by Mary Ortega (.364 BA, 28 H, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 4-6 SB) and Robin Araujo (.288 BA, 21 H, 8 RBI). Sammy McConvey has a 2-7 record with a 2.44 ERA in 80.1 innings. … The Argonauts are led by head coach Steve Rianda who is in his seventh year at the helm of NDNU.

Cal State East Bay Notes
The Pioneers (10-20, 5-15 CCAA) are in ninth place in the conference.  Last week at the Mizuno T of C they went 3-5 and fell to the Lumberjacks 8-0 in six innings in the Bronze Bracket Championship game. … CSUEB is led by Sarah Davini (.313 BA, 20 H, 16 R, 4 2b, 6 RBI, 4-6 SB), Emily Montanez (.289 BA, 24 H, 13 RBI) and Nicole Freiberg (.284 BA, 25 H, 6 R, 5 2B).  Rachelle Boone is the squads top run producer with 15 RBI.  In the circle, Catherine Schorn has a 4.39 ERA and a 7-9 record in 13 starts and 24 total appearances. … The Pioneers are hitting .240 (last in the CCAA), their ERA is 4.19 (ninth in the CCAA) and they are fielding at a .956 clip (eighth in the CCAA). ... Barbara Price leads the Pioneers in her fourth season at the helm of the team.

Assistant Head Coach Shelli Maher-Sarchett's Comments
“Since Saturday afternoon the girls spirits have been very high.  With every game they are gaining more and more confidence in themselves and their teammates.” … “They are excited about the wins (at the Tournament of Champions) and want to keep going and winning.” … “The postponement (of the San Francisco State) series was something we kind of knew was coming, so that is not going to affect us.  We are looking forward to playing Notre Dame (de Namur) and (CSU) East Bay if the weather holds this weekend.” … “We started to see some good hitting and clutch hitting over the weekend and want to build on that success as we continue with our conference schedule.”