Teams from Cal State San Marcos advanced on two NCAA Division II playoff fronts Thursday.

The women’s golf team advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Championships by finishing sixth in the three-day qualifying tournament at the PGA National course at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

The seventh-ranked Cougars will play St. Mary’s of Texas in Friday’s quarterfinals. St. Mary’s finished third in the qualifying tournament, which was won by Wingate. St. Mary’s finished at 45-over-par as a team. CSUSM finished at 54-over-par.

Kiara Hernandez led CSUSM in the medal play tournament, tying for 22nd at 11-over-par. Abby Sickles tied for 39th at 16-over. Avery Foster tied for 42nd at 17-over. Carmella Carlisi (Del Mar) tied for 69th at 24-over.

Annika Yturralde (Steele Canyon High School) of Point Loma Nazarene tied for 31st at 14-over par.

The fourth-ranked CSUSM softball team (51-8) opened its NCAA Regionals action on campus with a 9-1 win over Hawaii Hilo (26-18). Third baseman Zoe Karam was 2-for-2 for the Cougars with a home run, two RBIs, two walks and two runs. Designated hitter Rae D’Amato was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run. Shortstop Jillian Albayati had a double in two at-bats with two walks and three runs scored. Pitcher Daleah Cardenas (19-2) allowed one run on four hits and no walks in six innings.

Baseball

Ryan Ruch (Patrick Henry High School) hit a walk-off RBI single to cap a three-run 11th Thursday evening to give eighth-ranked Point Loma Nazarene (45-10) a 14-13 victory over Cal Poly Pomona (30-25) in their opening game of the Division II NCAA Regionals at PLNU.

The host Sea Lions scored 12 runs over the final five innings, rallying to tie the game in the ninth, 10th and 11th before winning on Ruch’s game-winning hit.

Left fielder Tristan Moore was 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, three walks and three runs scored for the Sea Lions.

• Cal State University San Marcos (33-19) lost two games Thursday at the NCAA Regionals in Seaside and was eliminated. The Cougars lost to Northwest Nazarene 8-4 to open the series, then were beaten by 12th-ranked Cal State Monterey Bay 10-7.

Designated hitter Zech Samayoa hit a solo home run in the second game to finish with 23 home runs and a school-record 79 RBIs.

JC softball

Second-ranked Palomar College (42-2) was leading Santa Rosa College (25-19) 33-3 in the fourth inning in their California Community College Athletic Association state championships opening-round game at Bakersfield College.

The Comets had 29 hits. Alexis Huey (Poway High School) was 5-for-6 with a home run and seven RBIs. Ava Alvarez (Coastal Academy) was 2-for-2 with a home run and five RBIs. Taylor Armstrong (Oceanside High School) was 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBIs. Pinch-hitter Grace McNally (Ramona High School) was 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs. Aubrey Thorne (El Capitan High School) had a home run and four RBIs in her only at-bat.

• Cosumnes River College (28-18) scored five times in the top of the seventh to upset Mesa  College (30-14) in their opening game of the state championships. Shortstop Itzel Soto (Otay Ranch High School) hit a two-run home run and drew three walks for the Olympians, who play in the loser’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament Friday. First baseman Alexis Serrano (Mater Dei Catholic High School) was 2-for-3 with a walk.

JC baseball

Second-ranked Palomar College (39-5) hosts Santa Barbara City College (28-16) at 2 p.m. Friday in the opener of their best two-of-three Southern California Super Regionals. The series winner advances to next week’s 3C2A championships.