RIVERSIDE, Calif. (May 7, 2015) — For the second year in a row, California Baptist University has won the PacWest Commissioner's Cup by a good cushion, according to an announcement by the PacWest Conference today.

Since joining the conference during the 2011-12 season and winning their first Commissioner's Cup, the Lancers have won the Cup three times, becoming the first program to do so. CBU is also just the second school to take home back-to-back awards after claiming the Cup last year and has never finished outside of the top two in the standings.

"Winning the Commissioner's Cup for the third time in four years is a big accomplished for our student athletes, coaches and staff members," said Director of Athletics Dr. Micah Parker. "We've had to continue to improve as a department because the PacWest has become so much stronger than when we won this for the first time four years ago. This accomplishment reflects the hard work of our coaches who are recruiting the right student athletes for CBU and then developing them each year. I'm proud to work with so many people who want to Honor Christ through excellence in athletics."

CBU ended the winter in the top spot in the race for the Cup, leading rival Azusa Pacific by .429 of a point (12.429 to 12.000) heading into the spring. In the last standings, the Lancers had increased their lead to almost a full point, 12.611 to 11.677, after capturing their third PacWest conference title in women's golf by a dominant 34 strokes. With the conclusion of both baseball and softball's regular seasons, CBU finishes the year with a score of 12.682, towering over the Cougars' 11.091 mark.

The PacWest Commissioner's Cup was established in 2007-08 to honor the athletic program with the best overall performance in that academic year. The competition is based upon average finish in PacWest sports. Each school's points are totaled and then divided by the number of PacWest athletic programs it offers, giving an overall average finish for the school. Since not every team in the conference sponsors the same sports, the PacWest Commissioner's Cup Standings are based upon average finish instead of point totals. Each school's points are totaled and then divided by the number of PacWest athletic programs it offers, giving an overall average finish for the school.