Home for the first time in more than two weeks, the Matadors gave their crowd one exciting sixth inning, but not much else in a 10-6 non-conference loss to Loyola Marymount Tuesday afternoon at Matador Field. It was ugly for CSUN from the very beginning and for most of the afternoon. Hosting a game for the first time since a 10-8 loss to Rhode Island on March 14, the Matadors (12-16) fell behind 5-0 in the first inning as the… Read more

The Matadors (7-24, 2-1 Big West) led from wire to wire Monday afternoon at Bill Simoni Field and held off Pacific (21-13, 1-2) in the ninth inning to take a 5-4 win, claiming a Big West Conference-opening three-game road series 2-1. CSUN opened up the final game of the set with a three-run first inning. Right fielder Madeline Sale homered on the first Matador at-bat and Crystal Maas had a two-RBI single off a Tiger fielding error as CSUN got… Read more

Miles William’s two-run homer in the third inning was the highlight of the afternoon for the Matadors, who salvaged the last game of a three-game series at Cal State Fullerton Sunday and beat the Titans 5-1. Williams’ home run was part of a four-run third for CSUN (12-15, 1-2 Big West), which dropped games Friday and Saturday at Goodwin Field before coming through in the final outing against the No. 13 Titans (17-10, 2-1). Down 1-0, the Matadors’ big offensive… Read more

The Matadors’ third winning streak of the season came to a violent halt Thursday night at BYU. Behind a dominant first set, the Cougars set the tone for the night and swept CSUN 25-10, 25-20, 25-20 at Smith Fieldhouse. CSUN (10-14, 6-11 MPSF) came into the night winner of two straight games and on a hot hitting streak that saw them hit a combined .341 during two wins against Hawai’i last weekend, but against the Cougars (19-5, 15-4), CSUN could… Read more

The last three weeks haven’t exactly spelled success for the Matadors. Losers of three of four home games during the weekend of March 9-11, CSUN hoped a three-game series at Matador Diamond against New Mexico the following weekend would bring in some much-needed wins as it prepares for the start of Big West Conference play on Saturday. Instead, rain prevented the games from being played. With a two-week repose under their belts, the Matadors hit the road for a doubleheader… Read more

Rhode Island rode the comeback train once again to sweep a two-game series from the Matadors (8-9) at Matador Field. One day after making a late push to defeat CSUN 5-4, the Rams were back at it Wednesday afternoon, using an explosion of offense in the seventh and eighth innings to down the Matadors 10-8. CSUN led 4-3 until the top of the seventh, where – despite being down to its last out – Rhode Island scored three runs thanks… Read more

Following a 7-3 Friday loss in which the Matadors gave up seven consecutive unanswered runs, CSUN head coach Matt Curtis had a lengthy chat with his team, particularly about defensive mistakes. The Matadors had only one error, but recorded six wild pitches, making their comeback attempt an all-afternoon uphill battle they eventually lost. “We had a pretty big talk about (the mistakes),” CSUN left fielder Nate Ring said. Curtis’ words evidently drove the defensive message home about as much as… Read more