Since 2002, ESPN The Magazine has produced an annual Ultimate Standings guide, which measures all professional teams from the four major American sports leagues in a myriad of categories. Such categories include ownership, fan relations, and stadium experience. But perhaps the most imperative of the bunch, in regards to students, is affordability. Since the Kings and Lakers aren’t currently playing, and Los Angeles is still a few years away from landing an NFL team, the Dodgers, by default, will be… Read more

With issues at both the defense and offense for most of the season, the Matadors had finally found a bright spot in the long tumultuous year. After winning two of three games against UC Santa Barbara, the Cal State Northridge baseball team (20-27) improved its Big West Conference record to 3-12, taking its first league series victory of the season. CSUN head coach Matt Curtis stressed the fact that winning league series is difficult in and of itself, so a… Read more

A day after clinching their first Big West Conference series victory of the season, the Matadors could not keep the momentum going as tough pitching stifled the lineup. The bats could not break through UC Santa Barbara’s pitching as the Cal State Northridge baseball team (20-26, 3-12 Big West) dropped the series finale, 5-1, on Sunday at Matador Field. Gaucho Matthew Vedo, a last-minute replacement for starter Jesse Meaux who was scratched due to stiffness in his right shoulder, pitched… Read more

Two long home runs by the catchers and a dominant pitching performance has Cal State Northridge baseball in an unfamiliar place this season: a conference series victory. The Matadors (20-25, 3-11 Big West) took the first two games of a three-game Big West series against UC Santa Barbara at Matador Field, snapping a six-series losing streak dating back to March 19. “We feel good right now. We had a great week of preparation and like I said before, we’ve been… Read more

The sinking in the Big West Conference standings continues and time is an enemy at this point as the Cal State Northridge baseball team prepares for the final month of the season. A good start to a promising season with a new coaching staff has been recently marred by a funk that has been impossible to shake. The funk can best be characterized by inconsistent play on both sides of the ball as the Matadors have lost 17 of 22… Read more

Another Sunday loss and the Matadors are swept and brushed away by one more Big West Conference team. The Cal State Northridge baseball team dropped its sixth straight series by getting swept out of Dobbins Stadium at UC Davis as the Aggies took the series by winning the finale, 8-4, in the three-game weekend series. CSUN (18-25, 1-11 Big West) was playing catch up for the third straight game as the Aggies lead off the first inning after outfielder Scott… Read more

Struggles and inconsistency has been the story for the Matadors all season long. The pitching works on some days and the offense works on other days, but they do not seem to meet at any time. Coach Matt Curtis said before facing Cal Poly in a Big West Conference series two weeks ago that he would like to see both the offense and defense working in the same game. Not much has changed as the CSUN baseball team has failed… Read more

Losing it’s rubber-game against the University of the Pacific left the Matadors with a sour taste, especially after having a lead and blowing it in the fourth inning. “It’s frustrating. It was a five-run lead we needed to come out and throw strikes, quality strikes not just serve it up to them and pound hits,” CSUN infielder Tommy Simis said. “We just got to do a better job at pitching and defense because we can’t give up eight runs and… Read more

A weekend removed from being buried in their worst stretch of the season, the Matadors finally have something to smile about, at least for the time being. The CSUN baseball team (17-16, 0-3 Big West) has won the last two games by riding the arms of its pitching staff and just in time to take on the bulk of the Big West Conference. With all but two non-conference games left on the schedule, the Matadors will travel north to San… Read more