Northridge has had a knack of getting on the scoreboard early at Matador Field but Friday was an exception. The Matadors (22-25, 9-10 Big West) allowed UC Davis (23-28, 9-10) to build up a nine-run lead through the first four innings en route to a 9-5 conference loss. CSUN waited until it was plenty behind to even tally its first hit of the day in the bottom half of the fourth inning. Starting pitcher Alex Muren gave up nine runs… Read more

CSUN only came away with six Big West Conference wins in head coach Matt Curtis’ inaugural season last year. This year, with nine conference games remaining, the Matadors (20-23, 7-8 Big West) have already passed their 2011 mark and are in the mix to make a move for double figures in the win column. “We have to go in trying to win every series if not every game,” said freshman Ryan Raslowsky. “We know we’re better than all these teams… Read more

CSUN looked to have the advantage heading into the series over UC Riverside and quickly showed its dominance taking the first two games of the weekend for the series win, beginning with a 8-7 victory in 10 innings. The offense provided the runs while the pitching managed to stave off a Highlander comeback in the first meeting then shut down UCR’s lineup in Saturday’s matchup in a 7-3 win. On Saturday, CSUN’s Jerry Keel turned in another impressive outing with… Read more

The Matadors have to like their chances heading into a series against a team that’s ranked lower than they are in the Big West Conference. Northridge (18-22, 5-7 Big West) has already faced the top four ranked teams in the conference and will next face the seventh-ranked UC Riverside (14-24, 4-8) this weekend at Cunningham Stadium. The Matadors have avoided sweeps against all the top teams so far this season and even stole the series against third-ranked Cal Poly. CSUN… Read more

Since conference play started, the Matador offense has kept up with what the best the Big West Conference has to offer. After a series win over then-ranked Cal Poly and only needing one big inning to take the series from Long Beach State, CSUN is in the hunt for post-season play. Last season, the Matadors (18-22, 5-7 Big West) only mustered up a 6-18 conference record in head coach Matt Curtis’ inaugural season and are only two wins away from… Read more

Entering the second game of the Matadors’ home series against Long Beach State, CSUN was 3-0 when Jerry Keel is on the mound against a Big West Conference opponent this season. Four hours and 13 minutes later, CSUN improved its record to 4-0 with Keel on the hill. With multiple lead changes and 12 innings of baseball, the Matadors prevailed 6-5 after a Long Beach State throwing error to third base brought home Nate Ring for the walk-off run Saturday… Read more

Heading into Friday’s game, the visiting Long Beach State Dirtbags had only managed to hit one ball beyond the outfield walls this year. But they hadn’t played at Matador Field. With the walls 325-feet away down the line, a three-run dinger by LBSU’s Juan Avila made all the difference as the CSUN bats were unable to keep up with the Dirtbags and fell 8-2. “Bottom line was (Long Beach) outplayed us today,” CSUN head coach Matt Curtis said. “They swung… Read more

CSUN’s bats are hot after a 5-2 non-conference victory over CSU Bakersfield Tuesday. CSUN (17-20, 4-5 Big West) will need the hot hitting to continue if it plans on scoring runs against the Dirtbags, who notched their second shutout of 2012 in their last outing at USC. Long Beach State (19-19, 9-3) has used its pitching to earn six consecutive series victories and travels to Northridge for a three-game series this weekend. LSBU has three starting pitchers with ERAs below… Read more

The Matador bats came out swinging and hit three home runs, but defense was the unsung hero of Tuesday afternoon’s 5-2 victory over Cal State Bakersfield at Matador Field. Matador Harley Holt faced off against Scott Brattvet in what appeared to be a pitcher’s duel at the beginning. In the top of the first, Holt got two quick outs before the Roadrunners began sprinting and scored a run with a mix of singles and walks. That was the only score… Read more