Head coach Matt Curtis was not happy with happiness. Curtis was not banning his players from being happy altogether, but he was merely saying his players should not get happy with a simple victory, which he said is the tendency of the team. He added that hopefully the team will start to create a mentality of looking forward, preparing for the next thing and not worrying about wins or losses. “We’re going to have a good hard practice today, that’s… Read more

Ten is the number of defensive errors the Matadors committed in the first 13 games of the season while 12 is how many they recorded in the last four games. Errors were the story of the weekend for the Cal State Northridge baseball team (10-7, 0-0 Big West) as they compiled more errors than they had all season, all in just four games. Coach Matt Curtis was disappointed in the team’s defense and said one cannot expect to beat teams… Read more

Coach Matt Curtis said there is always a chance to bounce back and respond when a team beats you soundly. “It’s a great opportunity to answer back. We play 56 games and until you get to the end of the season, there’s always another opportunity to answer back,” Curtis said. That chance came quickly as the Matadors avenged their most lopsided loss of the season by beating Lamar University, 7-6, on Sunday in the fourth and final game of the… Read more

The Matador youngsters displayed what they can do given the right development and timely growth. Sophomore catcher Marty Bowen, who was playing designated hitter and freshman outfielder Miles Williams, provided the pop in the last game of a rain-filled weekend series against Valparaiso at Matador Field. The Cal State Northridge baseball team (5-3, 0-0 Big West) took the Monday series finale, 6-3, in a game that displayed a lot of pop in the offense. Bowen went 4-for-4 with four hits… Read more

Coach Matt Curtis said one cannot hang on a loss for too long because the team has to get back out to the field and play another game. “The first game was disappointing, but that’s the nice part about these double-headers is you don’t have to dwell on it overnight, you got to come right back out, you got to put it to bed and look forward to the next ballgame,” Curtis said. The first-year coach added he was not… Read more

The rain was not enough to keep the Matadors from pouring in run after run and defeating Valparaiso 13-4 in the continuation of Friday’s game that was suspended due to high precipitation at Matador Field. CSUN pitcher Ryan Juarez said it’s frustrating, but cited the team’s preparation as the reason for not letting the weather become a distraction. “It is hard to deal with, you know, tarp on and tarp off, waiting for the rain and all that stuff,” Juarez… Read more

Playing against every team with a serious attitude was a lesson learned. The Cal State Northridge baseball team got a lesson over the weekend against Seattle University on not taking certain teams lightly. “You never play a team and just sit there and think, ‘We swept them last year and we’re going to sweep them this year again.’ You never underestimate a team; always play the game like you’re supposed to play,” said pitcher Paul Tremlin, who pitched three innings… Read more

With runs in the first four innings, the Matadors bounced back from a humiliating 9-0 loss to Seattle University in a rain-filled second game of a double-header Saturday at Matador Field. The Cal State Northridge baseball team (2-1, 0-0 Big West) recorded five runs in the first inning and never looked back. Matador infielder Josh Goossen-Brown homered to left field after an Alex Muren doubled down the left field line that scored Ridge Carpenter. The score was 3-0 at this… Read more