CSUN shows no mercy to Holy Cross

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Junior third baseman Nolan Bumstead, #5, runs to third base after hitting a home run in the bottom of Wednesday’s game against Holy Cross on March 8, 2017. Bumstead’s homerun brought the Matadors to a lead of 2-0. Photo Credit: Anthony Martinez/The Sundial

Kendall Faulkner

The CSUN men’s baseball team took a 10-5 win against the Holy Cross Crusaders Wednesday, March 8 at Matador Field.

Matadors third basemen Nolan Bumstead hit a two-run homer to left center field to give CSUN a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second.  A RBI sac fly ended the inning, scoring one more run, Matadors led by 3-0.

In the fourth, CSUN’s first basemen Kevin Riley hit a three-run homer to left center giving the Matadors an 8-1 lead.

The Crusaders tried to catch up but were unable to.

Matadors play a four-game home series against Purdue this weekend. The first game will be Friday, March 10 at 2 p.m.