Team History

TEAM HISTORY CSUN BASEBALL HISTORY YEAR BY YEAR RECORDS OVERALL CONFERENCE YEAR W L T PCT W L T PCT PLACE POSTSEASON HEAD COACH 1959 3 10 0 .231 – – – – – – Phil Munroe 1960 16 9 0 .640 – – – – – – Phil Munroe 1961 15 19 0 .441 5 13 0 .278 – – Phil Munroe CALIFORNIA COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1962 13 20 3 .403 5 12 1 .306 5th – Stan Charnofsky 1963 14 18 1 .439 9 7 1 .559 4th – Stan Charnofsky 1964 17 18 1 .486 4 11 0 .267 6th – Stan Charnofsky 1965 21 17 0 .553 11 4 0 .733 1st Regional Runners-Up Stan Charnofsky 1966 15 26 2 .372 7 13 0 .350 5th – Stan Charnofsky 1967 19 18 0 .514 7 11 0 .389 5th – Bob Hiegert 1968 23 20 0 .535 7 14 0 .333 8th – Bob Hiegert 1969 31 17 1 .643 10 8 0 .556 2nd – Bob Hiegert 1970 41 21 0 .661 18 6 0 .750 1st NCAA Champions Bob Hiegert 1971 37 20 1 .647 20 3 0 .870 1st Regional Runners-Up Bob Hiegert 1972 43 20 0 .683 20 4 0 .833 1st NCAA Runners-Up Bob Hiegert 1973 34 16 0 .680 17 6 0 .739 1st Regional Runners-Up Bob Hiegert 1974 24 24 0 .500 11 10 0 .524 2nd – Bob Hiegert 1975 31 22 0 .585 10 6 0 .625 1st Sixth at the NCAA’s Bob Hiegert 1976 32 24 1 .570 10 8 0 .556 2nd Regional Runners-Up Bob Hiegert 1977 27 28 1 .491 6 6 0 .500 N/A Third at Regionals Bob Hiegert 1978 24 26 0 .480 8 4 0 .667 N/A – Bob Hiegert 1979 23 35 0 .397 9 14 0 .391 N/A – Bob Hiegert 1980 39 25 2 .606 17 13 0 .567 2nd West Region Runners-Up Bob Hiegert 1981 38 29 0 .567 17 13 0 .567 1st Third at the NCAA’s Bob Hiegert 1982 37 27 1 .577 18 12 0 .600 2nd Regional Runners-Up Bob Hiegert 1983 37 19 0 .661 20 10 0 .667 2nd – Bob Hiegert 1984 46 21 1 .684 20 10 0 .667 2nd NCAA Champions Bob Hiegert 1985 40 22 1 .643 19 11 0 .633 3rd – Terry Craven 1986 23 26 0 .469 14 15 0 .483 4th – Terry Craven 1987 37 22 0 .627 18 12 0 .600 2nd West Region Runners-Up Terry Craven 1988 22 33 0 .400 13 17 0 .433 6th – Terry Craven 1989 30 19 1 .610 16 12 1 .569 2nd – Bill Kernen 1990 39 22 0 .639 21 9 0 .700 T-1st NCAA Runners-Up Bill Kernen 1970 DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1984 DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 2 CSUN BASEBALL CSUN BASEBALL HISTORY YEAR BY YEAR RECORDS NCAA DIVISION I INDEPENDENT OVERALL CONFERENCE YEAR W L T PCT W L T PCT PLACE POSTSEASON HEAD COACH 1991 44 18 1 .706 – – – – – West II Region Runners-Up Bill Kernen 1992 38 16 1 .700 – – – – – 4th at Midwest Regional Bill Kernen WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 1993 36 20 0 .643 13 11 0 .542 T-2nd 3rd at West Regional Bill Kernen 1994 25 30 0 .455 12 12 0 .500 3rd – Bill Kernen 1995 28 29 0 .491 14 15 0 .483 3rd – Bill Kernen 1996 52 18 0 .743 21 9 0 .700 1st West Region Runners-Up Mike Batesole NCAA DIVISION I INDEPENDENT 1997 42 20 1 .675 – – – – – – Mike Batesole 1998 37 19 0 .661 – – – – – – Mike Batesole 1999 27 29 0 .482 – – – – – – Mike Batesole 2000 23 33 0 .411 – – – – – – Mike Batesole BIG WEST CONFERENCE 2001 34 22 0 .607 9 9 0 .500 4th – Mike Batesole 2002 41 17 0 .707 19 5 0 .792 1st 3rd at West Regional Mike Batesole 2003 14 42 0 .250 8 13 0 .381 T-5th – Steve Rousey 2004 19 38 0 .333 5 16 0 .238 T-7th – Steve Rousey 2005 18 36 1 .336 2 19 0 .095 8th – Steve Rousey 2006 26 30 0 .464 6 15 0 .285 8th – Steve Rousey 2007 15 41 0 .267 3 18 0 .142 8th – Steve Rousey 2008 24 32 0 .426 8 16 0 .333 7th – Steve Rousey 2009 24 32 0 .426 7 17 0 .291 8th – Steve Rousey 2010 29 27 0 .518 9 15 0 .346 T-7th – Steve Rousey 2011 23 33 0 .411 6 18 0 .250 9th – Matt Curtis 2012 23 30 0 .434 10 14 0 .417 T-6th – Matt Cuttis 2013 31 26 0 .544 15 12 0 .556 T-4th – Matt Curtis 2014 18 38 0 .321 6 18 0 .250 T-8th – Greg Moore 2015 33 24 0 .579 8 16 0 .333 8th – Greg Moore 2016 33 22 0 .600 11 13 0 .458 T-7th – Greg Moore 2017 26 29 0 .473 12 12 0 .500 4th – Greg Moore 2018 28 30 0 .483 13 11 0 .542 T-3rd – Greg Moore 2019 23 32 0 .418 9 15 0 .375 T-5th – Greg Moore 2020 10 5 0 .667 – – – – – – Dave Serrano Totals 1,735 1,511 21 .534 613 613 3 .500 10 Titles 2 NCAA Div. II Titles 10 Coaches 2002 BIG WEST CHAMPIONS 3 CSUN BASEBALL CSUN BASEBALL HISTORY COACHING HISTORY COACH YEARS OVERALL PCT CONFERENCE PCT CONF. TITLES Phil Munroe (1959-1961) 3 34-38-0 .472 5-13-0 .278 0 Stan Charnofsky (1962-1966) 5 80-99-7 .449 36-47-2 .435 1 Bob Hiegert (1967-1984) 18 586-412-8 .586 245-158-0 .608 6 Terry Craven (1985-1988) 4 122-103-1 .542 64-55-0 .538 0 Bill Kernen (1989-1995) 7 240-154-3 .608 76-59-1 .563 1 Mike Batesole (1996-2002) 7 256-158-1 .618 49-23-0 .680 2 Steve Rousey (2003-2010) 8 169-278-1 .378 48-129-0 .254 0 Matt Curtis (2011-2013) 3 77-89-0 .464 31-44-0 .413 0 Greg Moore (2014-2019) 6 161-175-0 .479 59-85-0 .410 0 Dave Serrano (2020-Current) 1 10-5 .667 – – 0 TOTALS 62 1735-1511-21 .534 613-613-3 .500 10 PHIL MUNROE (1959-61) STAN CHARNOFSKY (1962-66) BOB HIEGERT (1967-84) Munroe served as head coach through Charnofsky led the Matadors to their A CSUN alum, Hiegert returned to the the Matadors’ first three seasons from first ever conference title in 1965. Matadors after playing pro ball. He 1959 to 1961. Then known as San Valley State went 21-17 during that would go on to coach the Matadors for Fernando Valley State College, the magical season, winning the CCAA 18 seasons, leading the team to a pair Matadors earned their first win by after going 11-4 in league play. The of NCAA Division II National Champi- defeating UC Riverside in 1959. In his Matadors finished as regional run- onships in 1970 and 1984. second season, Munroe coached Valley ner-ups at the NCAA Tournament. State to its first ever winning season The Matadors captured six CCAA titles, with a 16-9 record. Five players were drafted under his five regional championships and 11 tenure including future Matador head postseason berths during his tenure. Munroe also coached the CSUN tennis coach Terry Craven and Major Leaguer Hiegert was honored with the NCAA Di- team from 1973 to 1980, and served as Paul Edmondson. vision II Coach of the Year award in his athletic director. final season in 1984. Hiegert is still the all-time winningest coach in Matador history with 586 career victories. TERRY CRAVEN (1985-88) The Matadors’ first All-American in team history (1965), Craven won 122 games during his tenure as head coach including 40 in 1985. In 1987, CSUN went 37-22 for a second-place finish in the CCAA. Craven led the Matadors to the NCAA Regionals that season, finishing as West Region runner-ups Craven also served as an assistant baseball and football coach at CSUN. 4 CSUN BASEBALL CSUN BASEBALL HISTORY COACHING HISTORY BILL KERNEN (1989-95) MIKE BATESOLE (1996-02) STEVE ROUSEY (2003-10) Along with posting 240 career victo- Batesole has the most wins in the Mat- Rousey took over as head coach in ries, Kernen’s Matadors advanced to adors’ Division I era with 256 victories. 2003 after working on the staff as an the 1990 NCAA Division II Champion- In Batesole’s first season, CSUN won assistant on the Matadors’ 2002 Big ships, finishing as runners-up. the Western Athletic Conference title, West Championship team. He spent posted a program-best 52 victories eight seasons at the helm, leading The 1990 West Region Coach of the and finished as NCAA West Region CSUN to 169 victories over that span. Year, Kernen coached the Matadors in runner-ups. their transition to the Division I level During his time at CSUN, Rousey in 1991. The Matadors advanced to the Batesole was named Collegiate Base- coached future Major Leaguers Kamer- NCAA Regionals as an independent in ball National Coach of the Year in 1998 on Loe, Leo Rosales and Chuckie Fick. their first season at the D-I level and following a 37-win campaign. Four finished as West Region runner-ups. years later, Batesole earned Big West Kernen would lead CSUN to the post- Coach of the Year honors after leading season again in 1992 and 1993. CSUN to a Big West Championship in just its second season in the league. MATT CURTIS (2011-13) GREG MOORE (2014-19) DAVE SERRANO (2020-) Curtis won 77 games in three seasons In his six years at the helm, Moore led A six-time NCAA Tournament head with the Matadors.

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