Matadors Host Dirtbags in Big West Conference Opener
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MARCH 27, 2014 CONTACT: KEVIN STRAUSS PHONE: 818.677.3860 // FAX: 818.677.4950 E-MAIL: [email protected] SCHEDULE 2014 & RESULTS OVERALL: 11-14 BIG WEST: 0-0 MATADORS HOST DIRTBAGS IN BIG Feb. 14 @ Bethune-Cookman L, 2-1 Feb. 15 @ Bethune-Cookman W, 2-1 (11) WEST CONFERENCE OPENER Feb. 16 @ Bethune-Cookman W, 2-0 Feb. 18 @ #12 UCLA L, 7-1 Feb. 21 Seattle University L, 4-2 MATADOR BASEBALL THIS WEEK: Feb. 22 Seattle University (G1) W, 14-4 Feb. 22 Seattle University (G2) W, 4-3 GAMES #26-28 Feb. 23 Seattle University L, 4-2 Feb. 27 Washington State W, 3-2 (10) Mar. 2 Washington State (G1) L, 1-0 Mar. 2 Washington State (G2) W, 1-0 (7) Mar. 4 @ Bakersfield L, 3-1 Mar. 5 @ Loyola Marymount L, 12-11 (13) Mar. 7 @ #20 Sam Houston State L, 6-0 VS. Mar. 8 @ #20 Sam Houston State L, 2-1 Mar. 9 @ #20 Sam Houston State L, 3-2 (13) Mar. 10 Utah Valley W, 7-1 Mar. 11 San Diego State L, 12-0 NORTHRIDGE MATADORS Mar. 13 West Virginia L, 5-4 (11-14, 0-0 BIG WEST) Mar. 14 West Virginia W, 4-2 VS. Mar. 15 West Virginia L, 14-11 LONG BEACH STATE DIRTBAGS Mar. 18 Bakersfield L, 3-2 (11-12, 0-0 BIG WEST) Mar. 19 Stony Brook W, 1-0 Mar. 24 Washington State W, 2-1 Mar. 25 @ Pepperdine W, 4-2 DATES: FRIDAY, MARCH 28 - 3 P.M. Mar. 28 Long Beach State * 3 P.M. SATURDAY, MARCH 29 - 1 P.M. Mar. 29 Long Beach State * 1 P.M. Mar. 30 Long Beach State * 1 P.M. SUNDAY, MARCH 30 - 1 P.M. Apr. 4 @ UC Riverside * 6 P.M. Apr. 5 @ UC Riverside * 6 P.M. LOCATION: NORTHRIDGE, CALIF. Apr. 6 @ UC Riverside * 1 P.M. MATADOR FIELD Apr. 8 @ Fresno State 6:35 P.M. Apr. 11 @ UC Irvine * 6:30 P.M. Apr. 12 @ UC Irvine * 1 P.M. COVERAGE: LIVE STATS (GOMATADORS.COM) Apr. 13 @ UC Irvine * 1 P.M. AUDIO (NORTHRIDGE FEED) Apr. 15 Pepperdine 3 P.M. Apr. 17 Hawai’i * 3 P.M. Apr. 18 Hawai’i * 3 P.M. CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE OPENS CONFERENCE PLAY VS. LONG BEACH STATE Apr. 19 Hawai’i * 1 P.M. The Cal State Northridge Matadors will open up another season of Big West Conference action when they take on the Long Beach Apr. 22 @ San Diego State 6 P.M. State Dirtbags in a three-game series at Matador Field this weekend. The series will be the final three games before an extended road Apr. 25 @ TCU 6:30 P.M. (CT) trip for the Matadors, who have played eight of their last nine games at home. The Matadors have won their last three games by a Apr. 26 @ TCU 2 P.M. (CT) combined four runs and have played more games decided by two runs or fewer than any other team in the country. This weekend, Apr. 27 @ TCU 1 P.M. (CT) Long Beach State comes to the San Fernando Valley for a three-game series to start conference play. The Matadors and Dirtbags will Apr. 29 @ CSU Bakersfield 6 P.M. May 2 UC Davis * 3 P.M. get the weekend started on Friday, March 28, at 3 p.m. followed by 1 p.m. games on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, Cal State May 3 UC Davis * 1 P.M. Northridge Athletics will host a free Fan Fair outside of Matador Field for all fans beginning at 11 a.m. Prior to Saturday’s first pitch, May 4 UC Davis * 1 P.M. legendary CSUN head coach Bob Hiegert will have his jersey retired by the CSUN Baseball program. Live stats and Internet radio cov- May 9 @ UC Santa Barbara * 3 P.M. erage will be available for all three games against the Dirtbags on GoMatadors.com. May 10 @ UC Santa Barbara * 2 P.M. May 11 @ UC Santa Barbara * 1 P.M. FOLLOW YOUR MATADORS WHILE ON-THE-GO May 16 Cal Poly * 3 P.M. Fans can now follow all of the action for Cal State Northridge’s 19 varsity sports right from their phone or tablet! CSUN Front Row, May 17 Cal Poly * 1 P.M. the official mobile app of Cal State Northridge Athletics, is available for free for your iOS and Android devices. Rather than having May 18 Cal Poly * 1 P.M. to navigate to GoMatadors.com from your phone, you can now catch up on the latest scores, schedules and news right from a May 22 @ Cal State Fullerton * 6 P.M. single app. You can also access live stats coverage of a majority of CSUN home events, as well as audio and video links when May 23 @ Cal State Fullerton * 7 P.M. May 24 @ Cal State Fullerton * 1 P.M. available. For more information, search for CSUN Front Row on the App Store or Google Play or visit GoMatadors.com/frontrow. A CLOSER LOOK AT LONG BEACH STATE All dates, times, and opponents are subject to change without notice. The Long Beach State Dirtbags enter the week with a record of 11-12 and will meet the Matadors to open Big West play for the second All times are Pacific unless otherwise noted. consecutive season. The Dirtbags dropped a 2-1 game at UCLA on Tuesday and are coming off of a weekend in which they went 1-2 HOME GAMES IN BOLD AT MATADOR FIELD against Cal State Fullerton in a non-conference series. Long Beach State is 4-7 in road games this season and are in the midst of a * - Big West Conference Game nine-game road trip that began on March 18th. Last season, the Dirtbags won two out of three games against the Matadors at Blair # - National Ranking at Time of Game Field in Long Beach. 2014 NORTHRIDGE BASEBALL // MARCH 27, 2014 GENERAL INFORMATION Garrett Hampson leads the Dirtbags with a .355 batting average and has start- SERIES HISTORY Name Cal State Northridge ed in all 23 games. He has a team-high 33 hits with seven doubles, a triple, six RBIs and 18 runs scored. Ino Patron leads the team with two home runs and NORTHRIDGE Abbreviations Northridge, CSUN TRAILS 60-66-1 also has five doubles, 11 runs, and a team-best 18 RBIs. Michael Hill is batting Home: 33-26 Mailing Address 18111 Nordhoff Street .262 but has already hit six doubles and five triples on the season. As a team, Northridge, CA 91330-8301 Away: 26-39-1 Long Beach State has a .256 batting average with 11 triples and four home runs Neutral: 1-1 Athletic Department Phone (818) 677-3208 and is outscoring opponents 98-84. Founded 1958 Last Home Meeting: 2012 Enrollment 39,000 Left-handed pitcher Nick Sabo is scheduled to start on the mound for Long Northridge - 3 President Dr. Dianne Harrison Beach State on Friday. Sabo is 2-2 on the year with a 3.03 ERA in six starts. In 38.2 innings of work, Sabo has 28 strikeouts and has allowed 15 runs on 37 Long Beach State - 12 Director of Athletics Dr. Brandon E. Martin hits. Right-handed pitcher Andrew Rohrbach is slated to start Saturday on the Senior Associate A.D./SWA Ashlie Kite mound and brings in a 3-1 record with a 2.33 ERA. Rohrbach has thrown a Last Away Meeting: 2013 Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Tina Kiesler complete-game shutout this year and is second on the team with 24 strikeouts in Northridge - 5 Nickname Matadors 38.2 innings. No pitcher has been announced as Sunday’s starter as of yet. As a Long Beach State - 7 Colors Red, White and Black team, the Dirtbags have a 3.56 ERA and are holding opposing hitters to a .246 batting average. National Affiliation NCAA Division-I Conference Big West Following the series with the Matadors, Long Beach State will play a midweek game at USC before competing in a Home Field (Capacity) Matador Field (1,000) three-game series against UCLA next weekend. Press Box Phone SID Cell Phone REDEFINING THE “MATADOR DEFENSE” COACHING STAFF The Matadors continue to pride themselves on playing smart and sound baseball defensively. In addition to improving its win- ning percentage each of the past three seasons, Cal State Northridge has also set program records for fielding percentage Head Coach Greg Moore (1st Season) twice in that span. There were 16 Matadors last season that were perfect in their chances in the field and five others that had Alma Mater San Francisco, 1999 two errors or fewer all season. Last year Northridge recorded a .976 fielding percentage, which was good for third in the Big Overall Record 11-14 (.440) West Conference and also set a mark for the best ever in CSUN history. The Matadors also picked up 16 outfield assists in Record at Northridge Same 2013 and look to build on that quality moving forward. The team currently has a .980 fielding percentage with 19 errors in 25 Big West Record 0-0 (.000) games, which is among the leaders in the nation. Curtis’ Office Phone (818) 677-7055 Assistant Coach Jordon Twohig (1st Season) MATADORS IN THE BIG WEST RANKINGS With the start of league play on the docket this week, the Big West Conference has released its sixth statistics standings of the Assistant Coach Chris Hom (1st Season) year.