Matadors Open 2011 at Home with Four-Game Set Against Redhawks
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FEBRUARY 16, 2011 CONTACT: KEVIN STRAUSS PHONE: 818.677.3860 // FAX: 818.677.4950 E-MAIL : [email protected] SCHEDULE 2011 & RESULTS MATADORS OPEN 2011 AT HOME WITH OVERALL: 0-0 BIG WEST: 0-0 FOUR-GAME SET AGAINST REDHAWKS Feb. 18 vs. Seattle University 2 P.M. Feb. 19 vs. Seattle University, Gm. #1 11 A.M. Feb. 19 vs. Seattle University, Gm. #2 TBA Feb. 20 vs. Seattle University 1 P.M. Feb. 25 vs. Valparaiso 2 P.M. MATADOR BASEBALL THIS WEEK: Feb. 26 vs. Valparaiso, Gm. #1 11 A.M. Feb. 26 vs. Valparaiso, Gm. #2 TBA GAMES #1-4 Feb. 27 vs. Valparaiso 1 P.M. Mar. 3 vs. New Mexico State 2 1 P.M. (CT) Mar. 4 @ Lamar 2 6:30 P.M. (CT) Mar. 5 vs. San Francisco 2 7 P.M. (CT) Mar. 6 @ Lamar 2 1 P.M. (CT) Mar. 8 vs. San Diego State 2 P.M. VS. Mar. 11 vs. Lafayette 2 P.M. Mar. 12 vs. Lafayette 3, Gm. #1 1 P.M. Mar. 12 vs. Lafayette 3, Gm. #2 TBA Mar. 13 vs. Lafayette 1 P.M. Mar. 15 vs. UNLV 3 P.M. NORTHRIDGE MATADORS Mar. 18 @ Sacramento State 2 P.M. (0-0, 0-0 BIG WEST) Mar. 19 @ Sacramento State 1 P.M. VS Mar. 20 @ Sacramento State 1 P.M. SEATTLE REDHAWKS Mar. 25 vs. Loyola Marymount 3 P.M. (0-0) Mar. 26 @ Loyola Marymount 1 P.M. Mar. 27 vs. Loyola Marymount 1 P.M. DATES:FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 - 2 P.M. Mar. 29 @ San Diego State 6 P.M. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 (DOUBLEHEADER) - 11 A.M. Apr. 1 @ UC Irvine 1 6:30 P.M. Apr. 2 @ UC Irvine 1 2 P.M. SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 - 1 P.M. Apr. 3 @ UC Irvine 1 1 P.M. Apr. 5 @ UNLV 6:05 P.M. LOCATION: NORTHRIDGE, CALIF. (MATADOR FIELD) Apr. 8 vs. Cal State Bakersfield 3 P.M. Apr. 9 @ Cal State Bakersfield 1 P.M. Apr. 10 @ Cal State Bakersfield 1 P.M. COVERAGE: GAMETRACKER, RADIO (FRIDAY AND SUNDAY) Apr. 12 vs. UC Santa Barbara 3 P.M. Apr. 15 @ Cal Poly 1 6 P.M. Apr. 16 @ Cal Poly 1 6 P.M. Apr. 17 @ Cal Poly 1 1 P.M. Apr. 21 vs. Pacific 1 3 P.M. Apr. 22 vs. Pacific 1 3 P.M. PLAY BALL! Apr. 23 vs. Pacific 1 1 P.M. Friday’s matchup against the Seattle University Redhawks will mark the beginning of the 53rd season of Matador Baseball and the first at Apr. 26 @ UC Santa Barbara 3 P.M. Cal State Northridge for head coach Matt Curtis. Northridge opens up the 2011 campaign with a season-long eight game homestand Apr. 29 @ UC Davis 1 2:30 P.M. against Seattle University and Valparaiso and both include a doubleheader on the Saturday of each series. Select home and road Apr. 30 @ UC Davis 1 1 P.M. Matador baseball games will be broadcast via Internet radio and can be accessed through GoMatadors.com. May 1 @ UC Davis 1 1 P.M. May 6 vs. UC Santa Barbara 1 3 P.M. DISSECTING THE 2011 SQUAD May 7 vs. UC Santa Barbara 1 1 P.M. May 8 vs. UC Santa Barbara 1 1 P.M. After finishing the 2010 season with a 29-27 overall record and a 9-15 mark in Big West Conference play, this year’s team has its May 10 @ San Diego State 6 P.M. sights set on improving on the first winning season since 2002 and reaching the postseason again. The Matadors return 18 letterwin - May 13 vs. UC Riverside 1 3 P.M. ners from a year ago, led by senior outfielder Ridge Carpenter, and add 14 fresh faces to the program. Along with Carpenter, May 14 vs. UC Riverside 1 1 P.M. Northridge returns a core group of seniors poised to lead the team throughout the season, including infielder TS Reed, right-handed May 15 vs. UC Riverside 1 1 P.M. pitcher Paul Tremlin, infielder Justin De Marco, and right-handed pitchers Shawn Wilyman and Ryan Juarez. May 20 @ Long Beach State 1 6:30 P.M. May 21 @ Long Beach State 1 2 P.M. Despite losing four key players that received All-Big West Conference honors last season, including First Team second baseman Ryan 1 May 22 @ Long Beach State 1 P.M. Pineda to the major league draft, the Matadors return over half of their roster in 2011. Northridge also adds seven transfers this sea - May 27 vs. Cal State Fullerton 1 3 P.M. son, including top newcomers in junior infielder Adam Barry and junior pitcher Carlos Gonzalez, Jr. This mix of transfer talent and vet - May 28 vs. Cal State Fullerton 1 1 P.M. May 29 vs. Cal State Fullerton 1 1 P.M. eran experience gives CSUN more depth around the diamond and in the bullpen as they gear up for a run at the Big West crown. *All dates, times, and opponents are subject to change without notice. Coach Curtis takes over the reigns in his first season at Cal State Northridge and inherits a relatively young team, as just under half *All times are Pacific unless otherwise noted. (14) of his players have more than two years of collegiate baseball experience. Curtis believes that the Matadors’ strength lies in HOME MATCHES IN BOLD AT MATADOR FIELD pitching and he adds five hurlers to his staff, run by pitching coach Tim Leary, to join eleven returning pitchers from a year ago. As 1 - Big West Conference Match 2 - YMBL Cardinal Classic (Beaumont, Texas) Curtis brings his experience to the Big West, the Matadors will be looking to continue the success they enjoyed last season and trans - 3 - Played at MLB Urban Youth Academy (Compton, Calif.) late it to the conference slate. # - National Ranking at Time of Match NORTHRIDGE BASEBALL // FEB. 16, 2011 GENERAL INFORMATION A GOLDEN STATE OF MIND Name Cal State Northridge Of the 56 games on the schedule in 2011, only five will be played outside the state of California. Northridge welcomes Seattle Abbreviations Northridge, CSUN University, Valparaiso, Lafayette and UNLV to Matador Field this season, but only make a return trip to Las Vegas before the year is through. The Matadors compete in the four day YMBL Cardinal Classic on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Mailing Address 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8301 Texas from Mar. 3 through 6. They then travel to Las Vegas to face UNLV for one game on April 5 at the halfway mark of the season, with the entire second half of the schedule against teams from California. In total, Cal State Northridge faces just six Athletic Department Phone (818) 677-3208 opponents that play their home games outside of the Golden State. Founded 1958 Enrollment 33,000 FIRST IMPRESSIONS President Dr. Jolene Koester With the Matadors only hours away from starting their 53rd season of competition, CSUN will look to build on last year’s Athletic Director Rick Mazzuto Opening Day success when they defeated Bethune-Cookman by a score of 18-4 at the MLB Urban Invitational. Cal State Senior Associate A.D./SWA Janet Pinneau Northridge is 30-20-2 all-time on Opening Day, with their last loss coming at then #8-ranked Pepperdine 4-3 in 2009. The Matadors are even more impressive at home, putting up a record of 35-17 (.673 pct.) in home openers and own a slim margin Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Aki Hirota in road openers at 25-24-3. Northridge opens this season by hosting a four-game series with Seattle University. CSUN hits the Nickname Matadors road for the first time at the end of the month when they travel to Beaumont, Texas for the YMBL Cardinal Classic at Lamar Colors Red, White and Black University. National Affiliation NCAA Division-I Conference Big West UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Home Field (Capacity) Matador Field (1,000) The Cal State Northridge Matadors will be under the direction of a new coaching staff in 2011, led by first-time head coach Matt Curtis. Curtis joins the program from Fresno State, where he was an assistant coach for the Bulldogs for 10 years and was Press Box Phone (818) 677-4292 a part of five straight Western Athletic Conference title teams and the 2008 NCAA College World Series champions. Joining Curtis at CSUN is pitching coach Tim Leary, a former first round draft pick in 1979 by the New York Mets who won a World COACHING STAFF Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988. Also new to the coaching staff is CSUN alum and former Matador second base - Head Coach Matt Curtis (1st Season) man Shaun Larkin. Larkin was a member of Northridge’s 2002 Big West Championship team and will work primarily with the Alma Mater Fresno State, 1999 infielders and hitters. Overall Record 0-0 (.000) Record at Northridge Same A CLOSER LOOK AT SEATTLE SERIES HISTORY The Seattle University Redhawks begin their second season of baseball competition Big West Record 0-0 (.000) after being reinstated as a varsity sport in 2008 and are currently reclassifying as an NORTHRIDGE Curtis’ Office Phone (818) 677-7055 NCAA Division-I program. LEADS 4-0 Assistant Coach Tim Leary (1st Season) Home: 0-0 Assistant Coach Shaun Larkin (1st Season) Last season, Northridge traveled north to face the Redhawks for a four-game series in Away: 4-0 Director of Baseball Operations Tom Hutchison (5th Season) Seattle.