CSUN OPENS SEASON at KAJIKAWA CLASSIC SCHEDULE Matadors 0-0, 0-0 BIG WEST Head Coach: Tairia Flowers
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Games 1-5 • CSUN at the Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) 1-2 Feb. 8 • CSUN vs. Oregon State, 11:30 a.m.• Feb. 8 • CSUN vs. No. 25 Oregon, 4:30 p.m. • Feb. 9 • CSUN vs. Utah, 11 a.m. • Feb. 9 • CSUN vs. Western Michigan, 4 p.m. • Feb. 10 • CSUN vs. No. 12 Arizona State, 12 p.m. • CONTACT: Matt Turk PHONE: 818-677-3243 CELL: 515-240-0483 E-MAIL: [email protected] Web: GoMatadors.com Twitter: @GoMatadors Twitter: @_AlwaysFamily_ 2019 CSUN OPENS SEASON AT KAJIKAWA CLASSIC SCHEDULE MATADORS 0-0, 0-0 BIG WEST Head Coach: Tairia Flowers FEBRUARY Record at CSUN: 217-227 (9th Season) 8 (1) Oregon State 11:30 a.m. 8 (1) Oregon 4:30 p.m. Career Record: Same 9 (1) Utah 11 a.m. 2019 Record: 0-0 9 (1) Western Michigan 4 p.m. 10 (1) at Arizona State 12 p.m. 15 (2) Army West Point 8 a.m. 15 (2) Army West Point 10:15 a.m. 16 (2) Binghamton 8 a.m. BEAVERS 16 (2) Santa Clara 2:45 p.m. Head Coach: Laura Berg 17 (2) CSU Bakersfield 2:45 p.m. Record at School: 166-156-1 (7th Season) 22 (3) Memphis 7:30 a.m. Career Record: Same 22 (3) Stanford 10 a.m. 2018 Record: 30-28 23 (3) Michigan 12:30 p.m. 23 (3) at LSU 3 p.m. 24 (3) Stanford 8 a.m. SERIES HISTORY OREGON STATE LEADS 20-9-1 MARCH H: 15-7-1, A: 0-0, N: 4-3, S: -3 1 (4) Connecticut 3 p.m. 1 (4) UTSA 5:30 p.m. 2 (4) Florida 10 a.m. 3 (4) Michigan 2 p.m. DUCKS 3 (4) Loyola Marymount 4:30 p.m. Head Coach: Melyssa Lombardi 8 (5) Northern Kentucky 9 a.m. Record at School: 0-0 (1st Season) 8 (5) Nevada 4:30 p.m. Career Record: Same 9 (5) Weber State 11:30 a.m. 9 (5) at San José State 2 p.m. 2018 Record: 53-10 10 (5) at Santa Clara 9 a.m. 15 (6) Dartmouth 12:15 p.m. SERIES HISTORY 15 (6) Oklahoma 2:30 p.m. OREGON LEADS 14-8 17 (6) California Baptist 10:30 a.m. H: 5-4, A: 0-0, N: 3-10, S: -8 17 (6) California Baptist 1 p.m. 19 Dartmouth 11:30 a.m. 20 at Fresno State 5:30 p.m. UTES 23 Saint Mary’s (DH) 12 p.m. Head Coach: Amy Hogue 24 Saint Mary’s 12:15 p.m. 24 UCLA 2 p.m. Record at School: 317-275-1 (12th Season) 30 at UC Davis* (DH) 1 p.m. Career Record: Same 31 at UC Davis* 1 p.m. 2018 Record: 53-10 APRIL SERIES HISTORY 5 at Cal State Fullerton* 6 p.m. 6 at Cal State Fullerton* (DH) 2 p.m. CSUN LEADS 24-13-2 13 UC Riverside* (DH) 1 p.m. H: 10-4-1, A: 6-4, N: 8-5-1, S: -3 14 UC Riverside* 1 p.m. 19 Cal Poly* (DH) 1 p.m. 20 Cal Poly* 1 p.m. BRONCOS 27 UC Santa Barbara* (DH) 1 p.m. Head Coach: Kathy Leitke 28 UC Santa Barbara* 12 p.m. Record at School: 418-466-2 (19th Season) Career Record: Same MAY 3 Hawai’i* 3 p.m. 2018 Record: 29-25 4 Hawai’i* (DH) 1 p.m. 10 Long Beach State* (DH) 1 p.m. SERIES HISTORY 11 Long Beach State* 1 p.m. CSUN LEADS 3-2 Home Games in bold//All Times Pacific H: 0-0, A: 0-0, N: 3-2, S: -1 (1) Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) (2) CSUN Early Bird Classic (3) LSU Tournament SUN DEVILS (4) Judi Garman Classic (Cal State Fullerton, host) (5) Silicon Valley Classic II Head Coach: Trisha Ford (6) CSUN/Loyola Marymount Tournament Record at School: 79-35 (3rd Season) *Big West Conference Game Career Record: 222-108-1 (8th Season) 2018 Record: 48-13 SERIES HISTORY ASU LEADS 10-9 www.csun.edu www.bigwest.org H: 4-2, A: 3-4, N: 2-4, S: +1 CSUN SOFTBALL WE ARE CSUN GENERAL INFORMATION We are now “CSUN” and request that CSUN be used to refer to the school and Name CSUN its Division I athletic programs. Please do not refer to the school as “Cal State Mailing Address 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8301 Northridge,” “CS Northridge,” “CSU Northridge,” “CS North” or “Northridge.” Both the Founded 1958 men’s and women’s programs are the “Matadors” and there is no need to add “Lady” Enrollment 41,548 before any women’s athletic program. President Dr. Dianne F. Harrison WHAT’S COMING UP during the CSUN Tournament to take a Director of Athletics Michael Izzi For the ninth time in the past 10 years, 20-9-1 all-time series lead. Associate A.D./SWA TBA CSUN will begin the season at Arizona Faculty Representative Dr. Ed Jackiewicz State’s Kajikawa Classic. ABOUT THE DUCKS Nickname Matadors Oregon is ranked 25th in the preseason Colors Red, White and Black Opening day on Friday will see the USA Today/NFCA Top 25. The Ducks won Conference Big West Matadors face Oregon State at 11:30 the Pac-12 last season, going 53-10, and Home Field (Capacity) Matador Softball Field (1000) a.m. and No. 25 Oregon at 4:30 p.m. making an appearance in the Women’s College World Series. COACHING STAFF Saturday’s action gets underway at 11 Head Coach Tairia Flowers (9th Season) a.m. against Utah. The game will be tele- The Ducks struggled with departures and Alma Mater UCLA, 2005 vised by the Pac-12 Networks as well as injuries in the offseason with only five Overall Record 217-227 (as of 5/12/18) stream online at Pac-12.com. letterwinners coming back to play for Record at CSUN Same Oregon in the 2019 season. Big West Record 83-88 (as of 5/12/18) Anne Marie Anderson and Amanda Freed Office Phone (818) 677-7259 will be on the call. In addition to stream- This is the second consecutive season Assistant Coach Mysha Sataraka (3rd Season) ing on Pac12.com, check your local list- in which Oregon and CSUN are playing Assistant Coach Cheridan Hawkins (2nd Season) ings for the channel in your area. on opening day. The Ducks defeated the Vol Asst. Coach John Barry (1st Season) Matadors 15-6 last season to take a 14-8 Graduate Manager Carissa Sherman (1st Season) Saturday’s play wraps up against all-time series lead. Undergrad. Asst Coach Savannah Horvath (1st Season) Athletic Trainer Elizabeth Bird (2nd Season) Western Michigan at 4:30 p.m. Coverage (for a fee) can be found on FloSoftball. ABOUT THE UTES SPORTS INFORMATION com Utah is coming off a 20-30 2018 cam- SB Contact Matt Turk paign in which the Utes struggled to a Turk’s Office Phone (818) 677-3243 The tournament concludes against the 2-21 Pac-12 mark. Turk’s Cell Phone (515) 240-0483 host Arizona State. Play on the Pac-12 Turk’s e-mail [email protected] Networks against No. 12 Sun Devils Utah returns 11 letterwinners and seven Website www.GoMatadors.com begins at 12 p.m. starters to the lineup. This is the 40th time in which CSUN and Utah are play- Sunday’s game will also be televised by ing softball with the Matadors leading TEAM INFORMATION the Pac-12 Network with Anderson and the all-time series 24-13-2. 2018 Record 23-36 Freed on air. In addition to streaming on 2018 Big West Record 8-13 (6th) Pac12.com, check your local listings for ABOUT THE BRONCOS 2018 NCAA Postseason N/A the channel in your area. Western Michigan posted a 29-25 record 2018 Final National Ranking N/A in 2018. Sophomore Samantha Coffel is Letterwinners Returning/Lost 19/4 CSUN broke a 24-game losing streak to the top returning Bronco. She hit .365 Starters Returning/Lost 8/1 nationally ranked opponents when the with six home runs and 39 RBI. Pitchers Returning/Lost 5/0 Newcomers 6 Matadors defeated No. 20 Long Beach State 6-5 in the 2018 season finale. This is the sixth time that CSUN and Western Michigan are playing each HISTORICAL INFORMATION other with the Matadors leading the all- First Year of Softball 1978 ABOUT THE BEAVERS time series 3-2. All-Time Record 1414-870-12 (as of 5/12/18) Oregon State went 30-28 in 2018, finish- All-Time Conf. Record 503-280 (as of 5/12/18) ing sixth in the Pac-12 with a 9-14 mark. All-Time Big West Record 268-220 (as of 5/12/18) ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS Big West Regular Season Titles 2 Jessica Garcia is the top returning hitter Arizona State reached the 2018 All-Big West Conference Selections 110 (.297). Meehra Nelson (16-11) is the top Women’s College World Series, going returner in the circle for Oregon State. 48-13 overall, 16-8 in Pac-12 play. The Beavers defeated the Matadors 8-3 2 @CSUNSoftball CSUN SOFTBALL She went 22-4 last season for Long 22 times, starting eight games. She was Beach State, earning Big West Pitcher third on the squad in victories (3-3). FUN with of the Year honors. This is the 20th time Jamerson also saw time at first base and that the teams are matching up with posted 15 hits in 84 at-bats.