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CSUN Softball Gears Up for Matador Classic
3/9/2016 4:27:00 PM | Softball
Matadors Continue Homestand with Five-Team Tournament
CSUN GAME NOTES
COMPLETE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE IN PDF FORMAT
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN softball team (12-9) hosts the Matador Classic from Mar. 10-13 at Matador Diamond, bringing in the San Diego Toreros, the No. 24 Oregon State Beavers, the Grand Canyon Antelopes and the Toledo Rockets to the San Fernando Valley for four days of softball. CSUN will take on Grand Canyon and Toledo on Thursday, Mar. 10 and then face No. 24 Oregon State on both Friday, Mar. 11 and Saturday, Mar. 12. On Sunday, Mar. 13, the Matadors wrap up the weekend with a 12:30 p.m. contest against San Diego. A full schedule of all games at Matador Diamond over the four pages can be found at the top of the CSUN Softball schedule page on GoMatadors.com.Â
Brandon Marcus will be on the call for the games Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the CSUN Sports Network and live stats will be provided for all games at Matador Diamond. Sunday's game will against San Diego will also feature a live video stream with links available at GoMatadors.com. Fans are also encouraged to check with the CSUN Softball Twitter handle (@CSUNSoftball) for updates throughout the weekend.Â
Last week, the Matadors went 4-2 in their opening six-game homestand. In the Stacy Winsberg Invitational, the Matadors posted wins over Syracuse, CSU Bakersfield and Charleston Southern and then added another win over the Buccaneers on Tuesday, Mar. 8. In Tuesday's victory, Savannah Horvath smacked a career-high two home runs to raise her season total to a team-high five while Katie Chenault wracked up a career-high 6.1 innings and seven strikeouts in the circle. Katie Hooper picked up two doubles over the six games to move into ninth in program history with 28 for her career and she also now stands in sixth with 106 career RBIs.Â
This week, CSUN continues its homestand with a host of talented teams. On Thursday, CSUN renews rivalries with Grand Canyon, a team that brings in a 16-7 overall record into the weekend. As a team, the Antelopes are batting .367 with 52 doubles, 18 home runs and 14 stolen bases in 23 games this season. In the circle, Grand Canyon carries a Team ERA of 3.26 with 106 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .254 in 146 innings of work. CSUN leads the all-time series 5-1, but lost the last contest between the two schools.Â
Toledo comes to Matador Diamond with a 3-13 overall record. As a club, the Rockets are batting .218 with 14 doubles, seven home runs and 19 stolen bases in 16 games this season. In the circle, Toledo sports a 6.55 Team ERA with 51 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .311 in 94 innings of work this season. The Matadors lead the all-time series 4-0 with Toledo and Thursday's meeting will be the first that did not occur at a neutral site.Â
No. 24 Oregon State enters the weekend with a 16-4-1 overall record. As a team, the Beavers are batting .359 with 42 doubles, 18 home runs and 34 stolen bases this season. In the circle, Oregon State boasts a team ERA of 2.30 with 152 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .195 in 137 innings of work this season. CSUN leads the all-time series 17-5-1 with Oregon State, but the Beavers posted a 6-2 victory at the Kajikawa Classic on the opening weekend of 2016.Â
The University of San Diego Toreros enter the week with an 8-12 overall record. As a team, USD is batting .304 with 26 doubles, eight triples and 11 home runs. In the circle, the Toreros boast a team ERA of 5.65 with 91 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .281 in 124 innings of work this season. CSUN leads the all-time series with San Diego 7-2 although the two sides have not met since the 2014 season and haven't played in Northridge since 2002.Â
Thursday, Mar. 10
9 a.m.           Grand Canyon vs. Toledo
11:30 a.m.     Grand Canyon vs. CSUN
2 p.m.           Toledo vs. CSUN
Friday, Mar. 11
8:30 a.m.      San Diego vs. Toledo
10:50 a.m.   Grand Canyon vs. Oregon State
1:10 p.m.    Grand Canyon vs. San Diego
3:30 p.m.    Oregon State vs. CSUN
Saturday, Mar. 12
8:30 a.m.    Grand Canyon vs. San Diego
10:50 a.m.   Grand Canyon vs. Toledo
1:10 p.m.      Toledo vs. Oregon State
3:30 p.m.    Oregon State vs. Toledo
Sunday, Mar. 13
10 a.m.        Oregon State vs. San Diego
12:30 p.m.    San Diego vs. CSUN
CSUN Team Notes
- Sophomore Savannah Horvath has reached safely in 20 of 21 games this year
- Junior Katie Hooper has  28 career doubles, the ninth-most in program history; sixth in RBIs (106) and eighth in HRs (22)
- Junior Taylor Glover Leads league in batting average and total bases (46); second in triples and fourth in slugging (.657)
- Junior Daphne Pofek sports  a 6-3 record with a 4.30 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 42.1 innings of work this season
- Senior Maylynn Mitchell is tied for team lead with two sacrifice bunts; sports a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 48 chances
- Junior Taylor Nate is batting .257 with two home runs, seven runs, a triple, nine RBIs and four stolen bases
- Senior Ariana Wassmer sports a career fielding percentage of .987 in nearly 850 chances; second in conference with 143 putouts in 2016
- Junior Karlie Habitz is third in the Big West in home runs, eighth in slugging and tied for 16th in RBIs
- Junior Katie Chenault tossed a CSUN career-high 6.2 innings with seven Ks in win over Charleston Southern on Mar. 8
- In its 21 games in 2016, the Matadors have produced 31 multi-hit games and 23 multi-RBI game
- In 2016, the Matadors have stolen 33 bases in their first 21 games
- Junior Aliyah Ricks is tied for third on the team with five stolen bases and has already matched her career high for a season
- In its 21 games in 2016, CSUN has executed nine sac bunts and seven sac flies
- The Matadors have totaled 31 doubles in their first 21 games of the 2016 season
- CSUN's win over Syracuse was its first over an ACC opponent since the 2007 season
CSUN remains at home next week, hosting its third-straight tournament. The Matadors welcome Yale, LMU and Idaho State for games at Matador Diamond from Mar. 18-20. A complete schedule can be found here.Â
