Friday, March 17
Northridge, Calif.
8:30 a.m.
California State University at Northridge
vs
Weber State
Photo by: Braden Villanueva
CSUN Softball Hosts Matador Invitational
3/16/2017 11:59:00 AM | Softball
Matadors Host Five Teams for 14 Games over Four Days
GAME NOTES IN PDF FORMAT
COMPLETE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
En Español
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN softball team (14-10) continues its lengthy homestand with five games as part of the Matador Classic Mar. 17-20 at Matador Diamond. The Matadors will host Weber State, Northern Colorado, Quinnipiac, Bryant and Murray State with four games the first three days and then a CSUN-Murray State doubleheader on Monday, Mar. 20. Live audio with Brandon Marcus calling all the action on the CSUN Sports Network will be available for all five Matador games and all 14 contests will feature live stats. Saturday's game with Northern Colorado (11 a.m.) and Monday's doubleheader (11 a.m. start of game one) will be broadcast live on CSUN Sports Network and BigWest TV. Links for all multimedia services are available on the softball schedule page of GoMatadors.com.
After starting the season 1-6, the Matadors have been on a tear as of late and are 13-4 in their last 17 games. CSUN has seen both stellar hitting and pitching during the stretch and both Taylor Troost and Jessica Alexander recognized by the Big West Conference. The Matadors have posted three run-rule victories over that span, slamming their way past Boise State, Sacred Heart and North Dakota and also have wins over Weber State, CSU Bakersfield and Santa Clara. Â
Among the notable performances, Daphne Pofek tossed a no-hitter against Sacred Heart on Mar. 7, the 67th no-hitter in program history while Taylor Nate became just the fifth player in school history to reach 40 career stolen bases. Other action saw Katie Hooper move into ninth in Big West Conference history with 138 career RBIs while Taylor Glover is tied for fourth with 79 career stolen bases and needs eight more to vault into second.
This weekend will offer some additional challenges for CSUN as it prepares for the 2017 Big West Conference season. Quinnipiac, Northern Colorado and Bryant have already faced a host of Big West Conference teams as they have been in California for extended roadtrips. Murray State is 22-4 on the season and Weber State, whom CSUN split a pair of games with at a tournament in Idaho earlier this season, is 12-10-1 on the year.
Next week, CSUN has some time off after hosting the Racers on Monday, Mar. 20 and returns to action with a doubleheader at CSU Bakersfield on Sunday, Mar. 26.
Wild Pitches
COMPLETE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
En Español
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN softball team (14-10) continues its lengthy homestand with five games as part of the Matador Classic Mar. 17-20 at Matador Diamond. The Matadors will host Weber State, Northern Colorado, Quinnipiac, Bryant and Murray State with four games the first three days and then a CSUN-Murray State doubleheader on Monday, Mar. 20. Live audio with Brandon Marcus calling all the action on the CSUN Sports Network will be available for all five Matador games and all 14 contests will feature live stats. Saturday's game with Northern Colorado (11 a.m.) and Monday's doubleheader (11 a.m. start of game one) will be broadcast live on CSUN Sports Network and BigWest TV. Links for all multimedia services are available on the softball schedule page of GoMatadors.com.
After starting the season 1-6, the Matadors have been on a tear as of late and are 13-4 in their last 17 games. CSUN has seen both stellar hitting and pitching during the stretch and both Taylor Troost and Jessica Alexander recognized by the Big West Conference. The Matadors have posted three run-rule victories over that span, slamming their way past Boise State, Sacred Heart and North Dakota and also have wins over Weber State, CSU Bakersfield and Santa Clara. Â
Among the notable performances, Daphne Pofek tossed a no-hitter against Sacred Heart on Mar. 7, the 67th no-hitter in program history while Taylor Nate became just the fifth player in school history to reach 40 career stolen bases. Other action saw Katie Hooper move into ninth in Big West Conference history with 138 career RBIs while Taylor Glover is tied for fourth with 79 career stolen bases and needs eight more to vault into second.
This weekend will offer some additional challenges for CSUN as it prepares for the 2017 Big West Conference season. Quinnipiac, Northern Colorado and Bryant have already faced a host of Big West Conference teams as they have been in California for extended roadtrips. Murray State is 22-4 on the season and Weber State, whom CSUN split a pair of games with at a tournament in Idaho earlier this season, is 12-10-1 on the year.
Next week, CSUN has some time off after hosting the Racers on Monday, Mar. 20 and returns to action with a doubleheader at CSU Bakersfield on Sunday, Mar. 26.
Wild Pitches
- Taylor Glover is tied for fourth in Big West history with 79 career stolen bases
- Katie Hooper (138 career RBIs) ranks ninth in Big West Conference history and fourth in CSUN history
- Taylor Nate became just the fifth player to record 40 stolen bases in her CSUN career
- With 43 career stolen bases, junior Savannah Horvath is already fourth in program history
- Daphne Pofek tossed a five-inning no-hitter over Sacred Heart on Mar. 8
- Jessica Alexander hit two home runs and had five RBIs in a Mar. 4 win over Boise State
- Madison Fleming has already scored a career-high nine runs this season
- Taylor Glover and Daphne Pofek were both named candidates for the Senior CLASS AwardÂ
- Aliyah Ricks hit her first career home run vs. Seattle on Feb. 26, cracking the scoreboard at University of the PacificÂ
- This season, the Matadors have totaled 38 multi-hit games and 23 multi-RBI games in 24 games in 2017
- This season, the Matadors are 35-for-43 in stolen base attempts to rank second in the Big West
- After totaling 68 doubles in the 2016 season, CSUN has 29 doubles in 2017 to rank third in Big West as of Mar. 13
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