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CSUN Softball Starts Final Homestand against Cal Poly
4/21/2017 9:17:00 AM | Softball
Matadors and Mustangs Meet for Three-Game Big West Series
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The CSUN softball team (25-15, 5-4 Big West) begins its final homestand of the 2017 season with a three-game Big West Conference against Cal Poly at Matador Diamond. The Matadors and Mustangs play a doubleheader on Saturday, April 22 beginning at 1 p.m. and a single game on Sunday, April 23 also beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday's contest is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Day and all fans wearing gold will receive free admission to the contest. After Sunday's game, a free clinic for grade school children will be held with the Matadors and CSUN coaching staff leading the drills. Brandon Marcus will be on the call for all the contests on the CSUN Sports Network and live stats and all multimedia links will be available on the softball schedule page at GoMatadors.com.Â
Last week, CSUN suffered a tough road series loss to UC Santa Barbara. The Gaucho pitching staff posted a pair of shutouts against the Matadors, the first time CSUN had been shutout since the second weekend of the season.Â
In game two, CSUN did erupt for a 6-1 victory in which freshman Jessica Alexander tied a career high with two home runs. Mackenzie Babbitt added a career-high three hits in the win and Taylor Glover ended the weekend with a .750 batting average. In the circle. Taylor Troost earned her 10th win of the season with some solid relief work.Â
This weekend, the Matadors return home for their final seven games at Matador Diamond. The Cal Poly Mustangs carry a 28-13 overall record and 4-5 mark in Big West play.Â
In the circle, Sierra Hyland leads the Big West Conference in multiple pitching categories and recently became the league's all-time strikeout queen. She is 17-8 with a 0.90 ERA and 206 Ks in 178.2 innings. Her teammate Lindsay Chalmers is 10-5 on the season with a 1.39 ERA and 101 Ks in 90.1 innings of work. Opponents have batted just .182 off Cal Poly pitching this season.Â
Lights, Camera, Action
The CSUN softball team's doubleheader at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, May 6 will be broadcast by the Big West Conference on ESPN3. The Matadors and Titans start the day from Anderson Family Field at 2 p.m. and the game will also feature live stats with links available on the softball schedule page of GoMatadors.com. Â
Wild Pitches
- Taylor Glover leads Big West in hits (58), batting average (.439), RBIs (34) and sac flies (6); fourth in slugging (.659) and second in OBP (.448)
- Katie Hooper ranks second in Big West in slugging (.679); tied for fourth in HRs (7), fifth in RBIs (29) and sixth in batting average (.358)
- Savannah Horvath is ranked fifth in Big West in slugging (.611), tied for fourth in doubles (9), fifth in triples (2) and ninth in RBIs (26)
- Daphne Pofek is ranked eighth in Big West in ERA (2.41), opponent batting average (.222), strikeouts (60) and innings pitched (101.2)
- Tara Kliebenstein is tied for sixth in Big West Conference in runs (27)Â and third in triples (3); ninth in slugging (.556)
- Taylor Troost is ranked seventh in Big West in ERA (2.23), sixth in opponent batting average (.208), eighth in innings pitched (94.1)
- Taylor Nate is tied for the Big West Conference lead in runs (35) and walks (23), ranked fourth in on-base percentage (.443)
- Jessica Alexander ranks second in Big West in RBIs (33) third in runs (30) and home runs (8), eighth in slugging (.576) and seventh in total bases (68)
- Madison Fleming has already set new career highs in runs (16), hits (25), triples (2), home runs (4) and RBIs (21)
