Friday, March 23
Springfield, MO
1:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
at
Missouri State
Photo by: Samuel Ware
Matadors Take on Missouri State in Weekend Series
3/22/2018 12:52:00 PM | Baseball
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Baseball concludes its seven-game road trip this weekend in Springfield, Mo. The Matadors will face Missouri State on Friday at 1 p.m. for the first of a three-game set. The series will continue on Saturday at noon and conclude on Sunday at 10 a.m. Live stats will be available for each game in the series and Missouri State will also provide live audio broadcasts.Â
Probable Pitching Match-Ups
Friday, March 23-Sunday, March 25
RHP Walker Armstrong (1-0, 3.03 ERA, 22 SO) vs. RHP Dylan Coleman (3-1, 2.34 ERA, 39 SO)
LHP Wesley Moore (1-3, 4.70 ERA, 24 SO) vs. RHP Ty Buckner (1-2, 3.00 ERA, 15 SO)
RHP Matt Acosta (3-3, 4.07 ERA, 15 SO) vs. TBA
On Wednesday, the Matadors dropped their fourth-straight game on their spring break road trip as CSUN fell to No. 24 Illinois 12-7. The Matadors pounded out 11 hits in the game including notching home runs from Albee Weiss and Joey Cooper but the Illini countered with 13 hits as well as eight RBI rom Bren Spillane. Off the bench, Michael Russo went 3-for-3 with two RBI while Weiss tallied his 11th home run of the season, tying his previous career high he set last season. Jayson Newman took the loss by tossing an inning in relief, allowing three runs.Â
Weiss continues to move up the Matadors' career home run list after his homer on Wednesday. The senior now has 33 home runs, which puts him in a three-way tie for seventh place in CSUN history with Mike Solar (1989-92) and Tim Arroyo (1999-02). Weiss' next home run would move him up to sixth place on the list, which is currently occupied by Denny Vigo (1989-92).Â
In the national rankings, Weiss is in a three-way tie with NC State's Brett Kinneman and California's Andrew Vaughn for the most of home runs in all of Division I baseball. Weiss is also fourth in the nation in RBI (31) and eighth in total bases (63). As a team, the Matadors are fifth in the nation in home runs (36) and sixth in slugging percentage (.534).Â
In the Big West, the Matadors lead the conference in a number of offensive categories including runs (156), hits (223), doubles (46), triples (6), RBI (150), extra base hits (88), total bases (389), batting average (.306), on-base percentage (.383), home runs and slugging percentage. Junior Trevor Casanova leads the conference with a .380 batting average and 30 hits while Nolan Bumstead is a close second with a .377 batting average and 26 hits. Cooper is also tops in the league in runs scored (19). In addition, Weiss is the Big West leader in home runs, RBI and slugging percentage.Â
CSUN will send junior right hander Walker Armstrong in the series opener at Missouri State followed by freshman left hander Wesley Moore and junior right hander Matt Acosta. Armstrong (1-0) has collected a 3.03 ERA and 22 strikeouts this season but he has been even more effective as a starter, posting a 2.20 ERA and 11 strikeouts over 16.1 innings of work. Moore (1-3) leads the Matadors in strikeouts with 24 to go with a 4.70 ERA in 23.0 innings. Acosta (3-3) is tied for Big West lead in victories this season as he heads into the weekend with a 4.07 ERA and 15 strikeouts over 24 innings.Â
The Matadors will face Missouri State for the first time in program history this weekend. In team history, CSUN has played four teams that are currently in the Missouri Valley Conference, holding a 3-3 record against those squads. Earlier this season, CSUN defeated Valparaiso twice at the GCU Classic in Phoenix.Â
A Closer Look at Missouri State
The Bears are 13-6 this season after posting wins over Southeast Missouri State (10-5) and Murray State (5-4) earlier this week. This season, Missouri State holds victories over nationally-ranked teams in East Carolina and Arkansas State. The Bears won 43 games last season and advanced to the Super Regionals in Fort Worth.Â
Sophomore Drew Millas leads the team with a .358 batting average and 24 RBI to go with a .458 on-base percentage. Reigning MVC Player of the Week, junior Jeremy Eierman has scored a team-high 20 runs with 10 RBI, three home runs and a .311 batting average. Starting the opener against CSUN, junior right hander Dylan Coleman (3-1) has a 2.34 ERA and 39 strikeouts while opposing batters are hitting .164 this season. Freshman right hander Ty Buckner comes into his Saturday start with a 3.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts. As a staff, the Bears have collected 170 strikeouts over 169.1 innings to go with a 3.45 ERA.Â
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Baseball concludes its seven-game road trip this weekend in Springfield, Mo. The Matadors will face Missouri State on Friday at 1 p.m. for the first of a three-game set. The series will continue on Saturday at noon and conclude on Sunday at 10 a.m. Live stats will be available for each game in the series and Missouri State will also provide live audio broadcasts.Â
Probable Pitching Match-Ups
Friday, March 23-Sunday, March 25
RHP Walker Armstrong (1-0, 3.03 ERA, 22 SO) vs. RHP Dylan Coleman (3-1, 2.34 ERA, 39 SO)
LHP Wesley Moore (1-3, 4.70 ERA, 24 SO) vs. RHP Ty Buckner (1-2, 3.00 ERA, 15 SO)
RHP Matt Acosta (3-3, 4.07 ERA, 15 SO) vs. TBA
On Wednesday, the Matadors dropped their fourth-straight game on their spring break road trip as CSUN fell to No. 24 Illinois 12-7. The Matadors pounded out 11 hits in the game including notching home runs from Albee Weiss and Joey Cooper but the Illini countered with 13 hits as well as eight RBI rom Bren Spillane. Off the bench, Michael Russo went 3-for-3 with two RBI while Weiss tallied his 11th home run of the season, tying his previous career high he set last season. Jayson Newman took the loss by tossing an inning in relief, allowing three runs.Â
Weiss continues to move up the Matadors' career home run list after his homer on Wednesday. The senior now has 33 home runs, which puts him in a three-way tie for seventh place in CSUN history with Mike Solar (1989-92) and Tim Arroyo (1999-02). Weiss' next home run would move him up to sixth place on the list, which is currently occupied by Denny Vigo (1989-92).Â
In the national rankings, Weiss is in a three-way tie with NC State's Brett Kinneman and California's Andrew Vaughn for the most of home runs in all of Division I baseball. Weiss is also fourth in the nation in RBI (31) and eighth in total bases (63). As a team, the Matadors are fifth in the nation in home runs (36) and sixth in slugging percentage (.534).Â
In the Big West, the Matadors lead the conference in a number of offensive categories including runs (156), hits (223), doubles (46), triples (6), RBI (150), extra base hits (88), total bases (389), batting average (.306), on-base percentage (.383), home runs and slugging percentage. Junior Trevor Casanova leads the conference with a .380 batting average and 30 hits while Nolan Bumstead is a close second with a .377 batting average and 26 hits. Cooper is also tops in the league in runs scored (19). In addition, Weiss is the Big West leader in home runs, RBI and slugging percentage.Â
CSUN will send junior right hander Walker Armstrong in the series opener at Missouri State followed by freshman left hander Wesley Moore and junior right hander Matt Acosta. Armstrong (1-0) has collected a 3.03 ERA and 22 strikeouts this season but he has been even more effective as a starter, posting a 2.20 ERA and 11 strikeouts over 16.1 innings of work. Moore (1-3) leads the Matadors in strikeouts with 24 to go with a 4.70 ERA in 23.0 innings. Acosta (3-3) is tied for Big West lead in victories this season as he heads into the weekend with a 4.07 ERA and 15 strikeouts over 24 innings.Â
The Matadors will face Missouri State for the first time in program history this weekend. In team history, CSUN has played four teams that are currently in the Missouri Valley Conference, holding a 3-3 record against those squads. Earlier this season, CSUN defeated Valparaiso twice at the GCU Classic in Phoenix.Â
A Closer Look at Missouri State
The Bears are 13-6 this season after posting wins over Southeast Missouri State (10-5) and Murray State (5-4) earlier this week. This season, Missouri State holds victories over nationally-ranked teams in East Carolina and Arkansas State. The Bears won 43 games last season and advanced to the Super Regionals in Fort Worth.Â
Sophomore Drew Millas leads the team with a .358 batting average and 24 RBI to go with a .458 on-base percentage. Reigning MVC Player of the Week, junior Jeremy Eierman has scored a team-high 20 runs with 10 RBI, three home runs and a .311 batting average. Starting the opener against CSUN, junior right hander Dylan Coleman (3-1) has a 2.34 ERA and 39 strikeouts while opposing batters are hitting .164 this season. Freshman right hander Ty Buckner comes into his Saturday start with a 3.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts. As a staff, the Bears have collected 170 strikeouts over 169.1 innings to go with a 3.45 ERA.Â
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