Tuesday, March 19
Las Vegas, NV
2:05 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
at
UNLV
Photo by: Shae Hammond
CSUN Visits UNLV, Pepperdine in Midweek Action
3/18/2019 8:18:00 PM | Baseball
FULL GAME NOTES
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Baseball (9-11) wraps up a five-game road trip this week with a pair of midweek games. The Matadors visit UNLV on Tuesday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. before heading to Pepperdine on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Both games will be streamed live as all video and stat links are available on the baseball schedule page at GoMatadors.com.
The Matadors are coming off a tough series loss at Iowa over the weekend. CSUN defeated the Hawkeyes in game one 8-5 behind a four RBI game from junior Sean Skelly. The Matadors would take a one-run lead to the bottom of the ninth in game two before Iowa scored two runs with two outs to hand CSUN a 5-4 defeat. The Hawkeyes would cool off the Matador bats in the finale, winning 3-1.
CSUN received a pair of quality starts from sophomore Wesley Moore and senior Isaiah Nunez. Moore allowed three runs, two of which were earned, over 6.1 innings of work. Nunez would follow up that performance with 6.2 innings of work, allowing three runs but two earned runs. On the offensive side, senior Kyle Barret racked up five hits including three extra base hits and scored three times. Skelly drove in five runs in the series and picked up three hits with two runs scored.
The Matadors lead the Big West Conference in home runs (19), ranking 35th nationally heading into the week. CSUN is also second in the league in hits (170), doubles (33), total bases (266), walks (93) and stolen bases (27). Individually, junior Robert Bullard is second in the conference in runs scored with 18 while sophomore Brandon Bohning is tied with freshman Denzel Clarke for second place in stolen bases (7). Bohning is third in the conference in home runs (4) and Barret is third in walks (14).
Although he is still ranked in the Big West's Top 10 in batting (.404), RBI (15) and slugging percentage (.638), senior Jayson Newman will have to sit out the remainder of the season due to injury. Behind Newman, Barret is second on the Matadors in batting average at .307 to go with 13 RBI. Freshman Austin Elder continues to impress as the team's catcher and first baseman while he is batting .286 with nine runs scored and five doubles.
In a series dating back to 1976, the Matadors lead UNLV 27-25 all time. CSUN had won five-straight games in the series but the Rebels snapped the streak with a 7-5 win at Matador Field last season. UNLV erased a 4-3 deficit in the game, scoring one in the sixth and three in the seventh to pull off the win at CSUN. The teams have not met in Las Vegas since the 2011 campaign when the Matadors captured a 9-3 win.
CSUN and Pepperdine have met 92 times dating back to the 1962 season with the Waves holding a narrow 46-44-2 edge. The teams have split the last eight meetings, which includes splitting a four-game season series in 2018. In a home-and-home series, Pepperdine beat CSUN 6-1 in Malibu and defeated the Matadors in Northridge 3-2 before CSUN won 8-4 at Matador Field. The series shifted back to Malibu a month later where the Matadors won 10-4. Sophomore Blake Schriever pitched in all four games and posted 4.1 shutout innings with three strikeouts.
Sophomore Blake Sodersten will earn his fifth start of the season on Tuesday as he comes into the matchup with UNLV with a 0-1 record, 4.67 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 17.1 innings. CSUN will name its Wednesday starter prior to facing Pepperdine.
A Closer Look at UNLV
The Rebels are 11-10 on the season including 8-4 at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. UNLV suffered a three-game sweep at San Jose State last weekend. In 2018, the Rebels went 35-24 and 14-16 in the Mountain West Conference (fourth place). UNLV leads the Mountain West Conference in hits (216). Junior Bryson Stott is tops in the Mountain West in home runs (5) while he also leads the team in runs (20), batting average (.333) slugging (.667) and on-base percentage (.505). Freshman Edarian Williams leads the team in RBI with 16 to go with a .317 average and 18 runs scored. Freshman right hander Troy Balko (1-1, 8.47 ERA) will start against the Matadors on Tuesday.
A Closer Look at Pepperdine
The Waves are 8-7 this season and 3-1 at Eddy D. Field Stadium. Pepperdine took two of three games at San Diego last weekend. A season ago, Pepperdine (31-24, 17-10) won the West Coast Conference regular season title but fell in the tournament championship game. Junior Quincy McAfee leads the team in hitting with a .382 average to go with 14 runs scored, nine RBI, six doubles and a .545 slugging percentage. Freshman Wyatt Young is hitting .348 at the plate while he has 13 runs and 11 RBI. Senior Matthew Kanfer is the team's top run producer with 15 RBI to go with a .246 batting average. Pepperdine hosts Minnesota on Tuesday before taking on CSUN.
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Baseball (9-11) wraps up a five-game road trip this week with a pair of midweek games. The Matadors visit UNLV on Tuesday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. before heading to Pepperdine on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Both games will be streamed live as all video and stat links are available on the baseball schedule page at GoMatadors.com.
The Matadors are coming off a tough series loss at Iowa over the weekend. CSUN defeated the Hawkeyes in game one 8-5 behind a four RBI game from junior Sean Skelly. The Matadors would take a one-run lead to the bottom of the ninth in game two before Iowa scored two runs with two outs to hand CSUN a 5-4 defeat. The Hawkeyes would cool off the Matador bats in the finale, winning 3-1.
CSUN received a pair of quality starts from sophomore Wesley Moore and senior Isaiah Nunez. Moore allowed three runs, two of which were earned, over 6.1 innings of work. Nunez would follow up that performance with 6.2 innings of work, allowing three runs but two earned runs. On the offensive side, senior Kyle Barret racked up five hits including three extra base hits and scored three times. Skelly drove in five runs in the series and picked up three hits with two runs scored.
The Matadors lead the Big West Conference in home runs (19), ranking 35th nationally heading into the week. CSUN is also second in the league in hits (170), doubles (33), total bases (266), walks (93) and stolen bases (27). Individually, junior Robert Bullard is second in the conference in runs scored with 18 while sophomore Brandon Bohning is tied with freshman Denzel Clarke for second place in stolen bases (7). Bohning is third in the conference in home runs (4) and Barret is third in walks (14).
Although he is still ranked in the Big West's Top 10 in batting (.404), RBI (15) and slugging percentage (.638), senior Jayson Newman will have to sit out the remainder of the season due to injury. Behind Newman, Barret is second on the Matadors in batting average at .307 to go with 13 RBI. Freshman Austin Elder continues to impress as the team's catcher and first baseman while he is batting .286 with nine runs scored and five doubles.
In a series dating back to 1976, the Matadors lead UNLV 27-25 all time. CSUN had won five-straight games in the series but the Rebels snapped the streak with a 7-5 win at Matador Field last season. UNLV erased a 4-3 deficit in the game, scoring one in the sixth and three in the seventh to pull off the win at CSUN. The teams have not met in Las Vegas since the 2011 campaign when the Matadors captured a 9-3 win.
CSUN and Pepperdine have met 92 times dating back to the 1962 season with the Waves holding a narrow 46-44-2 edge. The teams have split the last eight meetings, which includes splitting a four-game season series in 2018. In a home-and-home series, Pepperdine beat CSUN 6-1 in Malibu and defeated the Matadors in Northridge 3-2 before CSUN won 8-4 at Matador Field. The series shifted back to Malibu a month later where the Matadors won 10-4. Sophomore Blake Schriever pitched in all four games and posted 4.1 shutout innings with three strikeouts.
Sophomore Blake Sodersten will earn his fifth start of the season on Tuesday as he comes into the matchup with UNLV with a 0-1 record, 4.67 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 17.1 innings. CSUN will name its Wednesday starter prior to facing Pepperdine.
A Closer Look at UNLV
The Rebels are 11-10 on the season including 8-4 at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. UNLV suffered a three-game sweep at San Jose State last weekend. In 2018, the Rebels went 35-24 and 14-16 in the Mountain West Conference (fourth place). UNLV leads the Mountain West Conference in hits (216). Junior Bryson Stott is tops in the Mountain West in home runs (5) while he also leads the team in runs (20), batting average (.333) slugging (.667) and on-base percentage (.505). Freshman Edarian Williams leads the team in RBI with 16 to go with a .317 average and 18 runs scored. Freshman right hander Troy Balko (1-1, 8.47 ERA) will start against the Matadors on Tuesday.
A Closer Look at Pepperdine
The Waves are 8-7 this season and 3-1 at Eddy D. Field Stadium. Pepperdine took two of three games at San Diego last weekend. A season ago, Pepperdine (31-24, 17-10) won the West Coast Conference regular season title but fell in the tournament championship game. Junior Quincy McAfee leads the team in hitting with a .382 average to go with 14 runs scored, nine RBI, six doubles and a .545 slugging percentage. Freshman Wyatt Young is hitting .348 at the plate while he has 13 runs and 11 RBI. Senior Matthew Kanfer is the team's top run producer with 15 RBI to go with a .246 batting average. Pepperdine hosts Minnesota on Tuesday before taking on CSUN.
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