Friday, March 26
Long Beach, Calif.
6:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
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Matadors Visit Long Beach State this Weekend
3/25/2021 1:27:00 PM | Baseball
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Baseball (1-3) hits the road for the first time in 2021 when it travels to Long Beach State (1-3) this weekend. The opener of the four-game set is set for Friday at 6 p.m. The series continues with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon and concludes on Sunday with a single game at 1 p.m. All four games will stream on BigWest.TV.
Probable Pitching Match-Ups
CSUN at Long Beach State - March 26-28
RHP Blake Sodersten (0-0, 8.31 ERA) vs. LHP Alfredo Ruiz (0-0, 1.80 ERA)
LHP Zuko Tillman (0-0, 10.12 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Ramirez (0-1, 1.29 ERA)
TBA vs. TBA
RHP Blaine Traxel (0-0, 12.00 ERA) vs. TBA
The Matadors opened up their 63rd season of baseball last weekend against Cal Poly. CSUN took the series opener on Saturday 13-10 but dropped the last three games to lose the series. The Mustangs edged CSUN in game two, 8-7, then won in seven innings, 12-1 to close Sunday's doubleheader. CSUN held an early five-run lead in the finale but Cal Poly would prevail 10-8 last Monday. In the Matadors' win in game one, they pounded out three home runs and scored multiple times in five innings.
On the hitting side, CSUN saw several standout performances in its first series of the season. Kai Moody hit a team-best .571 (8-of-14) in the four games and scored a team-leading four times. Jayson Newman drove in a team-high five runs over the four games and shared the team lead in runs scored with Denzel Clarke (5). Clarke also hit .353 in the series (6-of-17) and would tally four RBI and three stolen bases. Sean Skelly finished 3-of-7 at the plate with three RBI. Freshman Ryan Ball also drove in four runs to go with two runs scored in his first collegiate games.
On the mound, Blake Schriever earned his first win of the season in the opener where he worked 1.1 shutout innings to help fend off a late Mustang rally. He finished with two clean innings of work for the weekend. Jackson Cunningham also had a quality outing out of the bullpen as he allowed a run over 3.1 innings.
A total of 11 players made their Matador debut last weekend. Ball appeared in all four games, making three starts in the infield while Bobby Silvis played in three games, Angel Mendoza and Jacob Bravo appeared in two games and CJ Yogi and Nathan Barraza played in one game. On the pitching side, Zuko Tillman made his first career start for CSUN on Saturday while out of the bullpen, Chad Wilson, Kyle Hoskins, Justin Henry and Elias Jauregui all appeared on the mound.
Blake Sodersten again earns the start in the series opener, followed by Tillman in Saturday's game one and Blaine Traxel on Sunday. The Matadors' game two starter in Saturday's doubleheader will be named later. Sodersten worked 4.1 innings in last Saturday's season opener, allowing four runs as he earned a no-decision. Tillman lasted 2.2 innings against Cal Poly last weekend, giving up three runs before exiting the game due to injury. Traxel pulled double duty for CSUN last week, first earning a save in game one after tossing two shutout innings then pitching on Monday where he surrendered eight runs over four innings.
Long Beach State leads CSUN in the all-time series, 82-65-1. The Dirtbags took two of three games from the Matadors at Blair Field in 2019. Sean Skelly had a strong series against the Dirtbags in 2019, hitting .500 with two home runs and two RBI. CSUN is seeking its first series win over Long Beach State since sweeping a three-game series in 2010 at Matador Field. The Matadors have not won a series at Blair Field since 2001.
A Closer Look at Long Beach State
Similar to CSUN, Long Beach State opened up their 2021 season with conference play last weekend. The Dirtbags lost three of four games at Hawai'i to kick off the season as they salvaged the final game of the series. However, each loss to Hawai'i was by two runs or fewer while they won the finale 8-5. Long Beach State was picked to finish second in the conference prior to the season. Head coach Eric Valenzuela is in his second season with the program.
Connor Kokx led the team with a .462 batting average last weekend with four runs scored and two RBI. Kokx also led the team in batting last season, hitting .400 with seven runs scored. Aidan Malm and Calvin Estrada each drove in a team-best three RBI in the Hawai'i series. LBSU's pitching posted an impressive 2.41 ERA against Hawai'i led by starters Luis Ramirez (1.29 ERA) and Alfredo Ruiz (1.80).
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Baseball (1-3) hits the road for the first time in 2021 when it travels to Long Beach State (1-3) this weekend. The opener of the four-game set is set for Friday at 6 p.m. The series continues with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon and concludes on Sunday with a single game at 1 p.m. All four games will stream on BigWest.TV.
Probable Pitching Match-Ups
CSUN at Long Beach State - March 26-28
RHP Blake Sodersten (0-0, 8.31 ERA) vs. LHP Alfredo Ruiz (0-0, 1.80 ERA)
LHP Zuko Tillman (0-0, 10.12 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Ramirez (0-1, 1.29 ERA)
TBA vs. TBA
RHP Blaine Traxel (0-0, 12.00 ERA) vs. TBA
The Matadors opened up their 63rd season of baseball last weekend against Cal Poly. CSUN took the series opener on Saturday 13-10 but dropped the last three games to lose the series. The Mustangs edged CSUN in game two, 8-7, then won in seven innings, 12-1 to close Sunday's doubleheader. CSUN held an early five-run lead in the finale but Cal Poly would prevail 10-8 last Monday. In the Matadors' win in game one, they pounded out three home runs and scored multiple times in five innings.
On the hitting side, CSUN saw several standout performances in its first series of the season. Kai Moody hit a team-best .571 (8-of-14) in the four games and scored a team-leading four times. Jayson Newman drove in a team-high five runs over the four games and shared the team lead in runs scored with Denzel Clarke (5). Clarke also hit .353 in the series (6-of-17) and would tally four RBI and three stolen bases. Sean Skelly finished 3-of-7 at the plate with three RBI. Freshman Ryan Ball also drove in four runs to go with two runs scored in his first collegiate games.
On the mound, Blake Schriever earned his first win of the season in the opener where he worked 1.1 shutout innings to help fend off a late Mustang rally. He finished with two clean innings of work for the weekend. Jackson Cunningham also had a quality outing out of the bullpen as he allowed a run over 3.1 innings.
A total of 11 players made their Matador debut last weekend. Ball appeared in all four games, making three starts in the infield while Bobby Silvis played in three games, Angel Mendoza and Jacob Bravo appeared in two games and CJ Yogi and Nathan Barraza played in one game. On the pitching side, Zuko Tillman made his first career start for CSUN on Saturday while out of the bullpen, Chad Wilson, Kyle Hoskins, Justin Henry and Elias Jauregui all appeared on the mound.
Blake Sodersten again earns the start in the series opener, followed by Tillman in Saturday's game one and Blaine Traxel on Sunday. The Matadors' game two starter in Saturday's doubleheader will be named later. Sodersten worked 4.1 innings in last Saturday's season opener, allowing four runs as he earned a no-decision. Tillman lasted 2.2 innings against Cal Poly last weekend, giving up three runs before exiting the game due to injury. Traxel pulled double duty for CSUN last week, first earning a save in game one after tossing two shutout innings then pitching on Monday where he surrendered eight runs over four innings.
Long Beach State leads CSUN in the all-time series, 82-65-1. The Dirtbags took two of three games from the Matadors at Blair Field in 2019. Sean Skelly had a strong series against the Dirtbags in 2019, hitting .500 with two home runs and two RBI. CSUN is seeking its first series win over Long Beach State since sweeping a three-game series in 2010 at Matador Field. The Matadors have not won a series at Blair Field since 2001.
A Closer Look at Long Beach State
Similar to CSUN, Long Beach State opened up their 2021 season with conference play last weekend. The Dirtbags lost three of four games at Hawai'i to kick off the season as they salvaged the final game of the series. However, each loss to Hawai'i was by two runs or fewer while they won the finale 8-5. Long Beach State was picked to finish second in the conference prior to the season. Head coach Eric Valenzuela is in his second season with the program.
Connor Kokx led the team with a .462 batting average last weekend with four runs scored and two RBI. Kokx also led the team in batting last season, hitting .400 with seven runs scored. Aidan Malm and Calvin Estrada each drove in a team-best three RBI in the Hawai'i series. LBSU's pitching posted an impressive 2.41 ERA against Hawai'i led by starters Luis Ramirez (1.29 ERA) and Alfredo Ruiz (1.80).
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