CSUN Hosts #2 UCLA Tuesday; CSUB This Weekend

WHAT'S COMING UP FOR CSUN SOFTBALL
GAME 41
UCLA (43-4) at CSUN (19-21, 10-8 Big West)
Tuesday, Apr. 25 • 3 p.m.
Northridge, Calif. • Matador Diamond
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GAME 42
CSU Bakersfield (7-34, 2-16 Big West) at CSUN
Friday, Apr. 28 • 1 p.m.
Northridge, Calif. • Matador Diamond
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GAME 43
CSU Bakersfield at CSUN
Friday, Apr. 28 • 30 Minutes Upon the Conclusion Of Game 1
Northridge, Calif. • Matador Diamond
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GAME 44
CSU Bakersfield (7-34, 2-16 Big West) at CSUN
Friday, Apr. 28 • 1 p.m.
Northridge, Calif. • Matador Diamond
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NOTEBOOK

FIRST PITCH
CSUN steps out of conference play for the final time on Tuesday when the Matadors host No. 2 UCLA. ESPN+ will stream the game beginning at 3 p.m. with Darren Preston on the call. Tuesday will have a Fan Fest leading up to the game, with Rally Towels being given out to fans while supplies last.

Big West play resumes on Friday when CSU Bakersfield comes to Northridge for a doubleheader that begins at 1 p.m. The series concludes on Saturday at 1 p.m. It is Celebrate You Week as the CSUN Pride Center will be on hand at Matador Diamon, with Free Celebrate You shirts being given out while supplies last. With no video coverage, the live stats and ticket links are available on GoMatadors.com.

ABOUT THE BRUINS
UCLA swept Arizona State over the weekend to improve to 43-4 on the year. As a result, UCLA is ranked second in all four major Top 25 polls.

After Tuesday, UCLA will have played seven games against six Big West opponents this season (Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, 2x, CSU Bakersfield, CSUN, Long Beach State, and UC San Diego).

UCLA is third in Division I in batting (.345) and seventh in earned run average (1.57). Maya Brady is fourth in D1 in total base (114), ninth in RBI (53), ninth in slugging (.884), 11th in hitting (.449), 14th in home runs (15), and 15th in hits (62).

Megan Faraimo leads Division I in victories with 24. She is seventh in seventh in strikeouts (200), and 13th in strikeouts per seven innings (10).

Tuesday is the 58th time CSUN and UCLA are playing softball, with the Bruins leading the all-time series 47-10.

ABOUT THE 'RUNNERS
CSU Bakersfield broke a 13-game losing streak on Saturday when the Roadrunners defeated Hawai'i 8-5 in game one of the Big West doubleheader. UH would take game two of the Saturday twin bill 3-2 to drop the 'Runners to 7-34 overall, and 2-16 in conference play.

Karissa Munsey leads CSUN in hitting (.275), home runs (4), and RBI (15). Brianna Sanchez has a team-high four wins (4-14) and leads the team in complete games (8), innings (101), and strikeouts (47).

In a series that dates to 1985, CSUN leads the all-time series 51-17. The Matadors have won 12 in a row dating back to Feb. 27, 2015, when CSUB defeated CSUN 7-6.

THE 24 HOURS OF RIVERSIDE
CSUN and UC Riverside began game two of their Big West series at 3:41 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 22. After 15 innings; the score was tied at two. The play was suspended after over three and a half hours due to darkness.

The game resumed at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Apr. 23, with CSUN scoring four runs in the top of the 16th, going on to a 6-5 victory over the Highlanders.

The 16-inning game is the longest in NCAA Division I in 2023, as the previous longest game was 14, which occurred on two occasions.
This was the second time the Matadors have played a 16-inning game, the other being a 5-3 victory against Cal State Fullerton on Apr. 24, 1999.
CSUN previously played two 17-inning games against Long Beach State (4/21/01) and Pacific (3/25/00).
Several individual and team marks were made and are now etched on the school chart.
CSUN's 58 at-bats are tied for third-most in a game (58 vs. Kansas, 3/23/93).
The Matadors recorded 48 putouts for the third time in school history (vs LBSU in 2001 and Cal State Fullerton in 1999),
The four CSUN pitchers tossed 16 innings, which is tied for the second most in school history (LBSU, 2001, CSF, 1999).
Kylie Galindo became the sixth Matador to record eight at-bats in a game, the most recent being Amber Copelan in the 2001 Long Beach State game.
Mikayla Carman is now the 19th CSUN batter to post seven at-bats in a game, with the most recent being three players registering seven in the 1999 Cal State Fullerton game.

~#UniteTheValley~

CSUN Hosts #2 UCLA Tuesday; CSUB This Weekend

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Mikayla Carman

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