Tuesday, April 8
Tempe, Ariz.
1:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
at
Arizona State
Photo by: Chuck Marvel
CSUN Travels to Arizona State for Tuesday Midweek Contest
4/7/2025 5:07:00 PM | Baseball
GAME NOTES
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Baseball returns to the road for a Tuesday afternoon clash with Arizona State. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
FOR STARTERS
The Matadors look to get back to the winning track on the road this week. After suffering a three-game sweep to Cal State Fullerton last weekend, CSUN will play its next four in a row on the road, starting Tuesday at Arizona State. The Matadors will head to La Jolla this weekend in another Big West series against UC San Diego. Next week will see CSUN return to Robert J. Hiegert Field with the Matadors hosting Portland in a midweek game on Tuesday, April 15 before opening a three-game series with nationally-ranked Oregon State on Easter weekend from April 17-19.
ABOUT LAST WEEKEND
CSUN (7-20) dropped three to Cal State Fullerton at Robert J. Hiegert Field last weekend to slip to 3-12 in Big West play. The Matadors held a 5-4 lead in opener after five innings behind a two-home run game from Roberto Gonzalez, but the Titans scored 12 unanswered runs to close for a 16-5 win. Despite a career-high 10 strikeouts from Diego Gutierrez in game two, Fullerton broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh and scored the game's final six runs to pick up a 9-3 win. The Matadors would produce 13 hits in the series finale and homer three times, but the Titans held off a late charge for a 10-8 triumph to complete the sweep.
MATADOR LEADERS
CSUN's offense continues to be led by freshman outfielder Andrew Becker. Through 25 games, Becker has hit safely in 18 games and produced a team-high 10 multi-hit games. Overall, Becker is batting .326 with six doubles, 30 base hits and 17 runs scored. Another freshman, Kyle Panganiban has touched home plate the most times on the team with 19 this season and recorded a team-best 31 hits to go with three homers and 15 RBI. At the top of the lineup, senior Roberto Gonzalez tops the Matadors in on-base percentage (.471), slugging percentage (.551) and walks (15) while he has batted .321 with three homers and 15 RBI in 24 games. In the middle of the lineup, sophomore Matthew Pena has a team-high six homers and 19 RBI.
Following a 10-strikeout game, junior right hander Diego Gutierrez has fanned a team-high 40 batters over a team-leading 43.1 innings. Gutierrez's 10 strikeouts against Fullerton last Saturday were the most by a Matador since Lucas Braun in 2023.
WHO'S HOT?
Over the past week, sophomore shortstop Trent Abel batted .357 with four RBI and two doubles. Abel now holds the longest hit streak of any Matador this season with 10 as he has improved his batting average from .125 to .342 over the streak. Sophomore first baseman Matthew Pena had two homers last week and drove in four runs while bating .313 at the plate (5-for-16) while junior outfielder Will Linberg hit .333 (5-for-15) last week and drove in a run. During the past four games, CSUN belted seven home runs as a team, highlighted by six in the Fullerton series, to go with a team .303 batting average.
BACK ON THE MOUND
Left hander Jon Mocherman makes his long-awaited return to the mound on Tuesday against Arizona State. Mocherman was forced to miss all of the 2024 season with an injury and has not pitched in a game since May 26, 2023. In his first season with the team in 2023, Mocherman earned a weekend rotation spot during Big West play. He would post a 3-1 record with a 3.33 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 14 total appearances that season with two of his wins occurring after he earned a starting spot. As a starter, Mocherman registered a strong 3.64 ERA in six total starts.
SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
The Sun Devils are 21-11 overall and 8-4 in Big 12 Conference play. On the year, ASU has gone 15-7 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, but the team dropped two of three to Arizona at home over the weekend. ASU has played just one Big West team this season in Cal State Fullerton, as the Sun Devils picked up a 14-4 victory in that game. After going 32-26 last year, Arizona State was slated to finish sixth in its first season in the Big 12 by the league's head coaches. As a team, the Sun Devils are hitting at a .313 clip, led by Matt King with a .373 batting average to go with 24 runs and 14 RBI. Jacob Tobias sports a team-high 42 hits, 33 RBI, 15 doubles and four homers while Brandon Compton has blasted six homers with 32 RBI. Left hander Easton Barrett gets the ball on Tuesday against the Matadors, as he holds a 3.95 ERA with 15 strikeouts over 13.2 innings.
Series History: ASU leads CSUN 47-16 in the all-time series, but the teams have played just once since the 2006 season. The teams last matched up on April 19, 2022 with Arizona State coming out on top 6-1 at home. CSUN's last win in the series was a 13-2 decision in 2006.
#GoMatadors
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Baseball returns to the road for a Tuesday afternoon clash with Arizona State. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
FOR STARTERS
The Matadors look to get back to the winning track on the road this week. After suffering a three-game sweep to Cal State Fullerton last weekend, CSUN will play its next four in a row on the road, starting Tuesday at Arizona State. The Matadors will head to La Jolla this weekend in another Big West series against UC San Diego. Next week will see CSUN return to Robert J. Hiegert Field with the Matadors hosting Portland in a midweek game on Tuesday, April 15 before opening a three-game series with nationally-ranked Oregon State on Easter weekend from April 17-19.
ABOUT LAST WEEKEND
CSUN (7-20) dropped three to Cal State Fullerton at Robert J. Hiegert Field last weekend to slip to 3-12 in Big West play. The Matadors held a 5-4 lead in opener after five innings behind a two-home run game from Roberto Gonzalez, but the Titans scored 12 unanswered runs to close for a 16-5 win. Despite a career-high 10 strikeouts from Diego Gutierrez in game two, Fullerton broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh and scored the game's final six runs to pick up a 9-3 win. The Matadors would produce 13 hits in the series finale and homer three times, but the Titans held off a late charge for a 10-8 triumph to complete the sweep.
MATADOR LEADERS
CSUN's offense continues to be led by freshman outfielder Andrew Becker. Through 25 games, Becker has hit safely in 18 games and produced a team-high 10 multi-hit games. Overall, Becker is batting .326 with six doubles, 30 base hits and 17 runs scored. Another freshman, Kyle Panganiban has touched home plate the most times on the team with 19 this season and recorded a team-best 31 hits to go with three homers and 15 RBI. At the top of the lineup, senior Roberto Gonzalez tops the Matadors in on-base percentage (.471), slugging percentage (.551) and walks (15) while he has batted .321 with three homers and 15 RBI in 24 games. In the middle of the lineup, sophomore Matthew Pena has a team-high six homers and 19 RBI.
Following a 10-strikeout game, junior right hander Diego Gutierrez has fanned a team-high 40 batters over a team-leading 43.1 innings. Gutierrez's 10 strikeouts against Fullerton last Saturday were the most by a Matador since Lucas Braun in 2023.
WHO'S HOT?
Over the past week, sophomore shortstop Trent Abel batted .357 with four RBI and two doubles. Abel now holds the longest hit streak of any Matador this season with 10 as he has improved his batting average from .125 to .342 over the streak. Sophomore first baseman Matthew Pena had two homers last week and drove in four runs while bating .313 at the plate (5-for-16) while junior outfielder Will Linberg hit .333 (5-for-15) last week and drove in a run. During the past four games, CSUN belted seven home runs as a team, highlighted by six in the Fullerton series, to go with a team .303 batting average.
BACK ON THE MOUND
Left hander Jon Mocherman makes his long-awaited return to the mound on Tuesday against Arizona State. Mocherman was forced to miss all of the 2024 season with an injury and has not pitched in a game since May 26, 2023. In his first season with the team in 2023, Mocherman earned a weekend rotation spot during Big West play. He would post a 3-1 record with a 3.33 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 14 total appearances that season with two of his wins occurring after he earned a starting spot. As a starter, Mocherman registered a strong 3.64 ERA in six total starts.
SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
The Sun Devils are 21-11 overall and 8-4 in Big 12 Conference play. On the year, ASU has gone 15-7 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, but the team dropped two of three to Arizona at home over the weekend. ASU has played just one Big West team this season in Cal State Fullerton, as the Sun Devils picked up a 14-4 victory in that game. After going 32-26 last year, Arizona State was slated to finish sixth in its first season in the Big 12 by the league's head coaches. As a team, the Sun Devils are hitting at a .313 clip, led by Matt King with a .373 batting average to go with 24 runs and 14 RBI. Jacob Tobias sports a team-high 42 hits, 33 RBI, 15 doubles and four homers while Brandon Compton has blasted six homers with 32 RBI. Left hander Easton Barrett gets the ball on Tuesday against the Matadors, as he holds a 3.95 ERA with 15 strikeouts over 13.2 innings.
Series History: ASU leads CSUN 47-16 in the all-time series, but the teams have played just once since the 2006 season. The teams last matched up on April 19, 2022 with Arizona State coming out on top 6-1 at home. CSUN's last win in the series was a 13-2 decision in 2006.
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