California State University at Northridge
7-21
Arizona State
22-11
CSUN Falls at Arizona State in High-Scoring Contest
4/8/2025 5:04:00 PM | Baseball
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Sun Devils jumped on the Matadors in the opening inning. The first two batters reached on hits to start the inning before eventually coming around to score on groundouts. Matt King provided the big blow of the inning, a two-run homer with two outs to open a 4-0 lead.
After leaving three runners over the first two innings, CSUN responded with a big inning of its own in the third. The trio of Trent Abel, Kyle Panganiban and Andrew Becker all collected singles to load the bases with nobody out. A Gauna walk eventually brought in the Matadors' first run, Cameron Calvillo drove in another with an RBI single and a third run later score on a passed ball. CSUN went on to score the tying run on heads up base running from Gauna. After Angel Cortez went down on strikes, a dropped ball forced a throw down to first base to complete the out, but Gauna used that time to advance and score from third base. CSUN eventually took a 5-4 lead in the third inning when Calvillo scored on a balk.
The lead though was short-lived, as Arizona State quickly regained the lead in the home half of the third on a two-run homer from King. An inning later, Arizona State struck again, taking advantage of three walks while picking up timely hits in a big six-run frame. King would add to his RBI total with a two-run single the fourth and Josiah Cromwick capped the inning with a two-run homer.
The fifth inning saw the Sun Devils tack on five more runs on four hits. Matador pitching issued three walks and hit a batter in the frame and Arizona State collected yet another home run, this one from Jacob Tobias. After 10 Sun Devil batters came to the plate, CSUN looked up at a 17-5 deficit.
Despite trailing by double digits, CSUN kept on battling in the late innings. In the eighth, the Matadors pushed across four runs to trim the lead to 17-9. Royce Clayton, Jr. notched an RBI double to score Cortez while Boardman belted a three-run home run to center field.
Not to be outdone, Arizona State responded with a three-spot in the home half of the eighth with Brandon Compton delivering a three-run double. Trailing 20-9 entering the ninth, CSUN added two more runs with Boardman knocking in two more with a double to left center field.
NOTES OF THE GAME
- CSUN drops to 7-21 overall while Arizona State improves to 22-11 on the season.
- Becker reached base four times and produced two hits. He has now posted a team-high 11 multi-hit games.
- Panganiban, Calvillo, Cortez and Clayton also had two-hit games in the contest.
- Abel went 1-for-3 in extending his hit streak to 11 games.
- Eight Matador pitchers appeared in the game with Hayden Hall pitching a team-high two innings with two runs allowed.
- Jon Mocherman made his 2025 debut on the mound and his first appearance in a game since May 26, 2023. He tossed one inning on Tuesday.
- Kody King worked 1.1 innings out of the bullpen, striking out two with no runs allowed.
CSUN makes the weekend trip to La Jolla to face UC San Diego. The opener of the three-game series is set for Friday at 6 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Schaefer, Derek (2-0)
L: Hall, Hayden (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Boardman, Colton 1 ; Clayton, Jr., Royce 1
HR: Boardman, Colton 1
RBI: Boardman, Colton 5 ; Gauna, Andrew 1 ; Calvillo, Cameron 1 ; Clayton, Jr., Royce 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Abel, Trent 1 ; Fairchild, Elijah 1 ; Panganiban, Kyle 1 ; Boardman, Colton 1 ; Becker, Andrew 1 ; Gauna, Andrew 1 ; Calvillo, Cameron 1 ; Cortez, Angel 2 ; Liera, Jesus 1 ; Clayton, Jr., Royce 1
Batting:
2B: Hairston, Landon 1 ; Contrades, Nu'u 1 ; Compton, Brandon 1
HR: Tobias, Jacob 1 ; King, Matt 2 ; Cromwick, Josiah 1
RBI: Contrades, Nu'u 3 ; Tobias, Jacob 3 ; Compton, Brandon 3 ; King, Matt 6 ; Jackson, Isaiah 1 ; Cromwick, Josiah 2 ; Vu, Kien 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walker, Kyle 3 ; Hairston, Landon 3 ; Contrades, Nu'u 2 ; Zavorek, Beckett 1 ; Tobias, Jacob 1 ; McGary, Ky 1 ; Compton, Brandon 4 ; King, Matt 4 ; Cromwick, Josiah 1
SB: Contrades, Nu'u 1 ; Compton, Brandon 2
HBP: Cromwick, Josiah 1
