BATESOLE GETS 4-YEAR CONTRACT.Byline: Chris Branam Staff Writer Mike Batesole, who endured the temporary cancellation of the Cal State Northridge baseball program two years ago, agreed to a four-year contract Thursday. Batesole will be paid $81,600 per year, up from the $69,000 he made under his old contract, which expired ex·pire v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires v.intr. 1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired. 2. June 30. ``The (contract duration) was extremely important to me,'' Batesole said. ``We started rebuilding this thing in the right way. I want to see this (freshman) class all the way through.'' Batesole, whose four-year record is 158-86-1, was Collegiate col·le·giate adj. 1. Of, relating to, or held to resemble a college. 2. Of, for, or typical of college students. 3. Of or relating to a collegiate church. Baseball's 1998 national Coach of the Year after the Matadors went 37-19. The program was canceled in 1997, then reinstated two months later. ``Batesole has a great baseball mind and is a good person,'' CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Dick Dull said. |
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